News Tilburg University

• TILT's 25th Anniversary Year: Events in December

  03rd December 2019

  TILT's anniversary events in December will revolve around "Conflicting laws and jurisdictions" and is organized by Bo Zhao.

  

• EYES project: Showcase for projects with impact

  29th November 2019

  Thanks to its Impact Program, Tilburg University is a partner in a European project to develop coaching for young people who do not have a job and are not in any form of education or training. The project is called EYES: Empowering Youth through Entrepreneurial Skills. Read more about this project.

  

• Using data science in the fight against crime

  28th November 2019

  What does data science mean for the future of our democracy? How can government agencies and businesses use data in a way that contributes to the values of our society? And what could be the role of the arts? On Thursday December 12, 2019, Peter de Kock will answer these questions in his inaugural address.

  

• Keuzegids Universiteiten 2020: Six Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs rank # 1

  27th November 2019

  Economics and Theology top programs according to Keuzegids

  

• Smart cities need socially smart intermediaries

  26th November 2019

  Smart cities rely on the latest technologies to enhance services and transform infrastructure. However, to make technology work they also need socially ‘smart urban intermediaries’ who understand local conditions and can spark community action around specific issues.

  

• Letter Trouwborst and others in Science: ‘EU Court: Science must justify future hunting’

  22nd November 2019

  ‘A greater awareness of the legal questions that require the help of scientists to answer could result in more policy-relevant research agendas and improved environmental decision-making.’ That is the conclusion of a recent letter by Arie Trouwborst and several international colleagues in Science magazine.
  

  

• Honorary doctorates for Professor Anita Allen and Professor John Ioannidis

  21st November 2019

  During the celebration of Tilburg University’s 92nd anniversary on November 21, 2019, honorary doctorates were awarded to Professor of Law and Philosophy Anita Allen of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor of Disease Prevention, of Health Research and Policy, and of Statistics John Ioannidis of Stanford University.

  

• Impact prize for research into freelancers (self employed)

  21st November 2019

  During the biennial Dutch HRM Network Congress for national and international HR researchers, Sjanne Marie van den Groenendaal (PhD Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University) ended first in a research pitch, winning the prize of 3,000 euros.

  

• The Brabant Environmental Scan from Telos/GGDs awarded

  20th November 2019

  Telos, Brabant Center for Sustainable Development at Tilburg University, and the joint Municipal Health Services of the province of Brabant (GGDs) have together won the ‘Aan-de-Slag-Trophy 2019’ with their Brabant Environmental Scan (Brabant Omgevingsscan BrOS). The trophy is awarded annually to an inspiring project that prepares for the Environment Act (Omgevingswet).

  

• Cooperation agreement with Zhejiang University

  14th November 2019

  President of Tilburg University Prof. Koen Becking signed a co-operation agreement with the School of Management of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou China in October, on 5 projects aimed at “The Digital Economy”. Both TISEM and TSB are involved in these projects. Tilburg University has a strategic partnership with the School of Management of Zhejiang University.

  

• Can conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking be prevented?

  12th November 2019

  In 2003, as a young legal scholar, Dr. Anne-Marie de Brouwer, currently a Research Fellow at Tilburg University, visited Tanzania and Rwanda. There she studied the workings of the International Tribunal that held those responsible for the Tutsi genocide to account and she observed the local Gacaca tribunals.

  

• Paul Post: in the end, all rituals are about banning evil

  08th November 2019

  Professor Paul Post, having occupied the chair of Ritual Studies for 25 years, is retiring and saying farewell to Tilburg University. In his valedictory address, he looks back on his work on rituals, more particularly on how these take on new forms.

  

• Report: Prevention of criminal interference in Dutch amateur football

  04th November 2019

  Prevention of criminal interference in football clubs starts with a decision in the boardroom. Amateur football clubs are well aware of that and do take measures, exploratory research by Tilburg University has shown. However, prevention of criminal interference is not yet structurally embedded in amateur football.

  

• In Memoriam Johan Denollet (1957-2019)

  31st October 2019

  With sadness in our hearts, we share the mournful news of the death of Prof. dr. Johan Denollet, founder and director of the Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic disorders (CoRPS) and former chair of the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology.

  

• In Memoriam student Rico Jansen

  30th October 2019

  We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rico Jansen (1996), masterstudent HR Studies of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  
  

  

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