Press releases Tilburg University
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New open data resource for studying video game play and its effects on well-being
31st May 2023In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Oxford and Tilburg University have collaborated with game developer FuturLab to create a unique open online data resource to study the effects of playing video games on the well-being of players.
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Crisis in ethics education schools requires integrated approach to knowledge transfer, skills and practice
25th May 2023Natascha Kienstra states in her inaugural speech on June 2 that there is a crisis in ethical formation in schools. Kienstra holds the chair of Ethical Formation at the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology (TST). She believes that this formation should be integrated and accompanied by knowledge acquisition, insights, skills and attitudes.
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Technological innovation in the workplace should profit from expanding works council's information rights
23rd May 2023The main provisions in the Works Councils Act that oversee technological innovation in the workplace do not function -- at least in nursing home care -- or hardly at all. That's according to legal scholar Robbert Coenmans' doctoral research. He makes several recommendations for making technological innovation succeed in the workplace.
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Inaugural lecture: Shared decision-making as the basis for good mental health care
16th May 2023Shared decision-making in mental health care is an essential ingredient of often longer-term therapeutic treatment relationships with patients and their loved ones. Particularly in the care of people with severe mental illness, this is an extra big task, but there are many gains to be made here, says professor Koen Grootens in his inaugural lecture on May 26.
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Professor Emely de Vet new Dean University College Tilburg
11th May 2023The Executive Board has appointed Emely de Vet as Professor and Dean of University College Tilburg (UCT) within the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, as of Aug. 15. She succeeds Dean Alkeline van Lenning, who will retire this summer. De Vet will be in charge of the overall leadership and further development of UCT.
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“Positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community”
09th May 2023At a time when the value of scientific expertise is being challenged in society, a positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community. That’s what Professor of International Data Governance Linnet Taylor will argue in her inaugural address on May 12th, 2023.
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Subsidiarity principle as starting point for a political economy offers more respect for people and environment
01st May 2023In times of globalization, digitalization and climate change, the subsidiarity principle can be functional for good governance in a complex political economy. It could result in more dignity of individuals and protection of vulnerable people in smaller circles, argues herman Kaiser. He will receive his doctorate on May 3, 2023 at Tilburg University.
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Neurologist Dr. Guus Schoonman appointed endowed Professor 'Digital communication in clinical practice'
21st April 2023Neurologist and researcher Guus Schoonman has been appointed endowed Professor at the chair 'Digital communication in clinical practice' at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, effective May 1. This chair was established in collaboration with the Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital (ETZ)Tilburg. Schoonman will conduct research on the role and added value of digital tools in communication between the patient and the healthcare provider.
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Broad support for generous but conditional basic income
19th April 2023There is reasonably broad support among Dutch voters for a basic income, according to new research by sociologists at Tilburg University. However, this must be subject to conditions.
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Zero Hunger Lab and Kickstart AI join in deploying AI to increase food security
18th April 2023On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Kickstart AI and Tilburg University’s Zero Hunger Lab signed a sponsorship agreement, laying the groundwork for further research into the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to public domain data to better predict food insecurity and improve timely interventions.
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New European Unified Patent Court: a great improvement for the Netherlands
17th April 2023On June 1, 2023, the new European Patent Court or Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors. This event is important not only for the legal community but for all citizens of the European Union, states Prof. Willem Hoyng in the farewell speech he will deliver at Tilburg University on Friday, April 21, 2023.
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The role of government lawyers in shaping the relationship between government and law
13th April 2023Government lawyers play a role in shaping the relationship between law and government. As that relationship is frequently strained – recent examples include the Dutch childcare benefit scandal, the Integrated Approach to Nitrogen ruling, and the Urgenda rulings –Wubbo Wierenga explored precisely how government lawyers fulfill their role and why.
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Prof. Randall Lesaffer reviews To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth. Legal Imagination and International Power
13th April 2023In the latest edition of The American Journal of International Law, Prof. Randall Lesaffer reviews Prof. Martti Koskenniemi’s work To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth. Legal Imagination and International Power, 1300-1870 (Cambridge University Press 2021)
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“More constitutional awareness is important for public trust”
06th April 2023How can fundamental rights contribute to public trust in government? How can we strengthen our constitutional structures so that they can meet the challenges of our times? Sound awareness of the relationship between freedom, fundamental rights, and the law is important for our trust in and the trustworthiness of the government.
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Student investment fund gets 400k from BOM and Brabant educational institutions
05th April 2023The Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University (on behalf of Starterslift Investments fund) announced yesterday that they are investing 400,000 euros in the Round One Ventures student fund that funds student start-ups in the province of North Brabant.
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Student investment fund gets 400k from BOM and Brabant educational institutions
04th April 2023The Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University (on behalf of Starterslift Investments fund) announced yesterday that they are investing 400,000 euros in the Round One Ventures student fund that funds student start-ups in the province of North Brabant.
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Jörg Raab and Tine Buyl appointed as professors in the Department of Organization Studies
31st March 2023The Executive Board of Tilburg University has appointed two new professors in the Department of Organization Studies at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Jörg Raab will hold the chair of Inter-Organizational Networks and Tine Buyl will become Professor of Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Organizational Resilience. Raab will also become the new chair of the department.
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Retailer price promotions increase waste awareness, not waste
30th March 2023Contrary to what is often assumed, retailer price promotions such as “Buy One, Get One” or quantity discounts in supermarkets do not cause more food to go to waste. In fact, such offers appear to increase consumer awareness of the risk of wasting food, which in turn spurs them on to prevent waste. Supermarkets could encourage such awareness-driven behavior by designing smart campaigns that help prevent waste.
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Tilburg University involves people with intellectual disabilities in doing research
30th March 2023Tilburg University's Academic Collaborative Center on Living with Intellectual Disabilities (in Dutch: AWVB) has developed a training course that introduces people with intellectual disabilities to conducting scientific research. Academic lead, professor Petri Embregts: "The training is an ultimate good practice to professionalize client participation and give clients the opportunity to participate in thinking and advising on care research that is - also - about them."
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“Aim to catch bigger fish under international criminal law"
27th March 2023Although all eyes are on the International Criminal Court for prosecuting such international crimes as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide – a recent and notable case in point being the warrant issued for Russian president Putin’s arrest – the future of international criminal law lies in national law.
