Press releases Tilburg University
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Tilburg University appoints Linnet Taylor as Professor of International Data Governance
04th October 2021Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Linnet Taylor as Professor of International Data Governance effective October 1, 2021. Her research focuses on digital data, representation and democracy, with particular attention to transnational governance issues.
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Willem Marie Speelman new professor of Franciscan Studies Center
01st October 2021Willem Marie Speelman has been appointed associate professor of Franciscan Spirituality, Theology and History because of the Franciscan Study Center.
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Tilburg University appoints Elies van Sliedregt as Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
28th September 2021Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Elies van Sliedregt as Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure effective November 1, 2021. As part of this chair, Van Sliedregt, currently working as a Professor at the University of Leeds, will focus on organized crime, corruption and the adjudication of international crimes.
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Budget Memorandum: “Major crises require major investments and long-term policy”
20th September 2021Traditionally, a few things have leaked out about the upcoming Budget Memorandum. Tilburg scientists Wim Dubbink, Toine Spapens, Quita Muis, Inge Sieben, and Tim Reeskens were critical about the plans. The gist: what we need is the guts to continue investing heavily to address the major crises: climate change, criminal undermining, housing shortage, and social divide.
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Behavioral interventions have positive effect on environmentally conscious behavior
06th September 2021Can behavioral interventions improve environmental behavior, not only in the short term, but also in the longer term? Mirthe Boomsma gave a positive answer to this question in her research, for which she will obtain her doctorate at Tilburg University on Wednesday, September 8. Her research focuses on behavioral interventions in separation of waste and energy consumption
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The Rule of Law: universal in theory, but confusing and difficult to promote in practice
06th September 2021The Rule of Law is purportedly a universal value that has been guiding international interventions in the legal systems of countries around the world since the mid 1990s. However, for those whose job it is to actually do the work of promoting the rule of law, it is something with many meanings, difficult to understand, and very hard to ‘develop’ anywhere.
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Tilburg University appoints Omar Salah as Professor of Global Finance & Restructuring Law
01st September 2021Tilburg University has appointed Dr Omar Salah as Professor of Global Finance & Restructuring Law for a period of five years, effective 1 September 2021. His chair is embedded in the Department of Private, Business and Labour Law at Tilburg Law School.
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Narcissists' behavior is driven by the pursuit of social status
26th August 2021Narcissists will do anything to gain and maintan a high social status. Even when this goes against the interest of the group. When their desired social status is threatened, narcissists may flinch, blame others or resort to threats and intimidation. In our performance-oriented society the strong focus on status gains or losses can fuel and reinforce narcissistic behavior from childhood, says Stathis Grapsas in his PhD research.
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Professor Dr. Ron Berndsen appointed as professor for the Special Chair of Financial Market Infrastructures
29th July 2021Professor Dr. Ron Berndsen has been appointed as professor for the Special Chair of Financial Market Infrastructures at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) of Tilburg University. The chair has been established with the support CCP12 - The Global Association of Central Counterparties.
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Three prestigious Vidi research grants from NWO for Tilburg University
13th July 2021NWO has awarded Tilburg University three research grants of 800.000 euros each.
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Strong increase in the number of state apologies for human rights violations in the past two decades
08th July 2021The first results of the European research project Political Apologies across Cultures show that more than 70 countries made apologies for human rights violations. The research is led by Prof. Juliette Schaafsma of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences.
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"Intercultural psychiatry must put an end to problematic treatment of migrants in forensic hospitals"
06th July 2021The diagnostics and treatment of people with a migrant background who end up in criminal law and are struggling with mental disorders leave much to be desired. It is high time for interculturalisation of forensic psychiatry.
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Shifting the starting point of the deductible in healthcare insurance reduces healthcare costs
01st July 2021Under the Dutch Healthcare Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet), everyone faces a mandatory deductible: people have to pay the first € 385 (in 2020) of their healthcare costs out of their own pocket. The purpose of the deductible is to make insured individuals aware of the costs of healthcare by having them pay some of these costs themselves. However, this deductible has a number of drawbacks. Having studied these as part of her PhD research, Minke Remmerswaal shows that other forms of cost-sharing schemes, such as shifted deductibles and co-insurance rates, are more effective. On July 2, she will defend her PhD thesis at Tilburg University.
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Labor market transition: towards more value and more work
01st July 2021The Netherlands has an inclusion deficit - or rather a surplus of untapped talent. Some 1 to 2 million people want to and can work in some way, but do not manage to get sustainable and paid work. Therefore, a labor market transition must be initiated, which requires four systemic steps. One of these is that the broad value of work and participation in work must become the starting point.
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Smart speakers potentially affect users’ autonomy in daily life
15th June 2021Because of the voice-interaction, smart speakers such as Alexa or Google Assistant are potentially highly persuasive, can influence and manipulate users and affect their autonomy and control in their daily lives.
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Staying with a local helps refugee integration
20th May 2021When refugees receive a residence permit, it may take weeks or even months before they are assigned a home. Normally they stay in an asylum accommodation center (AZC) during that time, but it is also possible to move in temporarily with a host family. Staying with a local helps integration, according to Hans van Dijk, Quita Muis (Tilburg U), Lena Knappert (Free U A'dam) and Sophie Alkhaled (Lancaster U) in their publication in the Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies.
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EU member share responsibility for socio-economic situation people on the move in migration deals
11th May 2021Rich western countries that make deals with less wealthy neighboring countries to prevent refugees and migrants from reaching their borders can still be responsible for the socio-economic rights of those persons. That is what Annick Pijnenburg concludes in the PhD dissertation that she will defend on May 19th.
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Rise of constitutional oversight by the EU puts pressure on autonomy of Member States
05th May 2021The European Union is becoming more and more involved with the organisation of public authority in the Member States, to the extent that this can be referred to as the rise of constitutional oversight by the EU.
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Data science helps to organize care for severe psychiatric patients more efficiently
22nd April 2021The complexity of problems that people with severe psychiatric conditions, such as psychoses, fase, makes the care for these patients difficult to design. Especially combined with long waiting lists and shortages of personnel in menthal healthcare. Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) can help to organize mental healthcare more efficiently, is evident Sascha Kwakernaak's docoral research, which she defends on April 30 at Tilburg University.
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Zero Hunger Lab and World Food Programme win prestigious Franz Edelman Award
14th April 2021Tilburg University’s Zero Hunger Lab in co-creation with World Food Programme (WFP) has won the Franz Edelman Award, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research.