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Theologian Ruben van Wingerden: The Mandalorian series and New Testament share themes
17th June 2021PhD student and theologian Ruben van Wingerden analyzes The Mandalorian series and sees common ground with the New Testament. He published his findings in the journal Religions.
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Tilburg students apply their research skills working with Pride Amsterdam
16th June 2021Be who you are and love who you want: diversity and inclusion are of paramount importance to Pride Amsterdam. Students in the major Work and Organizational Psychology also delve into these themes: They worked on real-world assignments in the course “Diversity and Inclusion at Work” and connected with companies via the 'Master Challenge' platform. Lecturer Djurre Holtrop (TSB, Social Psychology): “This collaboration offers students the opportunity to put their research skills into practice on a real-world issue.”
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Pattern Dathaton 2021 in collaboration with Elisabeth-Twee Steden Hospital and Impact Program
15th June 2021On June 4, 2021, the datathon took place on campus: a joint initiative of study association D.S.A. Pattern, the Elisabeth-Twee Steden Hospital and the Impact Program. In the datathon, students work with anonymized data from brain scans of patients with brain tumors. They try to find out if it is possible to better predict cognitive functioning, by looking at brain activity and connections between different areas of the brain.
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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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Tilburg University’s EDUiLAB Innovation Room wins EUNIS award 2021
11th June 2021EDUiLAB’s Innovation Room is the place where education and innovation converge at Tilburg University. The Innovation Room has won the EUNIS AV Award in the category of ‘Best AV-enabled multifunction educational space’.
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Library closed from Monday July 5 to Sunday August 29
10th June 2021The Library (building L) will be closed from Monday July 5 to Sunday August 29 due to an extensive renovation. Whilst the library is closed, study places and a limited library service will be available in the CUBE building. Level 0, Brabant Collection will be closed earlier, from June 14th due to preparatory work.
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Data challenges, deep neural models, AI in games
10th June 2021On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the fourth edition of the TAISIG Talks took place. TAISIG is the Tilburg University Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group: a research community committed to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Katrijn Van Deun, Afra Alishahi and Pieter Spronck shared their insights.
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Next step in program Recognition & Rewards: Outcomes dialogue sessions are input for policy development
08th June 2021Our academics excel in many different areas: research, education, societal impact, leadership and team spirit. Tilburg University actively contributes to the national movement to achieve both a system and a cultural change that leads to a more equal appreciation of this diversity of talents. The Tilburg University Committee Recognition & Rewards has entered into a dialogue with the academic community regarding the new approach to recognition and rewards. The sessions produced many suggestions for concrete solutions.
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Marco Da Rin receives prestigious Comenius grant for 'Entrepreneurial Literacy Initiative'
07th June 2021NWO/NRO has awarded dr. Marco Da Rin, associate professor of Finance at Tilburg School of Economics and Management, a Comenius Senior Fellowship. This was recently announced by NWO. He receives the Fellowship for his 'Entrepreneurial Literacy Initiative', a technology-enabled platform to provide students with knowledge and tools to understand what an entrepreneurial career is, whether it suits their talents and ambitions, and how to build it up.
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In memoriam Piet Verheyen
07th June 2021Emeritus Professor of Business Economics Piet Verheyen, connected to Tilburg's Faculty of Economics from 1962 to 1996, passed away Wednesday, June 2, at the age of 89.
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Tilburg center for Cognition and Communication (TSHD) receives half a million from EU for research on therapy compliance
07th June 2021The European Union has awarded half a million euros to the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences BEAMER project on therapy adherence; the extent to which people follow the advice of care and how their quality of life can be improved.
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Why employers would be wise to let their employees work from home during the corona pandemic?
07th June 2021The daily newspaper contain full-page ads from the Dutch government: ‘Work from home. We are getting better and better at it’. This appeal to companies to allow their employees to work from home is necessary since there are still many businesses that force their workers to come to the office, even though they can do their work equally well from home. Given public health concerns this ban is obviously an ill-advised decision. But the employers concerned clearly put their business interests first. But is that wise?
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HSRI PhD projects 2021 awarded: new interdisciplinary research on broad societal themes
07th June 2021TSB congratulates all winners of the Herbert-Simon Research Institute (HSRI) - Cross-Cutting Theme PhD projects! Interdisciplinary collaboration is key in these six new research projects, in order to investigate complex societal issues in an integrated manner.
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Zero Hunger Lab awarded EUR 500,000 for food waste research
02nd June 2021Under the Farm to Fork Strategy of the EU’s Horizon 2020 instrument, the European Commission has awarded EUR 12 million to the research program ZeroW: Systemic Innovations Towards a Zero Food Waste Supply Chain. A consortium of 43 parties, one of which is Tilburg University, is poised to study how food waste in the food chain can be drastically reduced.
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Professor Paul van Geest member European Academy of Sciences and Arts
01st June 2021Theologist Professor Paul van Geest has been elected as member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
