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Current developments
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Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: expression of support for victims
08th February 2023It is with deep concern that we have learned of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. This dreadful situation is having an enormous impact on the people in the area. In our community, too, staff, students, and alumni are affected by this tragedy. We offer them our sympathy and support.
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Ukraine: Info and support for students and staff
Tilburg University is shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sympathizes with all those affected. We can imagine that the situation has a great impact on the well-being of many students, researchers, lecturers, and other employees in our community. Tilburg University sympathizes with them and is committed to supporting all those directly or indirectly affected by these events.
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Tilburg University Magazine
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Univers
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Tilburg University Topics
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News
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NWO Vici grant for research Prof. Jelte Wicherts on causal effects in psychological experiments
22nd February 2023The NWO has awarded Professor of Methodology Jelte Wicherts a Vici grant of one and a half million euros for his research on differences in causal effects in psychological experiments. The five-year project will allow Wicherts to appoint three PhD students and a postdoc.
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Libguide on APA 7 now available
22nd February 2023by Anja Habraken
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Farewell address Henk Schoot: The Meaning of Baptism for Church and Culture
21st February 2023There is no part of the Christian faith or it can be associated with baptism. Baptism is a sacrament, confers grace and bestows new life. It goes back to the baptism of Jesus, which has been depicted many times on religious works of art and icons with beautiful symbolism. These are some of the reasons why baptism is so fascinating, argues outgoing professor of theology Henk Schoot in his speech on March 3.
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New book on Franciscan ethics: radical, appealing and applicable
14th February 2023The Franciscan Institute has published the volume "Morality as Goodness-in-Relationship," which expands on the Franciscan principles of goodness, conversion, relationality and exemplarity. The book comes ten years after the publication of the seminal work on Franciscan ethics, "The Franciscan Moral Vision." The new volume was edited by Dr. Krijn Pansters of the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University and Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., director of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University.
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Klaas Sijtsma receives Psychometric Society Career Award for Lifetime Achievement
14th February 2023Emeritus Professor of Methodology and Statistics of Psychological Research Klaas Sijtsma has won the prestigious Psychometric Society Career Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is receiving this award in honor of the widespread and positive impact of his work in the field of psychometrics.
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A contribution to Sustainability from the library
14th February 2023by Marian Papavoine on February 2nd, 2023
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Bart van der Sloot receives KNAW Early Career Award
13th February 2023Dr. Bart van der Sloot, Associate Professor of Privacy and Big Data at Tilburg Law School, has received the Early Career Award from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Van der Sloot considers the award "a recognition of my work and of the fact that I am on the right track. I am very honored and extremely proud.”
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Being kind brings you in a good mood
13th February 2023Are you extra kind to others on Random Acts of Kindness Day? Then you are more likely to feel happy throughout the day. This is because being kind has a positive effect on your emotions and your well-being.
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Erik-Jan Broers nominated for Teacher of the Year 2023
10th February 2023Tilburg University has nominated Erik-Jan Broers for the national Teacher of the Year 2023 election. What makes him unique as an instructor? What are his views on education after 30 years on the job? "I do not treat my students as passive listeners, but as critical interlocutors."
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Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: expression of support for victims
08th February 2023It is with deep concern that we have learned of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. This dreadful situation is having an enormous impact on the people in the area. In our community, too, staff, students, and alumni are affected by this tragedy. We offer them our sympathy and support.
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Three generations of women scientists: our numbers are still too low
08th February 2023February 11 marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Three female scientists from three generations at Tilburg University give their view.
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Warm Sweater Day Friday, February 10, 2023
08th February 2023For many years now, Tilburg University has been actively pursuing a policy of capping the heating in campus buildings at 19°C. As a university, we also endorse all activities and initiatives that make a positive climate contribution, including Warm Sweater Day. We asked environmental economist Reyer Gerlagh for his take on this initiative.
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Psychology researchers disregard scientific evidence due to lack of statistical knowledge
07th February 2023When do research results provide sufficient evidence to support a hypothesis? It turns out that psychology researchers are usually unable to judge this properly. They often demand more evidence than is necessary.
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Nine Tilburg researchers receive NWO Open Competition SGW XS grant
06th February 2023We congratulate Emel Öztürk, Boris van Leeuwen, David Schindler, Arjen van Lin, Sara van den Bossche, Elisabeth Huis in 't Veld, Sara Pabian, Ioana Pop and Gaëtan Mertens with this award.
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When our mind strays from a present activity, our movements become slower and more erratic
06th February 2023When our minds wander during performance of a task, our fine motor movements become slower, less direct and more complex. The deeper our minds wander, the more erratic our fine movements become, indicating greater detachment from the present environment. Our brains process stimuli from the external environment more weakly and brain activity becomes more similar to brain waves that are present during sleep. These are the results of research done by Mariana Dias da Silva-van Riel who will receive her doctorate on February 8.
