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News Tilburg University
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Events Tilburg University
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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
With our online magazine we inform, inspire and connect our alumni and external relations. You will find fresh knowledge snacks, interviews, a walk down memory lane, and more.
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Univers
Univers is the independent, cross-media platform of Tilburg University. Univers offers a mix of news, human interest, background, interviews, opinion, culture and sports.
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Tilburg University Topics
Read about our contributions to the new common, the digital society, sustainability & society, the changing labor market, security, culture & religion and healthcare & wellbeing.
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News
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Sometimes patients want a warm blanket instead of innovative medical technology
03rd February 2023An interview with Patrick Vriens, vascular surgeon, who delivers his inaugural speech on Feb. 3. Vriens was appointed endowed professor of "Quality of Life in the Medical Setting" in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at Tilburg University last year.
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Tilburg University joins the Netherlands Energy Research Alliance
02nd February 2023Tilburg University has joined NERA, the Netherlands Energy Research Alliance, to strengthen cooperation with other universities and knowledge institutions in the field of energy research. This cooperation fits into Tilburg University's broader strategy to stimulate research on climate change and energy issues from the social sciences and humanities.
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Tilburg University awards first micro-credentials
02nd February 2023Tilburg University last week awarded its first micro-credentials to professionals who successfully completed the course Taalwetenschap (Linguistics). Micro-credentials play a key role in Lifelong Development, a centerpiece in Tilburg University's strategy.
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ERC Consolidator Grant for further development of new research methods for the social sciences
01st February 2023Joris Mulder (Department of Methodology and Statistics) is the recipient of a Consolidator Grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). With this two million euro project, Joris will improve and further develop innovative research methods for challenging research problems for nonlinear social science.
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Prof. Elies van Sliedregt appointed to Advisory Committee on Public International Law
31st January 2023The Dutch government has appointed Tilburg University professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Elies van Sliedregt as a member of the Advisory Committee on Public International Law (CAVV) effective February 1, 2023. The CAVV is an independent body which advises the government, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Netherlands on international law issues.
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Tilburg University and stakeholders unite to tackle climate crisis
31st January 2023The Academic Collaborative Center on Climate and Energy has officially kicked off on January 30. In this Collaborative Center Tilburg University enters into a long-term partnership with societal partners to address the climate crisis. The collaboration focuses on social, rather than technical, innovation as a driver of progress and change in the energy transition.
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Patrick Vriens: achieving sensible care with better soft skills doctors and smart apps
27th January 2023Sensible care means giving the right care to the right patient at the right time. That can lead to very different decisions for different people in the same situation. It is important that doctors talk to their patients and make the decision together. In doing so, quality of life is the guiding principle and expectation management is the key to the conversation. Endowed Professor and surgeon Patrick Vriens elaborates on this topic in his inaugural speech on Feb. 3.
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Zorg op Maat - Tranzo Zorgsalons 2023
27th January 2023The Tranzo Care Salon is a discussion event (in Dutch) aimed at promoting debate and the exchange of information on the care & welfare sector. The three 2023 Tranzo Care Salons will be dedicated to 'Inclusive health care'. How do we ensure that everyone can continue to receive appropriate care despite all the pressures on the care sector?
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Come to science talk show De Tafel van Martinus
26th January 2023A new edition of "De Tafel van Martinus": Tilburg University's science talk show, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 2. Enthusiastic scientists talk about their research.
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At least 200.000 refugees enslaved and trafficked in Libya between 2017-2021
24th January 2023Eritrean refugees are trafficked and enslaved in Libya, where they are tortured, abused and raped by slavetraders to force family members to pay ransoms for their release. If they escape and make it to the Mediterranean Sea, they risk being intercepted and sent back to Libya or dying at sea. These are conclusions from the research led by Professor Mirjam van Reisen in the book published this week, titled "ENSLAVED. Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya”.
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Tilburg University nominates four scientists for Klokhuis Science Award
23rd January 2023This year, Tilburg University has nominated four research projects for the Klokhuis Science Award. This award is presented every year for research that is interesting as well as relevant for children aged 9 to 12. The award aims to make a broad and young audience familiar with scientific research in the Netherlands. The award ceremony is on Sunday, March 19.
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New closing time – 19:00 hrs. – for several office buildings as of January 30
17th January 2023As of Monday, January 30, 2023, several buildings on Tilburg University campus will close at 19:00 hrs. The main reason for this decision is to reduce energy consumption and, by extension, energy costs. Adjusting opening hours is the logical way forward in times when we all have a responsibility to reduce our ecological footprint. The new closing times will be evaluated before the summer.
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The Consoling Power of Music: The Role of Emotions and Musical Aspects
17th January 2023Music and emotions are inextricably linked to one another. Music's ability to evoke emotion in listeners, is one of the reasons why people turn to music to improve their mood or express what they are feeling. Even though music is able to console, little systematic research has considered how music can offer consolation. This dissertation investigates music's consoling properties and considers related behavior, such as crying over music.
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Supervision of energy derivatives trading is too opaque
16th January 2023Market participants in the trading of energy derivatives are often unaware of the exchange of their business-sensitive information by and amongst national and European national regulatory authorities. This is one of the most striking findings of Liebrich Hiemstra, who will receive her PhD on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
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“This clearly shows what we’re good at.”
12th January 2023Academic Collaborative Centers are a union between the university and social practice, an innovation the university is fully committed to and in which the Academic Collaborative Center Broad Prosperity plays a key role as a meeting place, just like the open space at the heart of the Warande forest park.
