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Logistics advice: create real flexibility with more vaccination capacity
23rd February 2021To vaccinate a large part of the population is a vast challenge because of its huge scale, complex conditions and much uncertainty in supply and demand. Prof. Jan Fransoo and Niels Agatz explain how to resolve this logistical puzzle.
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Tilburg University collaborates with United Nations humanitarian department
22nd February 2021The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) is to collaborate with Tilburg University in the field of information management. The agreement between Tilburg School of Economics and Management and the UN organization, which is responsible for, among other things, the coordination of emergency aid after disasters, was digitally signed last Wednesday.
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Ton Wilthagen: inclusive labor market needs investing
16th February 2021In the Nieuwsuur broadcast of February 15, 2021, Labor Market professor Ton Wilthagen argues that if the government is serious about an inclusive labor market, a billion euros investment is more than necessary. Even in times of crisis.
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European Commission awards Horizon 2020 TIMELY project
12th February 2021The TIMELY project is embedded in the Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases (CoRPS). Research will be conducted on patient-centered early risk prediction, prevention, and intervention platform, to support heart disease reduction in the continuum of care in coronary artery disease (CAD). The project involves a large group of research partners across Europe and the EC grant provides a total of € 320.000 to CoRPS for the coming 4 years.
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Lex Meijdam very happy with the Social and Behavioral Sciences sector plan 2020-2025
12th February 2021The Disciplineorgaan Sociale Wetenschappen (DSW) presented its sector plan 'From Insight to Impact' on Thursday, February 11. The plan of the joint social sciences schools calls for working on solutions to urgent social issues and strengthening the impact of science. Lex Meijdam, interim dean of TSB, is very pleased with the plan.
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Special research project Capital expropriation after World War II
10th February 2021The Fiscal Institute Tilburg cooperates with the Tax and Customs museum, Radboud University and the National Archive in researching Capital expropriation after World war II by the NBI and the Tax Authorities.
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New science program at Tilburg University: De Tafel van Martinus
09th February 2021On Tuesday, February 23, the first edition will take place of ‘De Tafel van Martinus’: a talk show on Tilburg University’s academic research. Tilburg researchers join for an interview, teach a mini-lecture, or present their opinion in a column. These presentations will be alternated with reports in which a video reporter explores the impact of research on society.
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Stevensprijs awarded to Arthur van der Linden
05th February 2021We are proud to announce that the Stevensprijs 2020, an encouragement prize for young authors who describe complicated tax issues in a simple and clear way, has been awarded to our colleague Arthur van der Linden.
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Fund for Women & Theology established after donation of over € 1 million
04th February 2021The congregation decided to donate €1,050,000 to the Tilburg University Fund Foundation for the establishment of a fund and a new special chair for education.
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Expert team led by Jan Fransoo advises RIVM on logistics of vaccination process
03rd February 2021Logistics professor Jan Fransoo and a team of experts will advise the RIVM on optimizing the logistics of the COVID vaccinations in the Netherlands. This is stated today in the weekly Parliamentary Letter on the status of COVID-19.
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Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021-2027
02nd February 2021Tilburg University is pleased to have been awarded a new Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for the period 2021-2027. Obtaining an ECHE is a prerequisite to participation in the Erasmus program, which includes: student and staff mobility and cooperation for innovation and good practices.
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Bastiaan Starink appointed Endowed Professor of Labor Market, Pensions and Taxation
02nd February 2021As of February 1, 2021, Bastiaan Starink is Endowed Professor of Labor Market, Pensions and Taxation at Tilburg Law School. The remit of his chair concerns the reform of the collective second pillar of the pension system and the evolving labor market in the Netherlands.
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Experiments show: a strong party is often excluded from coalitions
01st February 2021People form coalitions in which they combine their input. A striking phenomenon is that potentially strong partners with a lot of input often do not end up in a coalition. This is called the Strength-is-Weakness effect. Joeri Wissink has tested this effect through experiments in his dissertation which he will defend at Tilburg University on February 5th, 2021. It turns out that the ‘weak’ exclude the ‘strong’ because of their ‘greed’.
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Irmgard Borghouts and Charissa Freese jointly appointed to chair HRM and Social Security
01st February 2021Dr. Charissa Freese and Dr. Irmgard Borghouts-van de Pas will be jointly appointed to the new endowed chair 'HRM and Social Security' as of February 1, 2021. They will each work from their own disciplines and in close collaboration to give substance to the chair established by Instituut Gak.The double chair will be established at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavorial Sciences (TSB) and Tilburg Law School (TLS).
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Deep-seated anti-institutionalism calls for unifying collective narrative
28th January 2021What is the background of the violence, who are these troublemakers? And what can the government and politicians do about it to stem the discontent? An interdisciplinary analysis with sociologist Peter Achterberg, public administration experts Pieter Tops and Niels Karsten, Juliette Schaafsma, humanities, and social psychologist Florian van Leeuwen.
