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Are we well prepared for possible cross-border outbreaks of resistant bacteria?
15th July 2019The spread of resistant bacteria may pose a serious threat to public health within and between countries. It is vital that potential outbreaks are responded to quickly and effectively in cross-border cooperation and through the integration of networks of healthcare institutions and professionals. A test, in which Dutch and German healthcare professionals were questioned on an outbreak scenario, shows that there is a good basis for cooperation, but that there is still room for improvement in terms of cross-border coordination, working relationships and trust in the networks.
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KWF/Alpe d'Huzes contributes € 450,000 for cancer research
15th July 2019Hester Trumpetter (Dept. Medical and Clinical Psychology, TSB) has received a € 468,328 grant from KWF Kankerbestrijding for research into online psychotherapy for (former) cancer patients with neuropathic pain. The subsidy has been raised indirectly through Alpe d’Huzes.
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Digital Confession Box at Lowlands festival
08th July 2019Why should we share our feelings or secrets with a chatbot? And would we perhaps share more intimate secrets with a chatbot than we would with a human interlocutor? This is investigated by Emmelyn Croes, Marjolijn Antheunis, Chris van der Lee, and Jan de Wit, from the Department of Communication and Cognition (TSHD) at Tilburg University. The way they are going to go about this is by conducting an experiment at Lowlands called ‘digital confession box’, scheduled from August 16 through August 18.
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#5 worldwide in Business Administration – Shanghai Ranking 2019
02nd July 2019Tilburg University maintains its position among the best universities in the world for Business Administration (5), Finance (12), and Management (27). In addition, we have reached our highest ranking yet for Law, Psychology, Sociology, and Public Administration (51-75 range). We are proud of the contributions all our academics are making by conducting relevant and important research and incorporating this in their courses.
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Symposium on mayors and the rule of law well-attended
02nd July 2019Wim van de Donk, the King’s Commissioner in Brabant, is very concerned about the credibility of the the rule of law in our country. He voiced his concern on Friday, June 21, at the well-attended symposium ‘De burgemeester: vriend of vijand van de rechtsstaat?’ (‘Mayors, friends or enemies of the rule of law?’), organized by Niels Karsten (Public Law & Governance).
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Fruitful visit Chinese delegation Zhejiang University
27th June 2019Together with their Dutch counterparts, the Chinese academics identified several themes for research collaboration, such as e-commerce, big data in finance and the digital transformation of organizations.
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Unemployment during the Great Recession feeds left-wing populism; unauthorized immigration flows feed right-wing populism
27th June 2019In the past decade, there has been a great rise in populism in many western democracies. This has led to the emergence of radical and populist politicians. In his PhD research, Shuai Chen investigats the influence of recent unemployment during the Great Recession and the vast influx of unauthorized immigrants on the growth of populism. He shows there is a difference between the populism caused by economic factors and the populism caused by cultural factors.
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Call for nominations for the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award
24th June 2019The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) and Tilburg Law School are calling for Dutch and Flemish university faculties to submit nominations for the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award.
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Increase quality of care with population management
21st June 2019Population management (PM), the use of data for a specific group, is increasingly being used to clarify problems in healthcare. In this way, poor-scoring healthcare providers can be identified and regional differences can be explained. Roy Hendrikx analysed data from dozens of PM initiatives in the US, the UK and the Netherlands (such as Zorgkaart Nederland). Conclusion: PM initiatives do not always achieve their goals. On Friday 21 June he will defend his dissertation ‘Measuring Populations, in search of methods to evaluate health and experienced quality of care’ at Tilburg University.
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First-Ever SDG Index and Dashboards Report for European Cities
21st June 2019Recently, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which co-produces the Sustainable Development Report (formerly SDG Index and Dashboards), in partnership with the Brabant Center for Sustainable Development (Telos, Tilburg University), released the first-ever SDG Index and Dashboards Report for European Cities.
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New values research in the Netherlands: More tolerance, more pride, and different kinds of religiosity
14th June 2019The Dutch have become more tolerant with regard to sexual-ethical aspects of life, are more proud of their Dutch citizenship, have more faith in people and believe less in God. Young people who do not consider themselves religious turn out to be no less social than religious youngsters.
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Education Minister awards grant to Tilburg University Junior
13th June 2019The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, has approved a grant application for the Students4Students project of Tilburg University Junior (Science Hub).
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Visit to Minister van Engelshoven as part of the NWA Start Impulse
13th June 2019On Monday, June 3, Ton Wilthagen visited Minister van Engelshoven (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) together with a delegation from JOIN (young people in a resilient society) and soceital partners.
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TILT participates in large project on Internet of Things Dutch National Research Agenda
13th June 2019TILT (Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society) participates in the INTERSECT project about the Internet of Things which was awarded over 8 million euros by NWO in the context of the Dutch National Research Agenda.
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Diversity or Inclusiveness?
11th June 2019Last fall, I submitted an application for funding from the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO Comenius) to teach a class called “Learning to Discuss Race.” To my surprise, my application was rejected because the committee found discussing race “ethically problematic.” Instead of using the word “race,” they told me, I should have used the term “diversity.”
