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VR application with vibrations makes you feel like an animal and stimulates empathy
17th September 2019Through this research in Virtual Reality we can create future applications that enable users to have a highly emotional connection with animals and from there promote their conservation.
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Book launch: Portraits of Injustice
16th September 2019In order to show the impact of international crimes on victims, the International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT) of Tilburg University will present the photo book 'Portraits of Injustice: Forced marriage and related sexual violence under the Khmer Rouge' on September 24th, 2019. The photo book portrays twelve victims of forced marriage under the Khmer Rouge in words and pictures.
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Inaugural address Yvonne Brehmer: What is successful aging?
13th September 2019September 13, Professor Yvonne Brehmer will present her inaugural speech on successful aging and how her previous and planned research is related to it. So far, Brehmers research has mainly focused on basic experimental memory research, which includes age-comparative studies with healthy older adults. Important questions are: What is successful aging? How can successful aging be reached by each and every individual? How much is aging successfully a challenge for the individual and/or society?
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Historical study on catholic girls' lycea relevant to the Dutch debate on article 23 of the Constitution)
12th September 2019Fons Vitae in Amsterdam, Mater Dei in Nijmegen and the Theresialyceum in Tilburg, three Catholic girls' lycea, are described in detail for the period 1914-1968 in Marieke Smit’s historical dissertation. Central question: how did Catholic, female and intellectual education relate to each other at these schools? The desire to found the lycea on their own philosophical basis and to form good citizens did not contradict. In this sense, the dissertation is relevant to the current Dutch education debate on article 23 of the Constitution, according to Smit in ‘In deugd en wijsheid groeien’ (Growing in virtue and wisdom), which she will defend at Tilburg University, on September 18.
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Statement by the Executive Board concerning reports on possible plagiarism
09th September 2019The Executive Board has taken note of reports of possible plagiarism in Dr. Jonathan Malagón’s PhD thesis (Tilburg School of Economics and Management). The university is taking these reports seriously and is now conducting a factual investigation in order to decide on further steps to be taken.
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A spark of passion reaches Africa
05th September 2019Every human being has a story. This also applies to the graduates of Tilburg University. They share their stories with us. Where has life taken them since they left the Tilburg University? Read the story of an idealistic entrepreneurial trio.
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Three million euros for research into bullying and visual narratives
05th September 2019Two researchers from Tilburg University have each been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant of at least 1.5 million euros. The researchers are Neil Cohn (TSHD) and Matteo Giletta (TSB).
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A better understanding of individual behavior in complex choice situations can lead to better policies
03rd September 2019In his inaugural address, to be delivered on September 6, Professor Tobias Klein will illustrate how we can learn about individual decision making by combining models of individual behavior with (big) data and how this can in turn inform policy making.
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Grant for Data Science for Zero Hunger Lab
02nd September 2019The aim of building the Zero Hunger Lab to deliver innovative data science to achieve zero hunger by 2030, fits in the research vision of Tilburg Science with a Soul.
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Photo collection Harry Guntlisbergen donated to Brabant Collection
28th August 2019Harry Guntlisbergen (1934-2001) was an amateur photographer, who captured Brabant’s life and landscape in mainly black and white photographs. Last year, his children decided to donate his oeuvre to the Brabant Collection, so that his work can be preserved under good conditions and made accessible to a wider public.
© Harry Guntlisbergen | Brabant-Collectie, Tilburg University
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Funding from NWO for research on ostracism, economies-of-scale and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
27th August 2019Three professors of Tilburg University have been awarded research funding from NWO Domain Social Sciences and Humanities: Ilja van Beest for research on ostracism, Dick den Hertog for research on economies-of-scale and Jonathan Verschuuren for research on reducing greenhouse emissions.
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Prof. Klaas Sijtsma appointed interim rector magnificus
23rd August 2019The Board of Governors of Tilburg University announced the appointment of Prof. Klaas Sijtsma as interim rector magnificus, effective from September 1
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NWO grant for research project "Data-inspired creativity" in collaboration with Talpa media
19th August 2019In the changing media landscape, ever-increasing amounts of digital data are being created that are being used to reach an increasingly fragmented audience. Under the leadership of Joris Ebbers, affiliated with the University of Amsterdam, 12 researchers - including the Tilburg University researcher Franceso Lelli (TiSEM) - received an NWO grant of € 630,000 for the research project "Data-inspired creativity: The use of big data in cross-media creative innovation processes".
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From TOP Week to the Opening Academic Year: Our academic traditions
15th August 2019TOP Week is traditionally the beginning of your studies in Tilburg: a week in which you are submerged in the life that is awaiting you as a student. This modern tradition is always followed by the official Opening of the Academic Year, on the first Monday in September. According to custom, professors in academic dress walk in a cortège to the Auditorium, preceded by the Beadle, who is the Master of Ceremonies. The university attaches great importance to traditions, both old and new, because they bind us together as a community. If you are new to this community, you might need some explanation of these concepts and traditions.
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Mental health disclosure at work –how to influence a good outcome
14th August 2019Whether disclosure of mental health issues in the work environment works out positively or not is dependent on many factors, of which especially the communication process is of crucial importance, as was shown by a new study by Evelien Brouwers PhD and colleagues (Tranzo).
