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Inform patients after trauma better about the consequences
17th January 2020Patients who have survived a serious accident (trauma) should, like their relatives, be better informed about the possible consequences of their injuries. That is the most important conclusion of Nena Kruithof's research. On Friday, January 17, she obtained her PhD at Tilburg University on this subject.
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Professor Wim van de Donk appointed as Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board
17th January 2020Professor Wim van de Donk will become the new Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board of Tilburg University, effective October 1, 2020.
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Dissertation awards 2019 for Antje Neumann and Koen van der Swaluw
16th January 2020The prizes for the best Dissertations of the year 2019 were awarded by Rector Magnificus prof. Klaas Sijtsma to Antje Neumann of Tilburg Law School and Koen van der Swaluw of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences on the 16th of January.
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Interaction needed between analog and digital administrative law
13th January 2020Is existing administrative law adequately equipped to respond automated decision-making? According to Tilburg University Professor of Administrative Law, Market and Data Johan Wolswinkel, more interaction should take place between analog and digital administrative law.
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More autonomy and contact with the outside world reduce aggression in prisoners
09th January 2020A few daily routine adjustments in correctional facilities can substantially reduce aggressive behavior in prisoners. This is one of the main outcomes of an evaluation of an experiment with an alternative detention regime that was conducted in the Nieuwegein correctional facility by Ben Vollaard (Tilburg University), Marike Knoef (Leiden University), and Tom van Dijk, independent consultant.
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Tilburg University launches new Bachelor’s program aimed at entrepreneurship
06th January 2020The Tilburg School of Economics and Management starts with a new Bachelor’s program in September 2020: Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. The new Bachelor’s is a unique academic degree program in the Netherlands that fully focuses on starting up new enterprises and stimulating innovation within existing companies or organizations. The business community and government authorities will be actively involved.
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HRS Masterstudent Marjolein Karsmakers nominated for David van Lennep Thesis Prize
02nd January 2020Our masterstudent Marjolein Karsmakers has been nominated for the David van Lennep Thesis Prize. Her master thesis "The Impact of an Organizational Change Process on Employee Motivation: Evaluating Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness" has been submitted by her professors Prof. Dr. Rene Schalk & Dr. Charissa Freese, and is now in the running for winning this prize for exceptionally good master theses in the field of psychology of work, career and organization.
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Jaap Paauwe interviewed by RTL Z
23rd December 2019On December 6, Jaap Paauwe was interviewed by RTL Z on performance reviews. He and Tosca Gort discussed how these conversations can be optimized. Jaap explains how in the traditional form of performance reviews, people are confronted with their weaknesses, which is very demotivating.
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Collaboration TIAS & People Management Center official
22nd December 2019The dean of TIAS School for Business & Society Jenke ter Horst and Dorien Kooij (department chair HR studies) have formally validated their collaboration agreement with the People Management Center.
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God and Games
20th December 2019Christmas column by cultural theologian Frank Bosman.
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DSM Grant for research in People Analytics (HRS)
17th December 2019Prof. Jaap Paauwe and dr. Karina van de Voorde have obtained a grant (€200.000) for a four-year appointment of a PhD student in the area of People Analytics. PhD Student Rubin Steegh will be involved in several projects in the area of well-being, engagement and performance, based on the availability of workforce data and the sampling of so-called experience data
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Tilburg University involved in large multidisciplinary research into energy transition
13th December 2019The European Commission recently presented the European Green Deal, which sets ambitious goals and measures to achieve the Paris climate goals. The switch to a sustainable CO2-neutral energy supply is an important spearhead. The Tilburg professors Martijn Groenleer and Saskia Lavrijssen are both co-applicants for two large-scale multidisciplinary research projects that aim to accelerate the energy transition, supported by NWO with a grant of more than 10 million euros per project.
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Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2019 presented to Julie Fraser and Peggy ter Vrugt
13th December 2019On the occasion of UN Human Rights Day, the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award has been presented today at Tilburg University. Julie Fraser of Utrecht University received the award for best dissertation in the field of human rights research and Peggy ter Vrugt of Maastricht University won the prize for best Master thesis in that area.
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Hein Fleuren new Impact leader
12th December 2019Hein Fleuren was appointed new Impact Leader Creating Value from Data at the beginning of January 2020. He has been employed by Tilburg University since 2000, until 2005 as Director of CentER Applied Research at the School of Economics, and from 2000 as professor of Operations Research. In addition, Hein Fleuren is one of the founders of the Zero Hunger Lab.
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Dr. Linnet Taylor new member of The Young Academy (KNAW)
11th December 2019Dr. Linnet Taylor of Tilburg Law School is one of ten new members The Young Academy of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences).
