Press releases for staff
Tilburg University sends out press releases to draw attention to all kinds of issues that play a role within the university. Read here the press releases that may be of interest to employees.
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Introduction of expert pages for the press
22nd March 2024To better serve journalists and other interested parties, Tilburg University is introducing expert pages. Here you can find a selection of our experts in various academic fields.
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Katrijn Van Deun awarded prestigious NWO Vici grant to develop new data science methods
29th February 2024Professor Dr. Katrijn Van Deun, professor of ‘Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences’ at Tilburg University, has been awarded a Vici grant of 1.5 million euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this subsidy, she aims to develop research methods that can contribute to complex developments in the field of data within our society. Katrijn Van Deun joins the ranks of 35 scientists across the Netherlands who will be receiving a Vici grant today.
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'Will I still have a pension by the time I retire?' Six questions to Lisa Brüggen, new Endowed Professor of Retirement Communications and Choice Guidance
31st January 2024On January 1, 2024, Dr. Lisa Brüggen was appointed Endowed Professor of Retirement Communications and Choice Guidance, a chair established and funded by Instituut Gak. Retirement communication is critical to effectively guiding people in the choices they need to make around pension and retirement. Six questions for Lisa Brüggen on pensions.
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Prinsjesdag 2023: Professors advise ministers for a fairer society through more government regulations
18th September 2023Despite the fact that on Prinsjesdag 2023 a caretaker government will present its last budget and, moreover, disappear in November after the elections, a number of Tilburg University scholars present the current and future members of the government with their advice based on their expertise. They do so in the areas of housing, poverty, labor market and care, arguing for more direction and measures from the government.
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Tilburg University and the City of Tilburg develop joint broad prosperity research program
11th July 2023On July 11, 2023, Tilburg University and the City of Tilburg have adopted a roadmap for a co-creative research program in the field of broad prosperity in the local communities and broad prosperity in business. This research program is part of the agreement between the City and the university to take cooperation to an even higher level. For instance, the parties contribute to Tilburg Kennisstad and to the movement to help the city-with-a-university develop into a proper university city.
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Tilburg University presents honorary doctorate to Supreme Court President Dineke de Groot
14th June 2023Professor Dineke de Groot, President of Supreme Court of the Netherlands, will receive an honorary doctorate during Tilburg University’s dies natalis on November 16, 2023.
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Highest award in Dutch scientific community granted to Prof. Corien Prins
07th June 2023Professor of Law and Informatization Corien Prins of Tilburg University, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) today announced, is to receive the Stevin Prize, the highest science award in the Netherlands, for her contributions to both the development of law and information technology and to policymaking in this area.
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Professor Emely de Vet new Dean University College Tilburg
11th May 2023The Executive Board has appointed Emely de Vet as Professor and Dean of University College Tilburg (UCT) within the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, as of Aug. 15. She succeeds Dean Alkeline van Lenning, who will retire this summer. De Vet will be in charge of the overall leadership and further development of UCT.
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“Positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community”
09th May 2023At a time when the value of scientific expertise is being challenged in society, a positive engagement with politics can strengthen the academic community. That’s what Professor of International Data Governance Linnet Taylor will argue in her inaugural address on May 12th, 2023.
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Zero Hunger Lab and Kickstart AI join in deploying AI to increase food security
18th April 2023On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, Kickstart AI and Tilburg University’s Zero Hunger Lab signed a sponsorship agreement, laying the groundwork for further research into the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to public domain data to better predict food insecurity and improve timely interventions.
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Student investment fund gets 400k from BOM and Brabant educational institutions
04th April 2023The Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University (on behalf of Starterslift Investments fund) announced yesterday that they are investing 400,000 euros in the Round One Ventures student fund that funds student start-ups in the province of North Brabant.
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Jörg Raab and Tine Buyl appointed as professors in the Department of Organization Studies
31st March 2023The Executive Board of Tilburg University has appointed two new professors in the Department of Organization Studies at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Jörg Raab will hold the chair of Inter-Organizational Networks and Tine Buyl will become Professor of Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Organizational Resilience. Raab will also become the new chair of the department.
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Yael Diamant appointed as Professor of Financial Networks and European Property Law
20th March 2023Tilburg University has appointed Yael Diamant as Professor of Financial Networks and European Property Law at Tilburg Law School, effective April 1, 2023. Her research will focus primarily on the interface of property law and financial regulatory law.
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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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Special of five podcasts on energy and climate with Reyer Gerlagh in Climate Week
27th October 2022As part of Climate Week starting Oct. 31, Tilburg University is broadcasting a podcast series of five short episodes on the between the relationship between energy and climate crisis (in Dutch).
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Professor Marike Knoef new Dean of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
18th October 2022The Tilburg University Executive Board has appointed Professor Marike Knoef as Dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management. She will take office on February 1, 2023, and succeeds interim-Dean Professor Lex Meijdam.
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Honorary doctorate for Mariëtte Hamer at 95th Dies natalis
10th October 2022Tilburg University’s Dies natalis will be celebrated on Thursday, November 17, at 16:00 hrs. This year is special: the university celebrates its 95th anniversary. During the Dies celebration, an honorary doctorate will be presented to Mariëtte Iris Hamer, Government Commissioner on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence, and former president of the Dutch Social and Economic Council (SER), by honorary supervisor Professor Ton Wilthagen for her contribution to social-economic policy.
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Minister Karien van Gennip speaks on Talent & Labor Market at Opening Academic Year Tilburg University
29th August 2022On Monday, September 5, at 16:00 hrs., the Opening of the Academic Year takes place in Tilburg University’s Auditorium. Around this year’s theme, ‘Talent and Labor Market’, an interesting program has been composed for the university’s students, staff, and relations.
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Start construction Marga Klompé Building on Tilburg University campus
15th July 2022On July 15, 2022, the first foundation pile went into the ground for the new educational building at Tilburg University, the Marga Klompé Building. The building, with independent study places, fourteen lecture halls, and a foyer will be constructed on the site of the former parking lot between Tias building and CUBE.
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Paul Verbruggen appointed Professor of Tort Law
30th June 2022As of July 1, 2022, Dr. Paul Verbruggen of Tilburg Law School is Professor of Private Law, in particular tort law. In his new position, he will explore the interaction between civil liability and modalities of market regulation.
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Dr. Kim Putters appointed as University Professor of Broad Prosperity at Tilburg University
28th June 2022Dr. Kim Putters, president of the Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER), has been appointed as University Professor of ‘Broad Prosperity’ at Tilburg University for one day a week, effective September 16, 2022.
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Professor Jan Fransoo receives Salzberg Medallion for supply chain management
13th June 2022It was announced last week that Professor Jan Fransoo will be the first non-American to receive the Salzberg Medallion from Syracuse University on October 13. Jan Fransoo is Professor of Operations and Logistics Management at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University.
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New partnership helps shape widespread prosperity in the North Brabant region
13th June 2022How can we ensure a good life for everyone in North Brabant? That question is central to the Academic Collaborative Center Brede Welvaart in de Regio (Widespread Prosperity in the Region). This knowledge network now welcomes the province of North Brabant and the Waalwijk Municipality as partners.
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Tilburg University appoints Pieter Huisman as endowed professor of educational law
31st May 2022Tilburg University has appointed Prof. Pieter Huisman as an endowed professor of education law with effect from 1 June 2022. He will mainly focus on the increasing importance of the individual right to education as reflected in concepts such as 'inclusive education' or 'Lifelong Development'.
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Professor Bart Bronnenberg elected to KNAW
11th May 2022The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has elected Bart Bronnenberg, Professor of Quantitative Marketing, to its ranks.
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Valedictory address Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin on peace and justice
09th May 2022On Friday, May 13, University Professor Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin will take his leave of Tilburg University with the valedictory address 'Peace and Justice'. In it he addresses an issue that has become dramatically topical since the Russian war of aggression: can the law bring about peace?
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Josette Dijkhuizen appointed endowed professor Sustainable employability of entrepreneurs
02nd May 2022As of May 1, 2022, Tilburg University has appointed Prof. Josette Dijkhuizen as an endowed professor of 'Sustainable employability of entrepreneurs in the Netherlands'. Her research focuses on critical events in the personal and working lives of entrepreneurs, potential causes of dropout and possible preventive interventions.
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Tilburg University partner in Gravitation research program 'The Algorithmic Society’
02nd May 2022Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf of Education, Culture and Science has awarded 21.3 million euros under NWO's Gravitation program to the project 'The Algorithmic Society' of a consortium of five universities led by the University of Amsterdam. Tilburg Law School is a co-applicant and bears responsibility for one of the three areas of research in the project, the judiciary.
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Esther Keymolen appointed Professor of Digital Technology Regulation
01st April 2022Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Esther Keymolen Professor of Digital Regulation as of 1 April 2022. With her research Dr. Keymolen will contribute to a conceptual recalibration of key concepts such as responsibility and trustworthiness in the legal domain.
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Social responsibility central theme of winners Tilburg University Challenge 2021
10th December 2021The Tilburg University Challenge 2021 has awarded all three prizes for the best business plan proposed by student teams to socially responsible ideas. During a livestream event on December 9th the Ideation Award went to Anouk van Anrooij and Daniel Gelsing for their healthy and fruity drink that is also sustainable. The Business Ready Award and the Audience Award went to Freek van Litsenburg, who, with Bigger Picture Clothing, sells clothing that is both sustainable in production and has a large social impact.
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Tilburg University appoints Omar Salah as Professor of Global Finance & Restructuring Law
01st September 2021Tilburg University has appointed Dr Omar Salah as Professor of Global Finance & Restructuring Law for a period of five years, effective 1 September 2021. His chair is embedded in the Department of Private, Business and Labour Law at Tilburg Law School.
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Zero Hunger Lab and World Food Programme win prestigious Franz Edelman Award
14th April 2021Tilburg University’s Zero Hunger Lab in co-creation with World Food Programme (WFP) has won the Franz Edelman Award, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research.
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Tilburg University strengthens its position in QS subject ranking
03rd March 2021In the QS rankings Tilburg University has further improved its rankings positions across the board.
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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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New book on success, failure, and resilience in higher education
27th November 2020The existing culture of success has also impacted our educational landscape. How does this striving for excellence impact students? And how do we promote students’ resilience against performance pressure? A diverse range of authors from the academic world have shed light on this subject in a recently published book, Success and Failure in Higher Education: Building Resilience in Students, edited by Dr. Tessa Leesen and Professor Alkeline van Lenning.
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Project ‘Revitalized Democracy’ receives €1.7 million from National Research Agenda
25th November 2020How can ‘hybrid democratic innovation’, which combines forms of deliberation (e.g. citizens' assemblies) and voting (e.g. corrective referendums), strengthen our representative democracy? That is the key question underlying the project ‘Revitalized Democracy for Resilient Societies’.
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Five promising researchers awarded a NWO Veni grant worth 250,000 euros
05th November 2020The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant worth up to 250,000 euros to five highly promising young scientists of Tilburg University.
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1.5 million EU subsidy for research on digital well-being
07th September 2020To connect or to disconnect, that is the question Mariek VandenAbeele poses in her research for which she received a 1.5 million euro's grant from the European Research Council.
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TOP Week 2020 welcomes new students to Tilburg with online and offline program
05th August 2020Because of the corona crisis, students who are new to Tilburg will be introduced to the city, life as a student, and each other, both online and offline this year. The Tilburg Orientation Program (TOP) Week will take place from Monday, August 24, till Friday, August 28, taking into account the RIVM guidelines that apply at that time.
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Exhibition film-maker and photographer Godfrey van den Heuvel
12th March 2020On March 10, 2019, the Tilburg artist and teacher Godfrey van den Heuvel (1945) died. Part of his artistic legay has been made available to Tilburg University and will be on temporary display in the foyer of Cobbenhagen Building.
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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 November 19, 2020.
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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).
