Overview articles Tilburg University Magazine
Tilburg University Magazine is an online magazine about Tilburg University's education and research and the impact these have on society. The magazine connects the university with its alumni and relations from the world of business, politics, and social organizations.
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A sober start to the new year: A month without alcohol during Dry January
In the first month of the new year, many people make their New Year’s resolutions. Participating in Dry January, a month without alcohol, is often one of them. Researcher Rob Bovens currently works at Tranzo and has worked in (alcohol) addiction prevention for almost 40 years. He was at the basis of the “IkPas” (“NoThanks”) campaign and Dry January in the Netherlands.
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Listen to the science podcast about intellectuals as activists
In Science Quest, the Tilburg University Podcast, scientists seek answers to questions about people and society that concern us all. From war to peace. From climate to your wallet, from care to organization and from big data to dating. Our own experts discuss the newest, funniest and most talked-about insights from their own research.
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Teacher of the Year Anke Liefbroer: In Lifelong learning, work and learning are not separate things
Even after your studies, you will never stop learning. Our lecturers are happy to give you tips on how to deepen your knowledge. Anke Liefbroer, an Associate Professor of Religious Psychology and Spiritual Care at Tilburg University, was voted Teacher of the Year 2023. In her teaching, she connects theory and insights from research with the practical aspects of spiritual caregivers. Her advice for ‘lifelong learning’ is to view work and learning as inseparable and to forge a stronger connection between them. She highlights three approaches.
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‘Made in Vietnam’: Sanne and Robin found each other abroad
Many loves have their origins on campus, though not all of them last. Some campus couples are still together to this day. Towards the university's 100th anniversary, we collect their love stories. The love between Sanne Geelen (30) and Robin van Duijn (34) blossomed abroad during a student project. But it wasn’t a short-lived holiday romance by any means. From their very first date, in Vietnam, they were inseparable. They got married this summer.
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Juliëtte van Deursen-Vreeburg: compassion and learning to listen with our hearts
Our society suffers from conflicts and frictions that only seem to get worse: tensions and clashes between rich and poor, between people with different backgrounds and beliefs, between prosperous countries and the global south, in heated debates about who will pay for the effects of climate change. Do we see each other less as fellow human beings and more as enemies? An interview with historian and theologian Dr. Juliëtte van Deursen-Vreeburg.
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"Love blossomed over a game of cards in the PUF Café"
Many loves have their origins on campus, though not all of them last. Some campus couples are still together to this day. Towards the university's 100th anniversary, we collect their love stories. How it actually began they don’t exactly remember. But they found love at Tilburg University, that much is clear. Ed (50) and Kyra Goos (51) tell about their time at university and about the places where life has taken them over the years. Spoiler alert: to Sweden and Czechia!
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Polarization in the Netherlands actually is not that bad
Discussions about important societal issues, whether they relate to domestic or foreign affairs, on the street and in academia, seem to be intensifying. The heightened tone, personal attacks, and polarization are characteristic of these discussions. A conversation with Juliette Schaafsma, a Professor at the Department of Communication and Cognition of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences.
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“We eyed each other up for three days in the library’s quiet study area”
Many loves have their origins on campus, though not all of them last. Some campus couples are still together to this day. Towards the university's 100th anniversary, we collect their love stories. Bart Toorenaar (34) and Joni Koch (34) met in the University Library’s quiet study area. After three days of eye contact and one short chat, they lost sight of each other.
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“If you want to innovate, you must dare to think wild thoughts”
University College Tilburg brings together lecturers from all of the Schools to provide interdisciplinary education to Bachelor’s students of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Read how new Dean Emely de Vet envisages the future, covering topics such as inclusion, inter- and transdisciplinary education, and innovation and experimentation.
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"My aim is to help students to find their ‘why’ and pursue it"
Alumna Marina Velikova has been chosen as the Volunteer of the Year 2023. With her vibrant personality, intellect, experience, and gusto, she inspires Tilburg University students to follow their own inner guide – which she calls their ‘why’. “For me, this university felt like coming home, which is why I want to give something back for today's students.”
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“Everything was new to me, but he felt really familiar”
Many loves have their origins on campus, though not all of them last. Some campus couples are still together to this day. Towards the university's 100th anniversary, we collect their love stories. When Laurens Valk (34) shook hands with German student Julia Kannengiesser (32) at a welcoming drink in 2011, he was into her straightaway. She, on the other hand, had already forgotten him by the next day.
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Former rector Sijtsma: Turn to statistician to fight fraud and sloppiness
As interim Dean of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), Professor Klaas Sijtsma witnessed the Stapel affair up close and in its wake he wrote a book to prevent both academic fraud and clumsy but inadvertent mistakes: Never Waste a Good Crisis. Lessons Learned from Data Fraud and Questionable Research Practices. It has just been released by Routledge.