Dr. Michèle Nuijten

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Michèle Nuijten is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Methodology and Statistics at Tilburg University. Her research focuses on making scientific research, particularly in psychology, more robust and transparent. She enjoys developing pragmatic and concrete solutions to improve research practices, such as statcheck, a tool that acts like a spell checker for statistics. Her research shows that small statistical errors occur more frequently and have a greater impact than one might expect. In addition to her research, Michèle teaches research methods to first-year psychology students, emphasizing the technical aspects of methodology and encouraging critical thinking skills necessary for advancing science. She conducts meta-research, applying scientific methods to study science itself, and aims to make psychological research more robust and transparent. With over 12 years in the field, she has received an NWO Veni grant to develop the '4-Step Robustness Check.' Her work includes topics such as preregistration, p-hacking, replication, statistical errors, and meta-analysis. Michèle has contributed to academic journals as an editor for Collabra: Psychology and has been featured in media outlets like De Volkskrant and Nature. She has received multiple awards for her work, including the Dissertation Award and Teacher Award at Tilburg University, and advocates for early-career researchers as co-chair of the Tilburg Young Academy.

Research Interests

Courses

Introduction to Research Methodology

Requirements for Tilburg University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in Law or relevant field Proficiency in English
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID card
  • Official Transcript of Records
  • Bachelor's Diploma (or graduation statement)
  • Motivation Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • English proficiency test results
Specialization Notes

Standard requirements for LLM programs in Law and Technology, International Law, and Public Law.