Connecting science and society through design

Welcome to DesignLab. We are a collaborative platform for creative changemakers. Firmly rooted across the University of Twente ecosystem, combining insights from high-tech sciences with a human touch. As a catalyst for innovation - fuelled by the spirit of our student-driven DreamTeam - we connect science and society through design principles. All to build a better tomorrow today. 

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Peter-Paul Verbeek new chairman UNESCO commission
Peter-Paul Verbeek, Distinguished Professor at the University of Twente, was appointed chairman of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). Hij already was one of the 18 m…
Vanessa Evers is ready for her adventure in Singapore
UT professor Vanessa Evers is ready for her new challenge. This summer she will be leaving for Singapore, for at least a year, to take up her post as new director of the recently established Institute of Science and Tec…
University of Twente students help with drug labs investigation
University of Twente students are helping to improve documentation on the production chain of synthetic drugs. Their main focus is on drug waste disposal sites. By linking various types of data, the students will contri…
Open funding call: Responsible Design
With support of TKI CLICKNL, the board of DesignLab invites UT researchers, together with societal or industrial partners, to submit proposals that aim to explore and enhance the field of 'Responsible Design'.
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#DesignLab5Years - Anniversary Month
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Tosti Talks: Plastic Packaging - Preservation or Pollution?
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Fix Your Bike Session
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Tosti Talks: Exclusive or Inclusive?
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Intro to 3D printing (DesignLab University Workshop)
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The student team with the green-beating heart, running the daily business of DesignLab. Contact us for operational questions about DesignLab (or to exchange brilliant new ideas).

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The University of Twente is a frontrunner in socially-relevant technological developments, fueled by the presence of a combination of technical and social sciences: High Tech Human Touch. This vision is encouraged by the environment that is explicitly designed for multidisciplinary design-oriented challenges, in which scientific knowledge is connected with societal problems and challenges: DesignLab.  

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