DesignLab in the media
Let's take a look back at some highlights, published by local and national news providers in newspapers, on the radio, television and online. Partly in Dutch, partly in English. Have you seen DesignLab in the media and it's not mentioned below? Send us an email!
Citizen Science
U-Today (17 November 2020):
Initiator Sabine Wildevuur: "Our citizen science hub in Twente helps to spur on a movement, by providing a good infrastructure based on knowledge, and connecting with people. We will start a big European project ‘INCENTIVE’ in February 2021, with hubs being built in four different countries."
Coronamelder: Ethical assessment
NPO 1 (8 July 2020):
Hundreds of people living in Twente took part in the field test, to further develop the notification app called 'CoronaMelder'. Developers worked on the safety, privacy and user experience. Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, Professor of Health technology at the faculty ET, explains.
ad.nl, Algemeen Dagblad (16 July 2020):
Corona app to help find people who stood nearby others that carried the corona virus.
RTV Oost (15 August 2020):
In the 5 O'Clock news of RTV Oost, Peter Paul Verbeek (professor Philosophy of Technology) and Daniel Tijink (Expert Digitalisation and eHealth) share their observations, as well as a few citizens who took part in the user panel during the ethical assessment on the 14th of August.
Tubantia (15 August 2020):
Test users in Twente are optimistic about the corona-app.
Dutch Design Week
Insta Live, @dutchdesignweek (19 October, 2020):
Push-One: Robothing for play. DesignLab researcher Cristina Zaga explains.
U-Today (16 October 2020):
UT to participate during Dutch Design Week.
Mouth mask clips
Tubantia (10 July 2020):
Erik Analbers (TechTeam DesignLab) got inspired by a son of a healthcare worker and recreated mouth mask clips with a 3D printer, to reduce pressure behind ears. Designlab donated mouth mask clips to MST.
Tubantia (10 July 2020):
Erik Analbers (TechTeam DesignLab) got inspired by a son of a healthcare worker and recreated mouth mask clips with a 3D printer, to reduce pressure behind ears. Designlab donated mouth mask clips to MST.
Project Neenzaam
tubantia.nl, Tubantia (27 June 2020):
Research Fellow Femke Nijboer is project leader of a European research about loneliness amongst elderly. Readers shared tens of ideas to prevent this. These were used as inspiration, by three researchers.
project wild boar
RTV Oost (21 October 2020):
Tracking wild boars by using innovative methods and the latest technologies. - Project manager Maya van den Berg.
Tubantia (22 October 2020):
Drones will help counting wild boars in Twente.
Twente FM (29 October 2020):
Installing smart cameras to track wild boars. Collaboration together with the Province of Overijssel and the University of Twente.