- TitleCitizen ScienceEducational InnovationTransdisciplinary Innovation
A Safer National Police
A SAFER NATIONAL POLICE - improving safety with use of robotics
Due to new technological developments, the value of autonomous systems is becoming increasingly interesting to explore in society. Thes…Connecting Worlds for a Better Future
CONNECTING WORLDS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | reflecting on the past and present to create possible futures
This project was mainly part of a bigger project: Dutch Design Week 2022. The overall intention w…ECIE
The UT-led Citizen Science pilot "Establishing a Community on Empowering, Inclusive, and Equitable Citizen Science within ECIU (ECIE)” funded under SMART-ER aims to advance the development of citizen…Energy Vision 2050
energy vision 2050 | province of overijssel
The Province of Overijssel is in the midst of working on a plan for energy in 2050. To do so most efficiently, they requested a tool of some sorts to help …EnschedeLAB
Expand your Mind exhibition
Perceive the new familiar.
Whether we are working in a corporate business, drafting policies for the local municipality, a researcher or student at UT, or (almost) retired; we all deal with certain s…INCENTIVE
Citizen Science is a growing field where researchers, civil society and citizens come together to participate in scientific research. The European Commission granted 1,5M Euro to a pan-European conso…Keeping Talent in Twente
Monitoring groundwater levels
From left: Patrick Spijker (Enschede council), Jeroen van Ingen (Things Network Twente), John Klaver (VRM), Rient Heerink (UT), Anne Dijkstra (UT) and Maya van den Berg (UT). Timothy Sealy (Things Ne…NWO Project: Responsible Smart City Design
NWO Project: Smart Culture - Creative Cities
Anouk Geenen/JM Castano
The growing municipality of Amersfoort – which is already home to 155,000 residents – stands on the brink of major change. Its mai…PHTR Conference
PHTR conference 2020 | understanding the relations between humans and technology
The Philosophy of Human-Technology Relations conference (PHTR) was a four-day conference loaded with interesting and i…Preventing collisions with deer
In Overijssel, there are still too many traffic collisions with roe deer. A student team from DesignLab is helping the province prevent collisions in the future and has, after data research, put a nu…Proposal on establishing a monitoring system and analysis protocol to estimate the population of wild boar in Overijssel
DesignLab and the province of Overijssel have joined forces to undertake an exciting project aimed at monitoring the density of wild boars in the region. Our goal is to estimate the population of wil…Research Cleaning Industry
RAS | Robotics in professional office cleaning
DesignLab entered into a collaboration with the Council for Industrial Relations in the Cleaning and Window Cleaning Industry, to explore the possible u…RRI2SCALE
RRI2SCALE | Responsible Research and Innovation Ecosystems at Regional Scale for Intelligent Cities, Transport and Energy
The University of Twente, represented by DesignLab joined forces with the Pro…Safety Region
safety Region | enough talk, now let's do it.
This project was a series of workshops that show the future of the Medical Assistance Organisation in the Region (GHOR).Senior Maker Movement
senior maker movement | helping the elderly with maker technology
The Senior Maker Movement is a project focused on helping the elderly to live more independently through maker technology. The goal …Sheltersuit: Urban Safety Kit
A high tech suit for the homeless
Sheltersuit - a water repellent and windproof suit with removable sleeping bag for refugees and the homeless – will receive an update. With the help of electronics, …Spongeworks
Full Name: Co-creating and Upscaling Sponge Landscapes by Working with Natural Water Retention and Sustainable Management
Duration: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2028
Goals of the project: SpongeWor…Transforming Policy
Transforming Policy is a project aimed at increasing the societal impact of research and enhancing the knowledge base for regional policy development.
The primary objective of Transforming Policy is…University Innovation Fellows
University innovation fellows | the changemakers of the future
UIF is an educational programme given by Stanford's d.School. It trains students in design thinking and empowers them to become change-m…Wetropolis. Decision, participation, education and outreach with physical and augmented hydrological models
Wetropolis is a collaborative project focused on local climate adaptation, aiming to develop innovative methods and solutions through the integration of physical and augmented hydrological models.
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