Ten National Technology Strategy action agendas unveiledThe Netherlands wants to accelerate development in ten key technologies that are crucial for our economy and societal resilience. On Monday, 26 January 2026, the ten action agendas for the National Technology Strategy (NTS) were officially presented during a high-level event, titled Action Agendas for the National Technology Strategy – Innovation in action for our future. The event was organised by the Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Key Enabling Technologies (KIA ST). UT is involved in all ten agendas. As a knowledge partner, as an educator of future talent and as a developer of technology that moves beyond the lab, but is tested and applied in practice.Read more
50 million euro European Quantum pilot P4Q launchedAcross a dozen European countries, a new European pilot will be started in 2026: Photonics for Quantum (P4Q). In this project, a large consortium is working on ways to make photonic chips for quantum applications more reliable and scalable. The coordinator of P4Q, Pepijn Pinkse (University of Twente, NL): "Ideas that currently remain in the lab can grow into really useful devices more quickly."Read more
Ten National Technology Strategy action agendas unveiled
50 million euro European Quantum pilot P4Q launched
UT leads €8 million national sodium-ion battery research
New spin-off: Sabratha
ERC Consolidator Grant for Dr Felix Gunkel
Controlling quantum states in germanene
Guide dog in training at MESA+
A new route to optimise AI hardware
UT to develop ultra-pure laser light
Bubbles as the future of medicine
Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicals
Small chip, grand mission: searching for signs of extraterrestrial life
