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Today is SDG Action Day. Today, Saxion, ROC Twente and University of Twente want to draw more attention to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These seventeen key development goals combine to make a ‘to-do-list’ for a future-proof world that we want to have achieved by 2030. They are a collective call to action for a prosperous society, a healthy earth and a vibrant economy. There is only one planet Earth and we need to take care of it. An ever growing number of people are aware of this. However, this can and must be done better. This is why ROC Twente, University of Twente and Saxion are pleased to be joining forces to draw more attention to this. They aim to create more awareness and inspire students and staff to make more conscious choices.

Heleen Miedema received the University of Twente's Medal of Honour on her retirement. It was presented to her during the farewell symposium, which was held on Friday, 22 September.

Recognising the urgent need to respond to rapid societal and environmental change, resilience is one of the University of Twente’s spearheads. As an academic institution, we have a role to play in strengthening the resilience of the social, technological and environmental systems that support us. In this weekly series of the Resilience@UT programme, UT researchers share their personal reflections on current events and trends that impact our daily lives, exploring their implications for resilience. In this issue, Carmen Anthonj questions the generally-accepted view that adversity makes us stronger.

It is one of the major challenges for the University of Twente in the coming years: increasing brand awareness. Only one in two students in the Netherlands knows the University of Twente, despite the fact that the UT scores extremely well in terms of student satisfaction in the National Student Survey and the Keuzegids. To introduce more Dutch prospective students to perhaps the best-kept secret in the Netherlands, UT is therefore launching its new 'Create your own story' campaign this week.