Highlights
Sustainability at the University of Twente
- Climate change is heading for a global humanitarian crisis, scientists conclude in the latest IPCC report
- How can we collect more solar energy on a cloudy day? Rebecca Saive in Universiteit van Nederland.
- Nature is declining fast. Time for a reappraisal? UT researcher Esther Turnhout wrote about it.
Technology in healthcare at the University of Twente
- Professor Marcel Karperien and his colleagues are testing a hydrogel for cartilage repair on humans for the first time.
- Together with patient organisations and companies, UT scientists are working to improve home tests.
UT scientist Jos Paulusse uses special nanoparticles to cure mosquitoes in the battle against malaria.
Digitalisation at the University of Twente
- Together with Meta AI, UT researchers develop 'digital humans' that learn complex movements.
- Marianne Junger investigated online fraud. No less than one in six people have to deal with it.
- The computer of the future is inspired by the human brain. The HYBRAIN project is working on this ultra-fast and highly efficient computer.
More news from our scientific themes
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NXTGEN HIGHTECH invests €38 million in new technology solutions for future kidney patients
ROC Twente, University of Twente and Saxion raise awareness of Sustainable Development Goals
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 receives Erepenning
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.
Resilience Reflections #8: Reconsidering Human Resilience
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.
UT launches new campaign to raise brand awareness
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.
Events
28Sep
Will you join us at the language café?
28Sep
Keti Koti Table
28Sep
The Keti Koti Table in Enschede's city hall
05Oct
Artificial Intelligence - beyond the hype
06Oct
Alumni Talks 2023
09Oct
Official Opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Centre
10Oct
Flow for future (I)
12Oct
Guest Lecture Prof Nigel Brandon - Dean of Engineering at Imperial College
12Oct
A new Milkyway: from cow to soybean
13Oct
Bachelor Open Day (on-campus)
Corporate announcements
UT in the media
University of Twente in the international media
- Working mothers 'feel more guilt than fathers' because of 'internalised gender stereotypes, study findsThe Daily Mail - 12 November 2022
- This summer's droughts in the Northern Hemisphere were made at least 20 TIMES more likely by climate change, study findsDaily Mail - 5 October 2022
- Shutting down the internet is another brutal blow against women by the Iranian regimeThe Guardian - 26 September 2022
- Scientists Asked Students to Try to Fool Anti-Cheating Software. They Did.VICE - 8 September 2022
- Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab lawThe Guardian - 5 September 2022
- Fire of Love – the radical passion of Katia and Maurice KrafftABC Australia - 2 September 2022
- New Approaches Needed To Support Digitization Of HealthcareForbes - 14 July 2022
- The state of higher education internationalisation after COVIDUniversity World News - 21 May 2022
- Its Hard To Believe That A Bunch Of Dutch Students Put Together A 200 HP All-Electric Race BikeTopSpeed - 3 May 2022
- Netherlands Invests in Photonic Tech Firms to Create New National Chip ChampionNews18 - 15 April 2022