http://www.universiteittwente.nl/organization/news en-US http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/vertrek-hans-kuipers Prof. J.A.M. Kuipers, director of research at the research institute Impact, will leave for TU Eindhoven, where he will hold a chair in process technology. Some members of staff from his group will also accompany him to Eindhoven. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/vertrek-hans-kuipers http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/scientists-unlock-the-migration-mystery-of-the-golden-takin The golden takin is a large plant-eating mammal that lives in the mountains of China. Each season it migrates up or down the mountain. Until recently the reason behind its complex seasonal migration pattern was a mystery. But researchers Tie-Jun Wang and Andrew Skidmore of the University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation believe they have at last cracked the secret. The golden takin does not simply follow sources of readily available food, like other herbivores. It deliberately seeks out sunlight during the cold winter months. The researchers’ findings recently made the cover of the prestigious Journal of Mammalogy. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/scientists-unlock-the-migration-mystery-of-the-golden-takin http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/prof-reinhoudt’s-100th-phd-student Prof. David Reinhoudt bade the University of Twente farewell in 2007, yet he is celebrating another milestone this week. Xuexin Duan, Reinhoudt’s 100th PhD student, will defend his dissertation today at the Faculty of Science and Technology. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/prof-reinhoudt’s-100th-phd-student http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/opening-icrisp-onderzoekscentrum-aan-de-ut The new iCRiSP research centre at the University of Twente opens its doors on 11 February. The centre, which forms part of the Institute for Behavioural Research (IBR), combines the University of Twente’s research into Conflict, Risk and Safety Perception. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/opening-icrisp-onderzoekscentrum-aan-de-ut http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/seven-new-programmes-in-the-twente-graduate-school In September 2009 the Twente Graduate School started with six graduate research programmes that consist of a coherent and integrated master's and doctorate course that runs over a period of, at most, six years. Such a graduate research programme educates students to be researchers in fields of expertise for which high quality research is carried out at the UT. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/seven-new-programmes-in-the-twente-graduate-school http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/strategische-besluitvorming-in-een-neergaande-bedrijfstak The importance of the industrial sector as a driving force behind economic growth and employment in the Netherlands is steadily shrinking. The textile industry - as one of the larger branches within the sector - has been a forerunner in this process of de-industrialization. Only a handful of textile companies have won this battle for survival. These are the conclusions reached by H.J. Hesselink in his dissertation Strategic decision-making in a declining sector, which he defended on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 at the Faculty of Management and Governance at the University of Twente. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/strategische-besluitvorming-in-een-neergaande-bedrijfstak http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/gasleidingen-(1) The first plastic gas pipes in the Netherlands were made of hard PVC and fitted from the sixties up to the mid-seventies. Their lifetime was originally estimated to be 50 years. Now, 50 years on, their lifetime is proving to be longer. However, there is no method for determining the residual lifetime of these pipes simply and cheaply. To this end, Roy Visser of the University of Twente has developed a measuring technique which gas grid operators can use to determine their replacement policy. Visser received his PhD from the Faculty of Engineering Technology on 22 January 2010. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/gasleidingen-(1) http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/mindwalker Together with TU Delft and various other institutions, the University of Twente’s MIRA research institute is to start work on the development of a new robotic suit. This suit is intended to help people with spinal injuries, for example, to walk again. The legs of the robotic suit receive signals from the patient’s brain, which are relayed by a specially developed helmet. A prototype suit should be ready in three years’ time. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:00:00GMT /news/mindwalker http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/huygens-scholarship The prestigious HSP Huygens Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to study an entire master programme at the University of Twente. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/huygens-scholarship http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/eit-ict-labs-wint-europese-race-om-innovatie-van-ict The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Budapest has selected EIT ICT Labs to secure a leading role in information and communications technology (ICT) for Europe. EIT ICT Labs is a consortium of businesses, universities of technology and research centres in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Germany and France. The decision is a direct result of the Lisbon Strategy of 2000, under which European leaders agreed to make the European Union into the most competitive and innovative knowledge economy in the world. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/eit-ict-labs-wint-europese-race-om-innovatie-van-ict http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/ut-closed-during-holidays All buildings are closed during the holidays (Friday, December 25 until Friday, January 1). Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/ut-closed-during-holidays http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/itc-wordt-zesde-faculteit-ut As of 1 January 2010, the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) is to become the sixth faculty at the University of Twente (UT). Both parties see great advantages in the integration, both at national and international level. As a result of the integration, ITC will be more firmly embedded in the Dutch academic education system, while the UT expects to be able to profit from ITC’s international network. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/itc-wordt-zesde-faculteit-ut http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/interview-philip-brey---ethics-and-technology Within the framework of the information meeting of the Twente Graduate School for the students an interview with Philip Brey, programme leader of the Programme Ethics and Technology was published in the UT News of 26 November. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/interview-philip-brey---ethics-and-technology http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/bètaleerlingen-in-6-vwo-halen-hoog-internationaal-niveau Science pupils in their 6th year at Dutch secondary schools have chalked up impressive scores on an international maths and physics test at pre-university level. The Dutch pupils performed particularly well in physics. Yet compared to other countries, relatively few secondary school pupils in the Netherlands take maths and physics at the highest level. These are the results of TIMSS Advanced 2008, an international study into the educational level of pupils in the final year of secondary school. The results were published today by TIMSS and the PIRLS International Study Center of Boston College. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/bètaleerlingen-in-6-vwo-halen-hoog-internationaal-niveau http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/geluidshinder Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident that his device will be used in the transport and industrial sectors within a matter of years. He will defend his thesis on 26 November 2009 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/geluidshinder http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/venture-lab-subsidie-engels Venture Lab Twente, a new breeding ground for knowledge-intensive companies, has been awarded a €2.4 million subsidy. The joint initiative by the University of Twente and Saxion University of Applied Sciences offers ambitious, high-tech starters an overall package comprising training and coaching, an extensive network and facilities. The subsidy has been awarded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the EU-funded ‘GO Gebundelde innovatiekracht’ programme. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/venture-lab-subsidie-engels http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/onderzoeker-ut-verbetert-waterzuivering Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are waste water treatment plants in which the separation of active sludge and purified water takes place by means of membrane filtration. A big problem with MBRs is that the membranes in question become fouled. Perry van der Marel of the University of Twente and Wetsus have developed a measuring method and used it to improve MBRs. This will reduce the costs of operating MBRs and raise water yields. Van der Marel obtained his doctorate at the University of Twente’s faculty of Science and Technology on 18 November 2009. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/onderzoeker-ut-verbetert-waterzuivering http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/verbetering-van-hoeveelheid-energie-uit-water The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki of the University of Twente and the Wetsus centre of excellence for sustainable water technology has further refined the method that is most commonly used to generate blue energy in the Netherlands. This method produces three to four times as much energy as previous processes. Długołęcki’s doctoral defence will take place on Wednesday 18 November at the Faculty of Science and Technology. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/verbetering-van-hoeveelheid-energie-uit-water http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/pardem The main purpose of PARDEM (PAR = Particles/DEM = Discrete Element Method) is to improve large-scale industrial designs and processes. For this PARDEM will provide and develop the underlying science. A multi-scale approach will relate particle and contact characteristics to predictions of industrial processes and make it possible to assess and establish the validity of DEM through a combination of fundamental theory, simulations calibration tests and validation experiments. The PARDEM project will also provide high quality training to a group of young researchers, contributing to the development of a new generation of multidisciplinary researchers able to work within the newly emerging supra-disciplinary field of the Discrete Element Method (DEM) for computational simulations of granular processes. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/pardem http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/nocitrack- Ten of thousands of patients suffer chronic pain as a result of operations, and this continues even after the wounds caused by the operation have healed. Researchers from the MIRA research institute – the University of Twente’s Research Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine – have now developed a portable system that can be used to measure patients’ sensitivity to pain. The readings show which patients are likely to suffer chronic post-operative pain. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/nocitrack- http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/erc-grant-wilfred-van-der-wiel Wilfred van der Wiel, newly appointed Professor of Nanoelectronics at the University of Twente, has scooped a major research grant from the European Research Council. This will enable him to carry out research for the MESA Institute for Nanotechnology into the use of molecules as building blocks for new generations of chips. The grant is 1.75 million euros. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/erc-grant-wilfred-van-der-wiel http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/onderzoekers-kunnen-polarisatie-in-nanostructuren-gericht-manipuleren Researchers from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, working with American researchers, have succeeded in using an electrical signal to control both the elastic and the magnetic properties of a nanomaterial at a very localized level. This opens up new possibilities for data storage with very high data densities. Their findings are to be published in November in the leading scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/onderzoekers-kunnen-polarisatie-in-nanostructuren-gericht-manipuleren http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/botvorming Jojanneke Jukes of the University of Twente has succeeded in growing bone tissue with the help of embryonic stem cells for the first time. Initially, she had been looking for a suitable carrier material for the formation of cartilage. It thus came as a total surprise when the cartilage then developed into bone. Jukes’ doctoral defence will take place on 22 October at the Faculty of Science and Technology. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/botvorming http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/venturelabokt VentureLab Twente (VLT) is the business development support programme executed by the University of Twente and Saxion. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/venturelabokt http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/isme-2009 Over 500 international students from the four Enschede institutes of higher education attended the International Students Meet Enschede (ISME) event on Saturday 26 September. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/isme-2009 http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/ontzilten-kan-schoner-met-innovatieve-membraantechnologie American Water, Vitens, RWB Water Services, University of Twente and WE Consult have launched a project on innovation in desalination technology. The ´Clean Operator´ project is co-funded by subsidiary SenterNovem and aims to reduce the costs, environmental impact and carbon footprint of desalination. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/ontzilten-kan-schoner-met-innovatieve-membraantechnologie http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/ivanova Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/ivanova http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/interviewing-ethnic-suspects The effectiveness of behavioural strategies that detectives use during investigative interviews depends on the suspect’s cultural background, according to research carried out by psychologist Karlijn Beune of the University of Twente. Evidently, arguments based on logical reasoning are most likely to succeed with non-ethnic suspects, while nice behaviour has a more positive effect with ethnic suspects. Beune is due to obtain her doctorate on 1 October at the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/interviewing-ethnic-suspects http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/beta-research-school The Beta Research School for operations management and logistics has again achieved certification for the next six years. The research school is a partnership between the TU/e and the UT and focuses on research assistants who want to research operational processes further. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/beta-research-school http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/renewing-education Teachers must be given a central role in designing the curriculum, says educationalist Adam Handelzalts in his doctoral research. As part of his research, he followed twelve teams of teachers in two schools which had been given the task of developing a new teaching programme. The findings of the research suggest that it is beneficial to involve teachers in designing a new teaching programme. Teachers also need a range of support during this process. Handelzalts was recently awarded his PhD by the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences of the University of Twente. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/renewing-education http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/magnetic-resonance It is now possible to analyse very small samples using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Thanks to a specially constructed detector, a ‘stripline’, greater sensitivity can be achieved while maintaining the same level of resolution. This means that this analytical technique is also suitable for measuring fluids which are only available in very small quantities such as plant extracts or fluid samples from extremely small organisms. The new technique has been developed by Jacob Bart, a PhD candidate from the University of Twente. He carried out his research at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and his doctoral defence will take place on 24 September at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Twente. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/magnetic-resonance http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/researchcontract-utbp The University of Twente (UT) will contribute to the Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Exploratory Research Program (ExploRe) from the energy company BP. In this program, researchers examine methods to increase oilfield production by approximately 10 percent. The Physics of Complex Fluids group (PCF), led by Professor Frieder Mugele, and was chosen from numerous research groups throughout the world. The contract lasts five years and the research group will receive more than €4 million from BP. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/researchcontract-utbp http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/3tu2009-09 In the interests of the Dutch knowledge economy, the three universities of technology (Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente) in the Netherlands intend to further intensify and extend their partnership in the 3TU.Federation. This is announced in the federation’s ‘Strategic Plan 2009-2012’ which is published today. However one condition is that the government provides financial support for the joint initiatives of the three universities by providing annual funding of 65 million euro. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/3tu2009-09 http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/high-tech-high-growth VentureLab Twente is the business development support programme executed by the University of Twente and Saxion. For ambitious individuals and/or teams, who want to start, or reorganize their company into, a 'high-tech high-growth" company. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/high-tech-high-growth http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/quieter-wind-turbines Halve the sound wind turbines make without any energy loss. Placing saw teeth on the blades of wind turbines is now possible. The saw teeth are designed by Stefan Oerlemans of the University of Twente and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR). Oerlemans first studied the sounds wind turbines made and then used this knowledge to design the saw teeth and halve the noise. Oerlemans graduates with a PhD from the Faculty of Engineering Technology on 4 September. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/quieter-wind-turbines http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/new-website Monday 31 August, the new University of Twente website went live. The website has a new look and feel and a lot of new functionality. Some of these are already available, others, such as My University, will be added soon. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/new-website http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/student-intakes-increase "Universities are unable to handle the increased intake of new students", screamed the headlines after the IB-Group (Informatie Beheer Groep) announced the initial student pre-enrolment figures. A record number of students pre-enrolled for a bachelor’s programmes at Dutch Universities. The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) called the increase 'dramatic' and expected financial and organizational problems. But what about the University Twente’s intake? How many new students are we expecting and can we handle it? Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/student-intakes-increase http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/ctw-lecturer-wins-prize Students have named Jan Willem Drukker as the best lecturer at the University Twente. Drukker currently teaches Design History, and during his career has taught at several universities and in five different faculties. And in every faculty he has been awarded the Education Prize. He is incredibly proud of winning this prize here at the University of Twente. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/ctw-lecturer-wins-prize http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/erwin-seydel-at-lowlands Erwin Seydel stood at the front of a packed lecture theatre last Sunday. Not at the University of Twente, but in a tent at the Lowlands festival. To hundreds of young people, he presented a lecture questioning, how to be happy. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/erwin-seydel-at-lowlands http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/marine-sand-waves The seabed consists of sand waves, that is underwater dunes that can move at speeds of up to 100 meters per year. To ensure that ships do not become trapped in sand waves, the Royal Navy constantly observes the location of sand waves on the North Sea seabed and then updates charts accordingly. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/marine-sand-waves http://www.universiteittwente.nl/news/students-litter-robot The newly established robotics centre, a cooperative project between the University of Twente and industry partners, has recently completed their first concrete project. A third-year student project produced a machine that can recognise and clean up cans, bottles and other street litter. The Stichting Nederlands Schoon (Foundation for a Cleaner Netherlands) was so enthusiastic that the robot is coming on the market. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00GMT /news/students-litter-robot