University of Twente

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The HTSR research group of the research institute MIRA (University of Twente), the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the University of York have just signed an international research collaboration investigating the clinical and economic … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — During Euromembrane 2015, the largest membrane conference of Europe, two members of the Membrane Science & Technology group were awarded for their work. Jordi Moreno, PhD student in the group, received one of the three oral … Read the full press release →

A team of researchers and public engagement experts have been awarded four million euros by the European Commission to inform strategy for responsible research and innovation. Aberdeen, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) agenda has become … Read the full press release →

Research consortium can make the development of medicines faster, cheaper and safer Enschede, Netherlands, 19-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nine research institutes and industrial partners today announced their intention to join forces in the field of organ-on-chip technology. The establishment of the hDMT … Read the full press release →

As of October 2015, dr. Mirjam Bult will be appointed as the new Vice President of the Executive Board of the University of Twente. She will succeed Kees van Ast, whose appointment period as a member of the Board ends … Read the full press release →

Researchers from the University of Twente have developed a ranking for the transparency of the use of water by the 75 largest listed companies in the Netherlands. The list is headed by Heineken. Such a list did not previously exist. … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of students from the UT’s Creative Technology programme is one of eight teams nominated for the SpinAward for Young Talent, a pitch contest for talented young people. The SpinAwards are prizes for creative concepts … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, recently announced that it will grant five ‘Technology Area subsidies’ to chemical sciences researchers who closely cooperate with the corporate sector. Within one of the approved projects, Guido Mul … Read the full press release →

Prof. dr. ir. George Vosselman (1963) has been awarded the Photogrammetric (Fairchild) Award 2015 by the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). The award is given annually by the scientific association to a member who has delivered outstanding … Read the full press release →

Enschede, Netherlands, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mathematics student Loes Knoben recently managed to visit all S-Bahn stations in Berlin in the fastest way possible, namely in 15 hours and 4 minutes, a new record. In order to achieve this, she programmed a … Read the full press release →

UT study: Charcoal production by Al-Shabaab increases in survey area Enschede, Netherlands, 11-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Despite a UN ban on the export of charcoal, charcoal production is the main source of income for the Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Because the area … Read the full press release →

Still a few months to go, but preparations for CuriousU 2015 are in full swing. This will be the first festival edition Summer School in the Netherlands. On Monday, the organizers of the eight-day festival (11 to 18 August in … Read the full press release →