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D66 wil open science een duw in de rug geven

De politiek moet zijn volle gewicht achter het ideaal van open science zetten, vindt D66. De partij wil van wetenschappers, studenten en andere betrokkenen horen wat er nodig is.

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Concerns about lack of recorded lectures

The University Council voiced its concerns about the lack of recorded physical lectures. The Executive Board however does not want a central policy, stating that providing sufficient digital alternatives is up to the study programmes themselves.

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Studenten hebben meer psychische problemen door de coronacrisis

Het aandeel jongeren met psychische klachten veranderde nauwelijks de afgelopen jaren. Maar in de coronacrisis hebben studenten het zwaar, blijkt uit nieuw landelijk onderzoek. Voormalig hoogleraar en onderzoeker Peter van der Velden maakt zich zorgen.

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More students with mental health problems because of corona crisis

The number of young people with mental health problems remained mostly stable in recent years. But the corona crisis has made life harder for students, according to a new national study. Former professor and researcher Peter van der Velden has expressed concern.

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No guarantee ventilation issues won’t come up again

The Sports Centre recently announced a partial closure due to insufficient ventilation. ‘Why wasn’t this known earlier?’ asked the University Council at today’s meeting with the Executive Board. According to Mirjam Bult, issues with air circulation remain in the Sports Centre, Vrijhof and on the 5th floor of Carré, but are all being resolved.

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Path cleared for proctoring ‘as last resort’

Both the Executive Board and the University Council agreed this morning that proctoring software can be a ‘last resort’ option, should the crisis take a turn for the worse. Preparations are being made for the use of the software in the second quartile.

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Coronacompensatie voorlopig alleen voor laatstejaars

Halverwege je studie en nu al vertraagd door corona? Helaas, alleen afstudeerders krijgen compensatie. En dat blijft voorlopig ook zo. Een ruimere regeling werd gisteren met één stem verschil verworpen in de Tweede Kamer.

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Corona compensation only for final-year students for now

About mid-way through your studies and already delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak? Too bad, because only students in their final year will be compensated financially. No changes to these plans are expected for the time being. A more elaborate scheme was rejected yesterday by one vote in the House of Representatives.

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Critical materials: how to prepare for the next pandemic?

At the beginning of the Covid crisis, medical face masks were difficult to source. Now test scarcity is becoming increasingly common. What lessons can the Netherlands learn from this? Researchers from the Public Procurement Research Centre, UT and Erasmus received 380,000 euros from ZonMw for an international comparative study into the procurement of critical materials during the corona crisis.

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Peer groups to ensure corona measures on campus

To make sure that everyone on campus complies with corona measures, the UT will introduce a ‘peer way’ of working. Appointed students will keep track of fellow students’ behavior. Teachers will address teachers’ behavior. This was announced by the Executive Board during the University Council meeting in the Horst today.

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Onderzoek naar welzijn eerstejaars in crisistijd

Twee vakgroepen van de faculteit BMS beginnen komende maand een onderzoek naar het wel en wee van nieuwe UT-studenten. Aanleiding is de coronacrisis. Lukt het eerstejaars om te aarden in crisistijd?

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Research into first-year students’ well-being in crisis times

Next month, two departments of the BMS faculty will start a study into the ups and downs of new UT students. In times of crisis, will the first-year students be able to find their place?

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Parkinson-proefpersonen gezocht

Vervolgonderzoek naar trillende sokken

Na veelbelovende, kleinschalige tests onderzoeken het Medisch Spectrum Twente en het RadboudUMC of trillende sokken Parkinsonpatiënten helpen om beter te lopen. Uitvoerend onderzoeker is UT-alumnus Emilie Klaver, die vorig jaar afstudeerde als technisch geneeskundige. Ze zoekt nog zo’n twintig proefpersonen.

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Wanted: Parkinson patients

Follow-up for research on vibrating socks

After promising, small-scale tests, Medisch Spectrum Twente and RadboudUMC are investigating whether vibrating socks help Parkinson patients to walk better. Executive researcher is UT alumnus Emilie Klaver, who graduated last year as a technical physician. She is still looking for about twenty more test subjects.

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P-NUT: ‘Working overtime is considered the norm’

‘The university should be more proactive, not just extinguish fires,’ says P-NUT, the PhD Network of the University of Twente. It’s their reaction to the latest Arbo Unie’s Annual Review 2019, which also mentions the recommendation to ‘offer PhD students readily accessible, ongoing support’.

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Ministers over lerarenbeurs: we zeiden toch dat het niet kon?

Geef afgewezen docenten alsnog hun lerarenbeurs, maande de Tweede Kamer. Maar de ministers hadden al gezegd dat het niet mogelijk was en nu houden ze voet bij stuk: nee is nee.

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