‘To empower women through knowledge and innovation’

Did you know that diseases manifest differently in women than in men, and that female patients are more likely to have a negative reaction to medications? In order to provide adequate care for women, a multidisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Twente has formed a new Women’s Health cluster.

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De UT-pijler Women’s Health

‘De positie van vrouwen versterken door kennis en innovatie’

Wist je dat ziekten zich bij vrouwen anders manifesteren dan bij mannen? En dat vrouwelijke patiënten vaker slecht op geneesmiddelen reageren? Een multidisciplinaire groep onderzoekers aan de Universiteit Twente werkt in een nieuw cluster Women’s Health aan verbetering van de zorg aan vrouwen.

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19 / 08 / 2022

New materials to develop energy efficient computers chips

With a new NWO funding of 20 million euros for the coming 10 years, Professor Alexander Brinkman, of the Faculty of Science and Technology, will focus on using new materials to develop energy efficient computer chips. This may open doors to massive energy savings in computing and data management and may boost the development of quantum computers.

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27 / 07 / 2022

Better climate change adaptation in Europe

‘We need a systemic climate change adaptation in Europe. We are already experiencing the results of not having such an integrated approach,’ say UT researchers Gül Özerol and Erwin Nugraha. They both worked on a recently completed European project ‘C5a’, which aims to make Europe more resilient in the face of the changing climate.

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Injectable hydrogel that supports the healing of damaged cartilage

New hope for osteoarthritis patients

Marcel Karperien, professor at the department of Developmental Bioengineering, developed an injectable hydrogel to repair damaged cartilage and potentially prevent the onset of osteoarthritis. Together with his colleagues from TechMed Centre, UMC Utrecht and Hy2Care, he optimized the gel to make it suitable for use in humans.

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07 / 07 / 2022

‘Getting the Vidi is about the effort it took to achieve it’

‘Plastic pollution is a tremendous challenge. We are eating and drinking plastics without even realizing it,’ UT scientist Jimmy Faria Albanese explains why his Vidi research revolves around chemical recycling. His goal is to develop new catalytic materials and processes that can ‘upcycle’ plastics into added value chemicals.

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06 / 07 / 2022

Vidi winner Roelof Rietbroek: ‘We can get more done and make larger steps’

‘My Vidi project is related to droughts, an extremely relevant topic - and not just scientifically,’ says Roelof Rietbroek, one of the two UT scientists who were awarded the Vidi grant of 800,000 euros this year. The researcher uses satellite data to investigate water cycle changes.

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20 / 05 / 2022

De fiets onder de loep

Dat hij ook buiten de deur kan werken, is voor Mario Boot een van de belangrijkste redenen om dit promotieonderzoek naar de impact van nieuwe fietstechnologieën te doen. En als zelfverklaard fietsliefhebber wil Boot graag zijn eigen proefpersoon zijn. ‘Fietsen doe je uiteraard buiten en dus gaan wij, als onderzoekers, ook naar buiten om een beter inzicht in de praktijk te krijgen.’

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20 / 05 / 2022

Ride along

Being able to work ‘out of office’ was one of the main reasons why Mario Boot decided to start his PhD research, which focuses on measuring the impact of new bike technologies on user experience. And as a self-proclaimed cycling lover, Boot is more than happy to be his own test subject. ‘My research revolves around bicycles. Cycling naturally happens outside, and so we, researchers, also spend time outside to get a better insight into the real-life environment.’

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Balancing energy supply and demand

SlimPark on campus: demo-site for energy transition

By better matching the consumer demand with energy supply from solar and wind, Johann Hurink, Professor of Applied Mathematics, develops smart solutions for an optimal use of these forms of energy. The first demo-site, SlimPark on campus, shows how solar energy can be utilized most efficiently.

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29 / 04 / 2022

Improved cell cultures for medical applications

To alleviate the shortage of tissue donors, Assistant Professor Julieta Paez is developing improved in vitro cell cultures to eventually grow complete tissues. Her research theme, Biological Molecules & Networks, is part of Mesa+ institute’s new Molecules Centre. Paez: ‘I am inspired by natural biochemical processes, but also by my colleagues from the Centre.’

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20 / 04 / 2022

‘Coronapandemie benadrukt belang goede wetenschapsjournalistiek’

Anne Dijkstra, assistant professor Science Communication aan de UT, doet binnen het Europese project ENJOI onderzoek naar wetenschapsjournalistiek. Samen met burgers, journalisten en onderzoekers wil ze een manifest opstellen voor goede wetenschapscommunicatie- en journalistiek. ‘Maar ik vertel journalisten niet wat ze moeten doen.’

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19 / 04 / 2022

Emotions as a food lie detector

Customers often decide which product to buy based on ‘feelings’. Daisuke Kaneko, PhD researcher at the UT, studied how emotions could be used to predict food choices – and how this differs across cultures. The doctoral candidate in the Human Media Interaction group is defending his thesis tomorrow.

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UT-onderzoek op Bonaire

Hoe belangrijk is het mangrovebos voor kustbescherming?

In tropische regio’s kunnen mangrovebossen bescherming bieden tegen overstromingen, en dat is mede door de klimaatverandering geen overbodige luxe. Op Bonaire probeert UT-promovendus Rik Gijsman van de vakgroep Marine and Fluvial Systems te berekenen wat de beschermende waarde van zo’n bos precies is, maar dit blijkt geen gemakkelijke opgave.

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21 / 03 / 2022

How important is the mangrove forest for coastal protection?

In tropical regions, mangrove forests can offer protection against flooding. Partly because of climate change, this is not just a luxury. UT PhD candidate Rik Gijsman of the Marine and Fluvial Systems department is trying to calculate the exact protective value of such a forest on Bonaire, but that is easier said than done.