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‘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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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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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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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.

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Inspired by nature: new method to separate proteins

UT scientist Saskia Lindhoud and PhD researcher Jéré van Lente from the Faculty of Science and Technology developed a ground-breaking method to separate and isolate proteins in complex chemical mixtures. Their method, inspired by living cells, may have important applications in recycling, wastewater treatment as well as in the chemical and food industries.

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Turning nanodroplets into microbubbles

University of Twente researchers have developed an ultrasound-based method to turn nano-sized liquid droplets into gas-filled microbubbles. The technology can have important implications for therapeutic drug delivery and the treatment of tumors.

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UT research: ‘EU needs an integrated approach to travel measures’

‘Should I stay or should I go?’ That was the working title of a paper by UT researchers focused on travel in Europe during the pandemic. The research, recently published in Journal of Travel Medicine, highlights the need for a standard set of travel measures in the EU. ‘Now it’s time to reflect and see what we can do better in the future.’

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‘A peek into the mind of a burglar’

UT researcher Iris van Sintemaartensdijk has spent a lot of time in prison. The PhD candidate used Virtual Reality (VR) to interview almost 200 criminals across the Netherlands, aiming to determine what happens inside the mind of a burglar. Next week, she is defending her doctoral thesis, contributing to the ‘Virtual Burglary Project’.

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Better ways to store renewable energy

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, worth €1.5 million, define a milestone in a scientist’s career. This year, three young UT researchers are celebrating this achievement. In a triad of stories, they each describe their ‘high risk, high gain’ projects. Part 3: Christoph Baeumer, whose research can provide better understanding of how to store renewable energy more efficiently.

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Methods to help women breastfeed

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, worth €1.5 million, define a milestone in a scientist’s career. This year, three young UT researchers are celebrating this achievement. In a triad of stories, they each describe their ‘high risk, high gain’ projects. Part 2: Nienke Bosschaart, who works on new methods to help women breastfeed.

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How fast are icebergs melting?

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, worth €1.5 million, define a milestone in a scientist’s career. This year, three young UT researchers are celebrating this achievement. In a triad of stories, they each describe their ‘high risk, high gain’ projects. Part 1: Sander Huisman, whose research aims to fully understand melting and dissolution in turbulent flows.

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Towards a better treatment of epilepsy

Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve, one of the twelve cranial nerves, can be an effective treatment for epilepsy. However, this method does not work for all patients. To predict if a patient can expect improvement by this stimulation, UT professor and clinical neurophysiologist Michel van Putten and his team, are looking for clues in long-term brain activity patterns, using self-learning analytical software.

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Getting to the bottom of it

PhD candidate Lieke Lokin does not have to wander far from the office to find out how the subject of her research manifests itself in the outside world. They can even be found in the babbling brooks on campus: river dunes. She tries to get to the bottom of what goes on under the surface of rivers.

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(Tot op) de bodem uitzoeken

Ver hoeft promovenda Lieke Lokin niet te struinen van kantoor naar de plek waar de onderwerpen van haar onderzoek zich in de buitenwereld manifesteren. Zelfs in de kabbelende campusbeekjes zijn ze te vinden: rivierduinen. Wat er zich onder het oppervlak van rivieren afspeelt, dat probeert ze tot op de bodem uit te zoeken.

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