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Csaba Daday: research like bridge and chess

Glow in the dark proteins sound artificial and futuristic. But they aren’t. Csaba Daday came all the way to Twente from Romania via Iceland to work on theoretical models that explain this natural phenomenon. So what are they? Why is it important? And also, how does it compare to chess?
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Niels Baas: 'we need to talk'

The Internet is where all the bad things happen. Grooming, sexting, cyber bullying, you name it. Our children are naive creatures who need to be protected from all of this. Or is it? Niels Baas strongly disagrees. ´Parents need to learn how to talk with their children again.´
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ITC joins GEO network

The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) has recently joined the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), a voluntary partnership of governments and international organizations focused on the growing potential of earth observation. ITC-professor Freek van der Meer explains the faculty´s participation in GEO.
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Mehmet Demirel: the Rhine man

Meet the Turkish man who cycled along the rhine, initiated Dutch toastmasters and already achieved his ‘nirvana’ publication before finishing his PhD. Mehmet Demirel will defend his thesis on low flows in the rhine this month. And yes, his short thesis presentation will be in Dutch.
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Fabienne van der Kleij: learning takes you places

Where other students can’t wait to see the day when they won’t have anything to do with tests anymore, Fabienne van der Kleij made it the topic of her PhD. Finishing 19 December, she has become an expert in how feedback in computer-based assessments can contribute to better learning results. It took her to Tel Aviv and Paris, and Brisbane awaits her.
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Annelies Geerts: champion of the double PhD’s

She is the first Phd to get a doctorate degree from the University of Twente and the catholic University of Leuven. she is also the first to get a Phd education certificate in the Innovation & entrepreneurship track of Twente Graduate school. annelies Geerts’ study on effective innovation strategies in established companies is innovative in itself.
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'Social sciences just as useful for society as technology subjects'

It’s time to bin once and for all the stereotypical assumption that Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine research (STEM) is more useful for society than Social Science and Humanities research (SSH). Research by UT employee Paul Benneworth has shown that both SSH and STEM are useful for society. He urges policymakers to take that issue more seriously. ‘They must be made aware that it is not better per se to invest in STEM research.'
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'Enschede: A leader in Urban Green Space'

Have you ever used the city parks here in Enschede? If the answer is yes, then you were fortunate enough to use some of the finest crafted UGS (Urban Green Space) around, according to ITC graduate Tahani Elbondira.
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Shaun Lodder: 'I mimic neurologists'

What started out with an intention to replace doctors, resulted in a software program to help them instead. Shaun Lodder summarizes a tangle of data into a manageable frame to diagnose epilepsy faster and easier. Not afraid to take on an extra challenge, he wants to develop a business from it, too.
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ITC hosts conference about urban development

So, you find yourself in the midst of a large group of urban development experts, geographic information system (GIS) planners, and project managers? You must be at the N-AERUS / GISDECO Conference that ITC and UT are hosting Thursday till Saturday. Here, researchers from all over the world discuss the issues of urban development in developing countries and mastery of GIS systems and mapping related to the developing worlds major crises.
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Aidin Niamir: 'Politics impat nature'

Would it not be great to observe things like vegetation, temperature and elevation and know what species are near you? ITC PhD candidate Aidin Niamir collects this knowledge from experts to create a model on the distribution of species. But he is worried.
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Anthony Ohazulike: on his way with no regrets

His father taught him perseverance. That trait took Anthony Ohazulike from a small Nigerian town to a PhD position in Twente, winning many awards and honours on the way. Who is he? And what does he know about road pricing?
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