The first weekend gave us an easy start. Especially with the additional holiday on Monday we had a lot of time to wander around the city. On Tuesday, however, our life changed drastically.

Over 400 experts visit TU Delft for the 15th European Turbulence Conference this week (August 25-28, 2015). Invited speakers come from Italy, Sweden, the US and Russia.

Duizenden mensen komen in aanraking met een deurwaarder omdat ze hun studieschuld niet op tijd afbetalen. De informatievoorziening moet beter, vindt het Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg.

Gringo, it appears our name has preceded us. We have heard it several times in only a couple of days. Maybe our Brazilian friends are also reading our blog, or maybe we are just too obvious at being a white tourist. Even in Rio de Janeiro we definitely stand out with our blond hair and blue eyes.

The Netherlands could soon see small self-driving buses gracing Dutch roads, thanks to a project called ‘WEpods’. The project is the joint effort of the province of Gelderland, Wageningen University & Research Centre and TU Delft, and there are hopes that the six person automated vehicle will be permitted to drive on Dutch roads.

In 2011 TU Delft Professor Sabine Roeser graced the TEDxDelft stage and gave a talk about the importance of emotion for the ethical evaluation of risky technologies, as well as their potential to develop better technology.

After eight strong strokes, RISE’s rowing boat rose out of the water on its hydrofoils. Four strokes later it collapsed back into the choppy water of the Schie.

Conferences on activation analysis and nuclear methods in life sciences have been scheduled to coincide. Dr. Peter Bode drew them to Delft.