New MSc students are welcomed46 New MSc students arrived in Delft in August to follow a summer school course entitled ‘Human activities in the Delta’.

MoviesFilmhuis Lumen:An Ideal Husband, directed by Oliver Parker, thurs to wed, 19:45: Enjoyable romantic comedy based on a play by Oscar Wilde.

Staying in Holland during the summer months? Wondering what to do in July and August when the Dutch go on holiday en masse and much of the country becomes a ghost town? For a magical music experience, check out the three-day North Sea Jazz Festival, which is held on July 14th, 15th, 16th and features many of the stars of jazz, blues, soul, world music..

Opening positron centre DelftThis afternoon a symposium at the IRI will mark the official opening of its positron centre.

In July and August even Holland has days when it’s so warm that – as the Dutch say – “the sparrows fall from the roof.” On such days, Delft offers a possibility for refreshing the body and cooling down overheated brains: the lake in ‘Delftse Hout’, east of the city centre.

Whilst one poster gathers dust in the corner of a TU workplace, another serves as scientific wallpaper in the corridor. A poster on the wall of a department’s coffee room is the academic version of a pin-up in a garage.

MoviesFilmhuis Lumen:Kurt &Courtney, directed by Nick Bloomfield, fri. 15:30: Did Courtney, the scheming, gold-digging bitch kill Kurt? Does it matter? A fascinating pop-documentary neverthelessApollo:Gladiator, thurs to wed, 18:30 and 21:30, also sun.