Houben: Delft University Library was start of development TU Delft Library celebrated its 25th anniversary on 15 May 2023. During the festivities, architect Francine Houben shared her thoughts on ‘the library of the future’ in the heart of the Delft University Library. She was working on that theme then and she still is…
Supervisory Board has a new member As of June 1, Tennet CEO Manon van Beek will join the Supervisory Board of TU Delft, the Executive Board (CvB) announced on Monday in an e-mail to TU staff. Van Beek was nominated by the Works Council and the Student Council, after which she was…
Marina van Damme Grant awarded twice Winner Mei Ling Tan and University Fund director Jasper Peterich. On the screen behind them Oleksandra Ivashchenko and Ludovica Cassina. (Photo: Roy Borghouts) The Marina van Damme Grant was awarded to Delft alumni Mei Ling Tan and Oleksandra Ivashchenko on Thursday. For the first time, the…
New party enters Student Council Dé Partij will enter the Central Student Council with one seat. This is at the expense of Oras, which drops from six to five seats. Lijst Bèta remains at four seats. This is what the central election committee reports. Oras also lost a seat last year,…
Men obtain PhDs cum laude twice as often Across all disciplines, men obtain PhDs cum laude almost twice as often as women. It also appears that male candidates are more likely to do so the more men there are on the assessment committee. This is stated in a pre-publication of a study…
Millions for TU Delft-led radar project The TU Delft-led PHARA consortium will receive millions of euros in funding from NWO. The researchers are developing a new type of radar that can observe the entire sky in a few seconds, to study how particles grow in clouds and rainfall and to observe large movements…
Concrete Canoe Race on May 13th Study association U-Base (for master students of Construction Materials and Structural Engineering at CiTG) is organising the Concrete Canoe Race in the weekend of 12 to 14 May, with the actual races on 13 May in Delftse Hout. The event is open to all, but there is…
Discussion developing hydrogen market The Eco-Runner team presented its hydrogen passenger car Eco XIII on Tuesday evening, May 2nd. The team’s goal is to make the world’s most efficient hydrogen car, and the students aim this year to drive at least 2,056 kilometres on a kilo of hydrogen. After the presentation an expert…
Minister Dijkgraaf: bsa down to thirty credits To improve student welfare, Education Minister Dijkgraaf wants to take the pressure off by adjusting the binding recommendation on the continuation of studies (bsa). If secretary he gets his way, students will only have to obtain 30 out of 60 credits to continue their studies, instead…
‘Review strike’ at Oxford University lecturers in the United Kingdom have stopped reviewing work to force better working conditions. They acknowledge that some students may be delayed as a result. The British union University and College Union, which represents 70 thousand staff at 145 institutions, called on its members on April 20…
