Delta is looking for a sports editor! Are you a student with an above-average interest in sports and some experience with writing and/or video? Do you know what’s going on in the Delft student sports world and do you want to create interesting stories about it for our target group, your fellow students?…
Lecturer allowed to copy at most 40 pages Lecturers occasionally copy and scan something for their students. They should start doing that a little less, according to a new agreement between universities and the foundation that manages copyright in education. University lecturers’ digital reading lists often contain links to open access articles…
‘Include Switzerland and UK in European research’ The European Union cannot afford to exclude Switzerland and the UK from its research programme, says a position paper by Neth-ER, the Dutch education and research outpost in Brussels. This position paper is a brochure with views on European research. It is the vision that Neth-ER…
Fundraiser for Ukraine Over a year ago, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine began. And still the war rages on. The Social Hub Delft is therefore organising a fundraiser for Ukrainians in need on Friday 3 March. With a walking buffet consisting of various authentic Ukrainian dishes, a silent auction and a…
Former student demands compensation for data breach A former student of the Arnhem and Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences (HAN) is going to court because his private data became public in a data leak. He is demanding compensation and an admission of guilt from the institution. While still a student in 2021,…
New grant for long-term research Research financier NWO’s new Summit grant will provide financial security for research consortia that are among the world’s best for ten years. Six to seven projects stand a chance of winning 40 million euros in funding. For the next ten years, a total budget of 188 million…
Three solar challenges At first Meet the Energy Leader meeting since corona, no seat remained empty in the Co Creation Centre at The Green Village. Emeritus Professor Prof Wim Sinke (UvA) looked back at the more than exponential growth of solar energy. But Sinke also pointed out the downsides of that growth: …
New climate protest, ín the Aula this time (Photo: End Fossil) Students of End Fossil Leiden and Delft again protested against the presence of the fossil industry at De Delftse Bedrijvendagen on Wednesday 22 February. This time the students were inside the Aula, the career event site. They hung banners with texts…
Three Delft projects get millions Research financier NWO is distributing 140 million euros among nine exceptionally large projects. These are projects that a university or research institute cannot easily pay for themselves. TU Delft is participating in three of these projects. One of the projects is NL-BioImaging, which focuses on advanced microscopy.…
Noise protest End Fossil at aula building Action group End Fossil held a demonstration in front of Aula around 11.30 am on Monday. The occasion was the start of the De Delftse Bedrijvendagen (DDB) orientation days. This career event features energy company RWE, involved in controversial lignite mining in Lützerath, Germany. The organisation…