KNAW suspends Leiden professor The professor of astronomy discredited for misconduct and intimidation has been suspended by science society KNAW. He subsequently resigned his membership. The professor of astronomy was suspended earlier in October by Leiden University after years of intimidating behaviour. “The message from Leiden University about the seriously undesirable behaviour…
New protest against Wadden Sea gas drilling Nine activists from Scientist Rebellion stuck scientific articles and a pamphlet on the windows of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate on Thursday, 27 October. The participants were protesting against gas drilling in the Wadden Sea. (Photo: Scientist Rebellion) The activists demanded…
On tv for a room The Dutch broadcaster KRO-NCRV is launching a new programme about the room shortage in the Netherlands. In the programme, the broadcaster has students fulfil ‘ludic’ assignments to get a room. ‘Through a ludic assignment, the candidates show their very best side,’ KRO-NCRV writes in a press release.…
Translation in progress The Dutch broadcaster KRO-NCRV is launching a new programme about the room shortage in the Netherlands. In the programme, the broadcaster has students fulfil ‘ludic’ assignments to get a room. ‘Through a ludic assignment, the candidates show their very best side,’ KRO-NCRV writes in a press release. ‘The students who…
Translation in progress The Dutch broadcaster KRO-NCRV is launching a new programme about the room shortage in the Netherlands. In the programme, the broadcaster has students fulfil ‘ludic’ assignments to get a room. ‘Through a ludic assignment, the candidates show their very best side,’ KRO-NCRV writes in a press release. ‘The students who…
Grant available for diversity TU Delft students with a good idea to promote diversity, equality of opportunity and inclusion within TU Delft can apply for a diversity grant until 7 November. The so-called D&I grant funds initiatives by TU Delft students in the field of diversity and inclusion. Think of events, workshops,…
Sinterklaas party on campus After two covid years in which Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) was forced to stay in Spain, he is coming to the campus again in December. Staff association Prometheus organises a Sinterklaas party for all TU Delft employees with young children on Saturday 3 December. Numerous activities will be organised…
Four in five scientific articles for free More and more publications by Dutch scientists can be read for free. Over the past five years, the percentage of open access articles has almost doubled from 42 to 82 percent according to figures from Universities of the Netherlands (UNL). The figures give an impression…
British university staff plans strike Staff at British universities want better working conditions and a higher salary. With the current inflation in mind, union members voted on Monday for a major nationwide strike. According to the British University and College Union, more than seventy thousand staff are ready to go on strike…
Fire in CEG building A fire briefly raged in the Stevin III building of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences on Tuesday morning. The fire started around 6:30 am. After firefighters extinguished the fire, a burned heating element was found. Firefighters disconnected the element and placed it outside the building, after…
