Scientists block streets over climate policy     Some 50 scientists demonstrated near the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin on Tuesday 18 October. They demanded a speed limit on German highways and the reintroduction of the popular 9-euro ticket for public transport.   A group of 30 academics blocked the entrances…

Professor participates in fencing championship   Professor Pavol Bauer in Zadar. (Photo: private collection) Terug naar Nederlands   In everyday life, Professor Pavol Bauer heads the energy storage and conversion group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. But last week, Bauer spent in a…

Covid self-tests at service points     The number of Covid infections is on the rise and so TU Delft is using the intranet to remind its employees of the basic measures that are still in place: wash hands, cough and sneeze in the elbow and stay home in case of symptoms.   The latter…

Dewis veroordeelt ‘de gewelddadige aanvallen op burgers en studenten tijdens de protesten die volgden op de dood in gevangenschap van Mahsa Amini’ en is solidair ‘met alle vrouwenrechten en de vrijheid van meningsuiting’. Dat staat in een solidariteitsverklaring (English only) van dit netwerk van vrouwelijke wetenschappers aan de TU Delft met vrouwen ‘en…

TU Delft student to advise United Nations     Delft physics bachelor student Fenna Timsi (21) has been elected youth human rights and security representative. Over the next two years, she will gather young people’s ideas and opinions and offer them to policymakers, such as those of the United Nations General Assembly.   Fenna Timsi.…

Community service penalty for treasurer who tampered with club funds      A former treasurer of Enschede student swimming club Piranha was given community service last month. He took money from the club’s coffers that he invested in cryptocurrencies.  His master plan turned out differently than hoped and he lost over 7,500 euros. The former…

Unconventional coastal protection proposal     TU Delft, HKV lijn in water and RoyalHaskoning DHV have presented a new plan to protect the southwest of the Netherlands against sea level rise.    Impression of the Holland barrier at Hoek van Holland. (Illustration: Ties Rijcken and Koen Meijman)   The conventional approach would mean significant dike…

Meeting: empathising with Iran     What is it like to live under an oppressive regime like the one in Iran? What happens when, as now, part of the population turns against such a regime and takes to the streets to demand change? During a meeting on Thursday 13 October, some Iranian PhD students at…

Study debt interest rate to rise to 0.4 per cent     From January, the interest rate on study debts will rise to 0.4%. This will raise the monthly amount for lenders. The rates are likely to rise faster next year.   For six years now, students and former students have had to pay no…

Mud plus dung makes eco house     If you want to build affordable, durable and desirable houses, consider mixing clay or mud with dung to use as a building material, says Dr Yask Kulshreshtha. He defended his PhD thesis on Thursday, 6 October 2022.   “People here tend to think that earthen houses are…