Most TU Delft Venis for quantum research Last week NWO (the Dutch Research Council) announced the Veni grants for early-stage researchers. Five of the seven TU Delft Venis are for quantum technology. The granting of the research grants ran differently this year: first because of corona and then due to a hack at NWO.…
500 student houses in Rijswijk The municipalities of Delft and Rijswijk have signed an agreement for the development of student housing in Rijswijk. In a joint press release, both municipalities state that at least 500 affordable homes will be built for students. These houses are to be constructed on a campus to…
Delft students make Christmas single The Delft student band On y va has released an English-language Christmas single about ‘the other side of the holidays’. The song ‘Wish Myself a Happy Christmas’ is about missing someone special and the sadness that goes with it. The students think that the lockdown can reinforce that…
No doctorate after defence A Tilburg external PhD student has to undergo a resit. Her thesis had already been approved, but during the public defence – normally a formality – things went wrong. Emeritus professor Jan Vranken strongly criticises (in Dutch) the Dean of the Faculty of Law, who presided over the graduation…
Delft Campus station energy-neutral The first energy-neutral railway station in the Netherlands, Delft Campus, has been officially in use since Monday 20 December. The 810 solar panels on the roof are to generate as much energy as the station consumes: an average of 187 megawatt hours per year. According to the municipality, this…
Hoeveel jongeren gaan er in september studeren? Voor opleidingen met een selectie moeten ze zich uiterlijk op 15 januari aanmelden. Maar is dat wel slim nu de basisbeurs in september 2023 terugkeert? Of de terugkeer van de basisbeurs echt tot een dip in de aanmeldingen zal leiden, zal deels afhankelijk zijn van de hoogte van…
Complaint concerning vegetarian canteen at Architecture The AgriFacts Foundation has submitted a complaint to the Scientific Integrity Committee (CWI) of TU Delft. The foundation disputes the calculations of the climate profit of the vegetarian canteen at the Faculty of Architecture. (Photo: TU Delft) ‘Here we go again…’, says Prof. Dr. Ir.…
Scabies outbreak in two Delft student houses Scabies was detected in two Delft student houses in November. The skin disease, caused by a mite, causes allergic reactions such as itching and red bumps on the skin. Although they are extra alert on outbreaks of scabies, according to the GGD Haaglanden it is…
700 million for higher education The new cabinet wants to spend 700 million euros extra per year on ‘further education/research’. The universities are counting on this money, because the amount comes on top of the new fund for research and science (five billion euros in ten years). The 700 million euros are…
Going to lectures with corona symptoms At the Utrecht faculty of social sciences, half of the students with corona-like symptoms simply attend lectures, a random survey has shown. The faculty council finds the results “shocking”. Of the 470 students who completed the questionnaire, half have come to campus with a cold or…
