Symposium and talkshow on knowledge security Why is knowledge security important, how should a researcher or university guarantee it and how do TU Delft’s ‘industrial research partners’ view it? That is the subject of the English-language symposium ‘Knowledge Security: Why, how and the industrial perspective on collaboration’ that will take place in the…
Global support recognition and rewards We need to start ‘recognising and rewarding’ scientists in a different way, say 65 research funders from around the world in a joint statement. The distribution of research funds should not just be about numbers of publications and citations, but about ‘broad and holistic ways of recognition and…
The IO Festival on 2 June will not be held at Industrial Design Engineering. This was decided on the day that the preparations would start. “It was a hard pill to swallow.”
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…
DWH, the Delft LGBT+ student association was flooded with messages of support after their rainbow flag was set on fire on 7 May. The suspect reported to the police.
The Inspectorate of Education’s examination into transgressive behaviour at TU Delft is in the analysis phase. The latter’s finances are also being examined.
Director leaves over ‘difference of opinion’ Communications Director Joost Ravoo is leaving TU Delft after more than four years. Reason is a ‘difference of opinion about the execution of the job with the Executive Board’. This is stated in an e-mail sent to Deans and Directors at the end of April. What…
