For the first time in years, people are once again on their way to the Moon. The next steps are to land and to actually start building there. However, construction is not so straightforward. Moonquakes may prove to be more disruptive than previously thought. This is evident from the research on which Anne van der Pauw graduated this week at Civil Engineering & Geosciences.
If everything goes according to plan, four astronauts will travel into space for a trip around the moon toninght at 0:24 a.m. (Netherlands time). Is this Artemis II mission the beginning of a new era in space travel? Students at Space Oasis Delft are already preparing for the next step: “I might even go to Mars myself one day.”
On Wednesday, Mayor Alexander Pechtold ceremonially opened a new educational cleanroom at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on the Delft campus. The aim is to train more technical staff for the semiconductor industry.
Queuing for Coffee Star, the food truck, or – like last week – at the polling station is, of course, never fun. Or is it? Can standing in line be fun? What does it depend on? Delta takes a closer look at standing in line.
Over the past decade, academic freedom has declined in many countries. This includes the Netherlands, where perceived safety on campuses is a particularly prominent issue.
Bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment: large numbers of female PhD candidates encounter unwanted behaviour during their doctorate, according to new figures from Statistic Netherlands (CBS). “This is genuinely very worrying,” says the PhD Network Netherlands (Promovendi Netwerk Nederland).
The National Contact Point for Knowledge Security currently warns people not to report suspicious individuals by name, to protect their privacy. A new bill aims to remove this obstacle.
Sea levels are not always calculated accurately, according to a major comparative study by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Deltares in Nature. In some places, sea levels are up to a metre higher than previously thought. This means that millions more people are coming into the danger zone. What went wrong? Elevation modeler Maarten Pronk explains.
It has been postponed several times, but soon people will be going to the moon again. Does this offer hope for Delft students who want to become astronauts? André Kuipers answers 5 questions and has 10 tips for students dreaming of a career as a space explorer.
The departments involved at TU Delft do not wish to disclose which collaborations with Israeli partners have been identified. They only mention numbers. Nine months ago, the Executive Board decided to refrain from establishing new ties and to reassess existing ones. That review is ongoing, and as far as those involved are concerned, only general information will be released.
