Who would dare to speak out critically when there is a risk that your university might pass your name on to the police? In times of democratic erosion, universities should not go along with the status quo but should resist, argues Sander Otte.
As a student at TU Delft, death may be the last thing on your mind, Jenna Pfeifer writes. While death is one of the few certainties of life, it is still one of the hardest things to talk about.
Spring this year has an extra sparkle, writes Birgit van Driel. She welcomes the new Executive Board and looks forward to a new leadership season.
Rather than increasing the number of women in the technical academic world as a means of achieving gender equality, what if every woman who starts her career, teamed up with a male academic counterpart? This is what Parisa Ghanoni Bostanabad proposes in her first column for Delta.
At Hester Bijl’s inauguration as Rector Magnificus, Dap Hartmann mainly heard empty words. He offers a suggestion on how she might turn those words into decisive leadership.
How can we be optimistic about militarisation at TU Delft when we are incapable of calling things as they are? PhD candidate Nicholas Johnston is not. In this opinion peace he argues that the debate is misleadingly framed.
Under the guise of maintaining public order, criticism is being stifled, notes Alex Nedelcu. At TU Delft, you don’t even have to commit a crime to be reported to the police.
Britte Bouchaut is surprised about the new doctoral defence ceremony. As a major player in technology and innovation, TU Delft is getting stuck on the medieval role of the beadle.
At an introduction market for international students, Mirte Brouwer noticed something surprising: among the university services there was also a commercial company trying to recruit customers. But that they had paid to be there was not immediately clear. According to her, the organisers have a responsibility here.
