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While, until recently, the term dual-use set alarm bells ringing, TU Delft and the Ministry of Defence praise it as something positive, notes Sander Otte. But dual-use is far from harmless, he says.
Being the only woman in a male-dominated environment can be intimidating, as Parisa Ghanoni Bostanabad has found. She draws inspiration from someone who seems to be empowered by this very situation and hopes to pave the way for future generations.
We must keep political and scientific debate as separate as possible, writes Birgit van Driel. Expertise should guide the scientific debate, so that expertise and personal opinions do not become intertwined.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz demonstrates once again that we should not rely on fossil fuels for our energy supply, writes Alex Nedelcu. If you consider a career into the fossil fuel system: according to him it’s a lost cause.
The last CERN Summer School for now will start next week as TU Delft will stop the Honours Programme. The interest was just as big, but it was hard to get the mission across to the participants, says Dap Hartmann, the co-organiser. This could be because of the magical CERN acronym that generates different reactions among students.
While Mirte Brouwer was learning to read, the current generation of politicians was benefiting from the profits of Groningen gas, cutting back the Dutch military, and buying affordable homes. My generation will bear the cost, she says. Perhaps it is time to start splitting the bill?
The Academic Career Track is supposed to be a clear academic career path, but the reality is quite different, as Britte Bouchaut observes. Because the criteria have become more flexible and personalised, they have actually become less precise.
In their first Delta column, Jutta Van Gestel, drawing on their own experience, sees that AI will never replace the intense thought processes and creativity of the human mind.
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