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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.
The Delft Young Academy (DYA) says that assistant professors in the Academic Career Track (ACT) can get caught in the crossfire due to shifting power dynamics. The DYA has identified sixteen cases in which disagreements between ACTs and their PhD candidates or students escalated into social safety complaints. In these instances, procedures were unclear and managers took abrupt action. The DYA is calling for more transparent reporting and investigation processes.
The Communications Department will only be recruiting temporary staff in 2026. The department wishes to retain the flexibility to ‘organise things differently’ once it is clear how it will proceed with artificial intelligence (AI).
In addition to all the developments in Delft, work on Campus Rotterdam is continuing at full speed. The Executive Board has hired an external consultancy firm and the programme team will move into the Groot Handelsgebouw (literally the big trade building) in Rotterdam.
For Delft students, the room shortage is an important issue in the upcoming municipal elections, according to a Delta Instagram poll. All Delft political parties address student housing in their election plans, though this does not always lead to innovative ideas.
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.
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.
Prospective buyers need to be quick to get hold of a secondhand jewel at OWee’s first secondhand market. But it may not work for everyone: “I see a lot of good things! But I don’t have a room so I can’t buy anything yet.”
