Delft Young Academy observes that over the past year, TU Delft has made significant progress in promoting social safety. Nevertheless, it believes that a long term strategy is needed, especially in light of the upcoming financial challenges.
The differences between academics in multidisciplinary partnerships goes beyond ‘technical’ and ‘non-technical’ boxes, says Birgit van Driel. She suggests more variation in types of scientists.
Bob Langer is a renowned academic who turns fundamental science into potentially pioneering innovations and sets up companies to bring these innovations to market. Dap Hartmann believes that it is only in this way that science can have an impact on society.
In its new recruitment campaign, the Ministry of Defence is explicitly targeting women as well. They have the same rights and duties as men at Defence. Except in parental leave, Mirte Brouwer notes.
TU Delft’s new policy on collaboration with Israeli institutions does not go far enough. Integrity requires urgent action, not delay, writes a group of TU Delft staff in this open letter. They invite others to join them.
Slaving away on a Veni application while you know that you probably won’t get the grant. Why do we mystify this grant so much? Britte Bouchaut wonders if this could be otherwise.
Ali Vahidi recently stepped down as a Delta columnist, but now that his country Iran has been drawn into a war, he felt compelled to write this letter. He calls on academia in the Netherlands to draw a red line.
How do the Delta journalists do their work? What responsibilities do they have? How is their independence guaranteed? These are all included in the new Editorial Statutes. It is a clear improvement on the previous one, writes Saskia Bonger, the Editor in Chief.
