During the diversity and inclusion week TU Delft has failed to honour just that, PhD candidate Leila Gharavi writes in this letter.
Former Delta columnist Dap Hartmann set out to report his unheated room, but that transpired to be difficult. He expresses his dissatisfaction in this letter to the editor.
Columnist Birgit van Driel believes that the emphasis on passion in science is problematic, and even dangerous. Being free of it would save a lot of problems.
Equal treatment is not an absolute ethical principle, asserts Monique van der Veen. If you stiff-neckedly would stick to it, you would actually not be able to help anyone.
Reducing ‘board months’ is an odd sanction for incidents at associations, says Bas Rooijakkers. In order to achieve cultural change, it is better to punish the perpetrators.
Discussions about students often lead to generalisations about ‘students today’ and what is wrong with the new generation. Bob van Vliet has issues with this.
Two truths and a lie – TU Delft is a technical university, the courses offered are all held to a high standard of scientific rigour, TU Delft is located in the Netherlands.
Our new columnist Birgit van Driel wants an end to the obligatory matchmaking events for scientists applying for funding. There are much more efficient and fun ways to do it.
Teaching students to reflect is a good initiative, but it is a different kind of reflection than what Bob van Vliet hoped for. He has mixed feelings.
