From murder to dismissal: Scholars at Risk counted 409 attacks on academic freedom in 66 countries last year. More than last year. The Netherlands is also mentioned.
Why is scientific research poorly reproducible? With a little support from the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Reproducibility Network was set up last week.
Fluid dynamicist Dr Koen Muller filmed fish at Blijdorp Zoo. Not for a family video, but for his PhD research. It turned out it wasn’t as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
How much fuel can a motor vessel save with wind propulsion? The self-funded interfaculty WASP research programme will find out over the next four years.
Last month outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf had a seat at the table of TU Delft staff involved in open science. It was a closed meeting but Delta spoke to the attendees afterwards.
Past cabinets have implemented few effective climate policies and this must change soon, write twelve prominent Dutch climate scientists in a letter.
To increase knowledge security, screening of researchers from outside Europe is in the making. Not a good idea, says KNAW President and TU Delft professor Marileen Dogterom.
Do you want to discuss TU Delft’s ties to the fossil fuel industry? You can do so from November onwards. The outcomes should lead to recommendations to the Executive Board.
The KNMI presented new Dutch climate scenarios on Monday. TU Delft climate scientist Herman Russchenberg and KNMI researcher Sybren Drijfhout: “Extremes determine livability.”
