Take care of each other. That message is central to an intranet message from the Executive Board about the flare-up of violence in the Middle East: 'the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran' and 'Iran's missile strikes in the region'. "The images of violence, destruction and casualties are deeply affecting," writes the Executive
On Wednesday, Geothermie Delft's geothermal power plant officially became operational. From now on, part of the campus and three DUWO student flats (Mijnbouwplein, Stieltjesweg and Michiel de Ruyterweg) are now heated with hot water from deep underground. Excavation work for the construction of a geothermal network. (Photo: Nikita Ham) "Opening a new heat source in
Students, staff and other interested parties can play chess against FIDE master Anna-Maja Kazarian at sports and culture centre X on Sunday 8 March, International Women’s Day. The Netherlands’ second-highest ranked female chess player will compete in a simultaneous exhibition against thirty opponents at once. A simultaneous exhibition, or ‘simul’, is an event in which
Visitors to the Delft Career Days have been surrounded by a pungent odour all day. The cause is an oily substance on the entrance doors to the Aula, which has soaked into the carpet. According to the Delft Career Days board, the substance was smeared on the doors upon their arrival at the Aula Monday
To celebrate mathematics, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) is organising a world record attempt on March 3 to form the world's largest human π symbol. The record attempt will not take place on Pi Day, which is on March 14 (3-14), but it will be at exactly 3:14 p.m. The
Free coffee with the new Rector: some 100 TU Delft staff members were up for that last Thursday morning. Hester Bijl had a coffee cart brought to the Aula for the occasion, something she had already announced when she was inaugurated at the Dies Natalis a week earlier. Coffee moment with Hester Bijl. (Photo: Thijs
The fire brigade was called out on Sunday night due to a fire in the old TU building Gele Scheikunde. (Photo: District 8) There was a lot of smoke on Julianalaan on Sunday evening due to a fire in the historic TU building Gele Scheikunde (Yellow Chemistry). The fire started in a small pile of
On Thursday evening, January 15, the TU Library will be closed to students due to a dinner for outgoing rector magnificus and executive board chair Tim van der Hagen. During the day, part of the University Library will be closed for preparations for the dinner. Student council party ORAS calls the timing of the temporary
Are you studying at TU Delft, do you have experience as a photographer, do you own a good camera and do you want to improve your skills in journalistic photography? Then come be a photographer for Delta, the independent news website of the TU Delft! This photograph was taken by student Thijs van Reeuwijk, who
Master’s student Tijmen Snel has secured qualification for the Olympic Games in Milan. At the Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) held in Thialf at the end of December, he recorded the second-fastest time in the 1,500 metres, earning an Olympic starting place. In the 1,500 metres, Snel was beaten only by Joep Wennemars. Wennemars won in
