A motion to temporarily halt cuts to education and research has been rejected by the House of Representatives. During the General Political Considerations, D66 leader Rob Jetten warned of irreparable damage, such as the scaling back of cancer research and the disappearance of educational programs in the regions. He argued that the cabinet should therefore
A name familiar to many TU students appears on the left-wing Groenlinks-PvdA political party list for the parliamential elections on 29 October. Master's student Abdelkader Karbache is listed at number 72 on the candidate list, the party announced in an email to its members on Thursday. Karbache is listed as a so-called lijstduwer (list pusher):
The new Minister of Education, Culture and Science has apologised to the Dutch House of Representatives for his earlier comments about a rainbow crosswalk. Gouke Moes (BBB) came under fire for his tweets last year about a rainbow crosswalk that had been smeared with swastikas. At the time, he called it “unfortunate on both sides”.
Young researchers from Dutch research institutions have secured 44 European starting grants worth an average of €1.5 million. Five of these researchers work at TU Delft. The five ERC Starting Grant winners from TU Delft are Kristin Kirchner (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, EEMCS), Nadia Haider and Carlos Errando Herranz, (both work
Gouke Moes (33) will be the new Minister of Education. This was announced by BBB on Monday evening. After the departure of Eppo Bruins and other NSC ministers, the two remaining governing parties, VVD and BBB, had to look for successors. Moes became in 2021 politically active for BBB. In 2023 he joined the Provincial
TU Delft scientist Sophie Hermans, who is building the world's first quantum network at QuTech, is one of fifteen nominees for the title of greatest scientific talent in the Netherlands and Flanders. The election is organised by science magazine New Scientist and is intended to give young scientists a platform for their research. The nominees
Sophie Hermans, outgoing VVD minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, will temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science now that Eppo Bruins has resigned (in Dutch). This was announced by the caretaker cabinet on Saturday. The four other ministries of outgoing NSC ministers will also be temporarily taken over by
After a swim of over 17.5 hours, TU Delft alumnus Winnifred Noorlander (31) arrived on the French coast on Sunday. She swam non-stop the 34 kilometres from Dover to Calais without a wetsuit. She did this to raise awareness about brain health. A few years ago, she herself suffered from concussion, which left her barely…
According to a report by the Rathenau Institute, Dutch citizens have slightly more trust in science on average than they did three years ago. However, opinions are becoming increasingly divided. Every three years, the Rathenau Institute surveys Dutch citizens about their trust in science, the judiciary, the media, government and other institutions. On a scale
Nine Dutch universities are among the top 200 in the world, according to the creators of the Shanghai Ranking. TU Delft ranks between 151 and 200. Little has changed for the Dutch universities at the top of the Chinese world ranking. Utrecht is one place lower than last year at number 56, and Groningen has
