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CRISPR-Cas but different

CRISPR-Cas but different CRISPR-Cas is known as the scissors that enable molecular biologists to make precise changes in the DNA of living organisms. Plant, microbe, human or animal – CRISPR-Cas always works. Last week, PhD student Sam van Beljouw at the Stan Brouns Lab of Bionano Science (AS Faculty), published an article in…

Universities will not close in fourth wave

Universities will not close in fourth wave   Higher education will not close its doors, not even in a fourth wave of Covid. That was what outgoing Minister Van Engelshoven said on Monday at the opening of Zuyd University’s academic year. In extreme cases, the government may make admission tickets compulsory. Then…

Enrolment in universities about the same as last year

Enrolment in universities about the same as last year   According to preliminary counts, the universities of applied sciences will have almost 9 percent less first-year students this year. At the universities, the enrolment remains about the same. The number of first-year students is expected to be as high as last year. That…

Additional teaching rooms in tents

Additional teaching rooms in tents     On Thursday 27 August, the last equipment was installed in two tents on the site of Lijm & Cultuur, located on the Rotterdamseweg. The tents will be available for TU Delft education from the start of the academic year.   Read more under the photo.   (Photo: Jos…

‘Meer plek nodig bij studentenverenigingen’

De Landelijke Kamer van Verenigingen (LKvV) wil dat studentenverenigingen meer leden kunnen aannemen. Door de grote belangstelling in coronatijd moeten ze nu veel studenten weigeren. De introductieweken zijn nog niet eens allemaal achter de rug, maar het is de LKvV al duidelijk: voor het tweede coronajaar op rij loopt het storm bij studentenverenigingen.…

500 orphaned bicycles removed

500 orphaned bicycles removed   Are you back from holiday and you can’t find your bike where you left it on TU Delft campus? It might be stalled in the depot opposite Education and Student Affairs on the Mekelweg. In the week of 23 August, the TU Delft Park Management Department is storing…

Trial: lasers against geese

Trial: lasers against geese Geese are no longer welcome on the IDE square and between the CEGS building and the Bouwcampus because they defecate on the cosy seats near the water, reports the TU Delft Information Office on the intranet. An experiment to chase the animals away will start soon. It will use laser…

Kritiek op heropening hoger onderwijs

Lees in het Engels  Vakbond AOb heeft kritisch gereageerd op de heropening van het hoger onderwijs. Volgens de vakbond is er onvoldoende rekening gehouden met de belangen van docenten. De vakbond heeft afgelopen weekend een enquête onder docenten verspreid om hun zorgen in kaart te brengen. Want de belangen van docenten zijn niet of nauwelijks…

‘Teachers’ interests hardly considered in reopening education’

‘Teachers’ interests hardly considered in reopening education’ The Dutch union AOb is concerned about the reopening of higher education. According to the union the Dutch cabinet has taken insufficient account of the interests of teachers.The union distributed a survey among teachers last weekend to map out their concerns. “For us, the cabinet’s decision came as…