Activists occupy Leiden University building On the morning after the elections, climate activists occupied two classrooms at Leiden University. Some 50 students from the action group End Fossil Leiden Delft put up banners and demanded that the university cut ties with the fossil industry, reports university magazine Mare (in Dutch). Rector Hester Bijl…
NWO grants increased Due to increased salaries and prices, science funding body NWO has increased the Veni and Vidi grants for top researchers. The change takes effect immediately and therefore already applies to application rounds currently running. Science had been asking for higher research grants for some time. These were less…
AI hackathon on campus Over 100 students participated in Dream Team Epoch’s AI hackathon on the TU Delft campus on Saturday 18 November. They developed an artificial intelligence model that can predict how much biomass is stored in a tree. Team Epoch is an interdisciplinary and international student Dream team that competes in…
Invite a student over for Christmas Do you have room to spare at the table at Christmas? Then sign up for the Christmas Lunch. On Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 December, students who otherwise do not celebrate Christmas can visit the homes of their fellow students or Delft families. This way, they will…
Foreign graduates driven away from The Netherlands International students leave the Netherlands faster after graduation than other countries, a recent survey shows. This is partly because they are given less time to look for a job here. Of the students who came here from outside Europe in 2010, only 12 per…
‘Make inclusive education the norm’ Many universities of applies sciences and universities in the Netherlands endorse the idea that a disability should not be a barrier to education. However, students still encounter practical problems. Elevators that are not accessible to those with visual impairments, entrances impassable for wheelchair users, and unusable…
Warning about scientist misconduct is not easily allowed Universities are not obligated to warn each other about the misconduct of a researcher who moves to another institution. This would run afoul of privacy laws, explains outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf. Last month, Algemeen Dagblad reported on a professor who was dismissed from Utrecht University…
Medical Delta network expands The eleven new faces in the Medical Delta network. Check link below for names and expertises. (Photo: Medical Delta) The inauguration of nine Medical Delta professors and two Medical Delta lecturers (a novelty) was a part of the Medical Delta conference at the Rotterdam Laurenskerk on Tuesday 14…
IT award goes to Delft Employees of TU Delft, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences and Vista College are receiving the SURF Education Award for their exceptional IT contribution to education at their institution. The winners received the prize for educational innovation on Tuesday, during the SURF Education Days in Den Bosch. …
Survey on inclusive language at TU Delft Lijst Bèta wants to find out more about how students and employees experience the use of language at the university. For example, what language do you speak during an event where students and staff of different nationalities are present. Dutch or English? And should lecture…
