Compensation for data breach A hacker stole personal data of (former) students of the University of Applied Sciences of Arnhem and Nijmegen (HAN). One of them held the institution liable. The court partly agrees with him. Email addresses, social security numbers and notes on disabilities and political affiliations… it is some of…
Firefighting course on campus Escape from a corridor full of smoke and test your security and privacy knowledge during the TU Delft Safety & Security Week. From 9 to 15 October, TU Delft is participating in the national initiative for the sixth time. This year, the main focus is on security topics…
Nobel chemistry prize for ‘quantum dots’ For making colourful ‘quantum dots’, three scientists will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. Their research has been applied in QLED displays, among other things. The distinguished research is at the intersection of chemistry and physics. The researchers discovered that very small crystals change colour…
Five Delft researchers received European Research Council grants. A total of 400 grants have been awarded, 44 of which are to staff from Dutch universities and research institutes.
Interest on student loans will be five times higher next year, according to calculations by newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad. The rate will increase from 0.46 to 2.55 percent. Student organisations demand an interest cap.
Nobel prizes for corona vaccine and electron research Corona vaccine For their research on mRNA, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman receive the Nobel Prize in medicine. Thanks to their discoveries, vaccines against the corona virus arrived at lightning speed. A vaccine trains the body to make antibodies against a virus. Previously, this was done on…
Investigation into inappropriate behaviour in higher education The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has asked Government Commissioner Mariëtte Hamer for advice, claiming too little is currently known about sexually inappropriate behaviour at higher education institutions. At the moment, Hamer is in talks…
Misconduct at Conservatorium van Amsterdam At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, three teachers frequently made sexist remarks. They also groped students and in at least one case there was unwanted sex. The lecturers have since left. This is according to an investigation by platform Pointer. The investigative journalists spoke to former students who…
Radboud University rector steps down with immediate effect Rector Han van Krieken of Radboud University is stepping down early, the university announces in a press release. It was recently revealed that he was found guilty of sexually transgressive behaviour in the past. Van Krieken had planned to leave on 17 October, when…
Dutch only Erik Huisman, tot voor kort admission officer bij Education & Student Affairs van de TU Delft en daarvoor redacteur bij Delta, geeft op 3 oktober in de aula een lezing over zijn leven met kanker. Door zijn ziekte moest Huisman stoppen met werken. Lezingen geeft hij zo nu en dan. Die in…
