Unknown individuals have vandalised the main entrance of the Aula. Several panes of glass have been cracked and defaced with the words “Fok Fokker”. Part of the entrance has been closed off until further notice. Visitors can still access the Aula via the right-hand door of the main entrance or the entrance on the Library
On Tuesday 3 March, the Dutch House of Representatives passed a motion to make it possible to give higher professional education (HBO) students a basic grant when they pursue a university master's degree. HBO students will only receive such a basic grant if they choose to pursue a master's degree at a university of applied
The Dutch company Hardt Hyperloop has gone bankrupt. The company was founded in 2016 by former members of the Delft Hyperloop student team. What are the consequences for the current dream team? “It’s especially sad to see a player in the hyperloop sector go bankrupt,” says team captain Elise Terwogt. “But it doesn’t have much…
On Wednesday 18 March, students and staff of TU Delft will be able to plant trees between teaching building 35 and Freezone D, a green strip near the Executive Board office. On that day, the university is organising the “TU Delft Tree Festival” as part of National Tree Day. TU Delft members who want to…
A number of employees at DUO will go on strike on Tuesday, 3 March, joining other civil servants across the country. The National Student Union (LSVb) supports the strike, it said in a press release. Because of the strike, DUO may be less reachable by phone. “There will be people answering calls, as always. It
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
A member of the far-right Groot-Nederlandse Studentenvereniging (Great Netherlands Student Association) in Nijmegen was sentenced last week to two years in prison, one of which is probational, for illegal possession of weapons. The student was arrested last summer on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack. Weapons and ammunition were found in a building near his
What good are innovative new materials if they cannot be used? The new BioBuild Lab at the TU Delft Green Village aims to change that, with construction that started this week. The construction sector is highly polluting. Biobased materials, which are derived from renewable biological resources, should offer a solution. But how well do these
Dutch science funding organisation NWO awards Vici grants to 39 leading researchers. Ten percent of all applications are approved. Delft, like VU University Amsterdam and Wageningen University, has been awarded four grants. The Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros is intended for “highly experienced” scientists. The money will enable them to further expand
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
