The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has tightened its rules on AI. Notably, when applying for research funding, scientists are not allowed to ‘arm themselves against' covert assessments by chatbots. Last year, NWO already stipulated that assessors are not permitted to use generative AI when assessing grant applications. By uploading them to an AI
[Update March 17, 2026: On the final day of the Winter Games, Kampschreur won his third gold medal in the slalom] At the Winter Paralympics in Cortina, Italy, Dutch sit-skiers Jeroen Kampschreur and Niels de Langen have won multiple medals in recent days, partly thanks to an invention developed in collaboration with researchers from Delft:
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
Quantum computers use qubits, which can take on many values and can be zero and one at the same time. The promise is that this enables them to calculate much faster than a conventional computer. Although quantum computers currently often consist of only a handful of interconnected qubits, eventually there will need to be many
Thirteen researchers from Dutch knowledge institutions have secured a Proof of Concept grant, the European Research Council (ERC) announced this week during a second award round. Researchers at TU Delft did not receive any grants in this round, but they did manage to obtain three during the first phase. In total, the ERC has awarded
An additional €165 million is needed annually to keep the Dutch digital infrastructure for research up to date. This is according to research funder NWO and ICT cooperative SURF. If this does not happen, Dutch science will quickly fall behind. Over the past ten years, the computing power of Dutch supercomputers and digital networks has
Now that negotiations for a new Dutch cabinet are underway, interest groups are bombarding informateur read-more-closed read-more-open Sybrand Buma with their wish lists. The National Student Union (LSVb), university association UNL and the Social and Economic Council (SER) have done the same. What are their wishes for higher education and research? The LSVb keeps it
Men are more likely to receive a PhD “with honours” than women, even when there is no scientific reason for this. That is why the University of Twente decided on Wednesday to discontinue this designation. This makes it the first Dutch university to scrap cum laude for PhD candidates. The new rule will take effect
TU scientists Cees Dekker, Pier Siebesma and Leo de Vreede have been awarded synergy grants for the research projects they are leading. The grants are worth up to €10 million and will run for six years. In total, the European Research Council (ERC) is making €684 million available to 66 international teams. The grants are
