Twelve universities of applied sciences are receiving one or more RAAK public grants of up to €375,000. The grant will enable lecturers and other researchers at these universities to spend two years working on solutions to a wide range of societal issues. They will do so in collaboration with public partners, such as hospitals, local
There must urgently be guidelines for dealing with AI in science, says the Rathenau Institute. Incorrect use ‘undermines the reliability of scientific knowledge and trust in science’. The call is a response to a report in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, which describes how AI is advancing science in various disciplines. But there are many risks associated
What do sugar, gravel, flowers and fish have in common? They are all poetic names for different types of shallow clouds. According to climate researcher Pouriya Alinaghi, these cloud patterns are not only beautiful but also influence the climate and should therefore be included in climate models. Climate researcher Pouriya Alinaghi (CiTG) is fascinated by
Should it be possible to obtain a PhD at a university of applied sciences? The ruling VVD party wants to block the plan, but with a political majority, the government is free to press ahead with recognising the professional doctorate. The government wants to introduce two new titles: EngD and PD, or ‘engineering doctor’ and…
Scientific publications are increasingly available free of charge to everyone. But universities warn that this shift towards ‘open access’ is being held back by VAT rules, following a court case they lost. (Photo via Canva) The Dutch Tax Administration has won a court case concerning the VAT rate for scientific journals: when are they allowed
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
