TU Delft scientist Sophie Hermans, who is building the world's first quantum network at QuTech, is one of fifteen nominees for the title of greatest scientific talent in the Netherlands and Flanders. The election is organised by science magazine New Scientist and is intended to give young scientists a platform for their research. The nominees
According to a report by the Rathenau Institute, Dutch citizens have slightly more trust in science on average than they did three years ago. However, opinions are becoming increasingly divided. Every three years, the Rathenau Institute surveys Dutch citizens about their trust in science, the judiciary, the media, government and other institutions. On a scale
Nobel Prize winner Andre Geim must hand in his Dutch passport, according newspaper de Volkskrant. He lost his right to Dutch citizenship after acquiring British nationality twelve years ago. Andre Geim, who was born in Russia, worked for many years at Radboud University and was celebrated in 2010 as the Dutch Nobel laureate. Speaking to
This Friday, research funding organisation NWO has awarded the highest honours in Dutch science. Judith Pollmann and Thijn Brummelkamp will both receive a Spinoza Prize, while Ingrid Robeyns and Ilse Aben will both receive a Stevin Prize. The four will each receive 1.5 million euros. Judith Pollmann (top left), Thijn Brummelkamp (top right), Ingrid Robeyns
On its 217th anniversary last week, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) appointed seventeen new members. One of them was Professor of Remote Sensing Pieternel Levelt (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences). Levelt’s research focuses on the quality of the air we breathe. From space, she investigates air quality, greenhouse gases and
Last week, the European Rail Research Advisory Council announced that Dr Chen Shen won the award for Best PhD Thesis in the field of railway research in Europe. The prize is awarded to encourage research on advancing railways in Europe. Dr Chen Shen completed his PhD in 2023 at the Railway Engineering section of the
For the first time, a fully autonomous drone has defeated human competitors in an official drone race. A team of students and researchers from TU Delft claimed victory at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi last weekend, outpacing not only 13 other AI teams but also professional human pilots. The Delft drone flew using
Academics who are the first in their families to go to university, do not always feel at home at universities. In a report, the Young Academy says that making the unwritten rules more explicit would help. Drawing on interviews with 12 academics, the First but not least report shows that first-generation university students sometimes have
Datasets disappearing, funding cuts, American colleagues too afraid to answer the phone – many stories are circulating about the consequences of the new US science policies. How are researchers in the Netherlands experiencing the impact of the Trump administration? Investigative journalists from different Dutch media outlets are working together to uncover the concrete effects of
Of the 43 Vici grants awarded Friday by NWO, four were for TU Delft scientists. Of the 369 applications, 12 percent were honored, slightly more than last year. Utrecht University won the most grants, six. Two of the Delft grants go to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. Jan van Gemert is
