Scientists block streets over climate policy Some 50 scientists demonstrated near the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin on Tuesday 18 October. They demanded a speed limit on German highways and the reintroduction of the popular 9-euro ticket for public transport. A group of 30 academics blocked the entrances…
Kilometres of historic documents are kept at TU Delft. For History Month, Delta delved into how the TU Delft archive came about.
New board members for PNN Anneke Kastelein (LUMC) is new chair of the Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN), the interest group for and by PhD students. She succeeds Meaghan Polack, who is leaving the PNN board after two years. PNN has also recruited four other new board members for the coming term. Marije…
Dutch only Een petitie tegen rente op studieschulden is in een paar weken tijd meer dan 100 duizend keer ondertekend. De handtekeningenactie is gestart door studentenorganisaties LSVb en FNV Young & United. De rente die (oud)studenten bovenop hun studieschuld betalen, staat al jarenlang op 0 procent, maar minister Dijkgraaf (OCW) stelde in juni…
Delft’s Municipal Council members want TU Delft to consult them about the plan to grow to 40,000 students spread across several campuses. “Do not forget us.”
Protest against gas extraction Wadden Sea Scientists from Scientist Rebellion will protest against gas drilling under the Wadden Sea in The Hague on Wednesday 28 September. The government will soon decide on a new permit for gas drilling under the Wadden Sea. University of Twente assistant professor Guus Dix is one of…
Duwo hopes to start building 660 student housing units on Heertjeslaan, on Campus South, next academic year. That is far from the city, but safety has been considered.
Total student debt 25.7 billion euro In seven years time, the total study debt in the Netherlands has doubled to 25.7 billion euros. Among young people, study debts of EUR 20.000 are now normal, new figures from CBS show. As of September 2015, the basic grant was abolished for new students in…
Two TU Delft students are well underway with their ImmunoWars card game. While they thought up the game before the Covid crisis, the pandemic strengthened their mission.
New Head of Academic Heritage Museum director Charlotte Rixten (29) will become the new Head of Academic Heritage at TU Delft on 1 November, writes newspaper De Gelderlander (link in Dutch). Rixten is currently Director of Museum Villa Mondriaan in Winterswijk, where she joined the company in 2019. She thus became – like…
