Now that important academic data in the United States of America may disappear, a large group of European academics have started duplicating and sharing that data. Henrik Schönemann, the initiator, is even looking beyond this. “Universities must have digital sovereignty.”
Swimming for 17 hours in an unpredictable sea. This august TU Delft alumnus Winnifred Noorlander will swim the huge distance of the English Channel. She is doing this to raise awareness about brain health. “There are a lot of misconceptions about the treatment and after effects of concussions.”
With cancelled workshops and inaccessible datasets, Trump’s blows to American science are also reverberating in Delft. Climate scientists in Delft are concerned and are calling for a more targeted science policy. “The USA is leaving a gaping hole behind. Those of us in Europe need to fill it up.”
Did you know that Jupiter emits radio waves? The artist Katarina Petrović, who is now exhibiting her work in the TU Delft Library, transformed these wavesto in poetry. By combining art, language and science, she holds up a mirror to scientists. Petrović believes that this is badly needed at TU Delft.
On the evening of Monday 10 March, you can immerse yourself in the For Real ‘theatrical radio show’ at TU Delft. The performance’s starting point is the intellectual undermining of women, explains Andrea Voets, harpist and the conceiver of the show. “People say that they see it as a hopeful show, but for me it is very dark.”
An investigative article by Delta about the experiences of current and former TU Delft staff members of the lack of social safety leads to shocked reactions. Trade unions and the Student and Works Councils insist on measures that go beyond the plans published recently, and on real participation. The Minister also responds.
According to a university spokesperson, no security guards in plainclothes walk around the campus of TU Delft nor has the university ever considered doing so. “We use two parties who are always recognisable. Our regular campus security is provided by G4S. But event security is also always recognisable,” said the spokesperson. Commotion arose on Monday
Despite the shortage of student rooms, this summer Delft has five student rooms less: the Lorna te George student house is no longer open. And this may make a beer bottle collection of almost 1,700 bottles homeless. Delta spoke to the first and last resident of the student house.
A workshop on making friends, a Dutch lesson, an explanation about the Dutch health insurance system, preparing to cycle in the Netherlands. Participants in the Introduction Programme (IP) could choose out of 11 workshops to get to know the Netherlands and TU Delft.
