The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 2 million euro Consolidator Grants to 37 researchers from Dutch institutions. Four of them are affiliated with the TU Delft.
The government’s proposed cuts to education and research will falter in the Senate, the opposition parties warn. But judging by Tuesday evening’s debate in the House of Representatives, the four ruling coalition parties do not seem overly concerned about that prospect. “For now, we are putting national security first.”
D66, CDA and JA21 say they will use their power in the Senate to halt many of the proposed government cuts in education and research. Their announcement comes as the House of Representatives gears up to debate the budget for education, science and culture.
Mario Draghi’s call for massive investment in research and innovation seems to be falling on deaf ears, as the EU is set to slash its research funding by 130 million euros next year. A further two billion euros is expected to be cut over 2026 and 2027.
Vocational schools and higher education institutions are set to receive a total of 81 million euros in government funding over the next two years to train more technical workers for the microchip sector – as quickly as possible. Educational institutions in the Delft region will share 9.4 million euros.
In the run-up to the large demonstration on Monday against the cutbacks in higher education and research, a petition is circulating. It has been signed 56,800 times so far.
Two Members of Parliament from the Nieuw Sociaal Contract (NSC) party are stepping down: Rosanne Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk. Interim parliamentary leader Nicolien van Vroonhoven announced their departure following the party’s weekly meeting. The resigning MPs will return their seats to the faction. Their resignation follows last Friday's cabinet crisis, when NSC State Secretary Nora
Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik will receive 200,000 euros in recognition of her fight against scientific misconduct. According to the German Einstein Foundation, her work has helped to raise awareness of research fraud. After completing her PhD in Utrecht, Elisabeth Bik worked at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) for a number of
This academic year, Dutch universities saw a 6% drop in international bachelor’s students – and this is before the strict Government plans came into effect. The UNL university association fears an ‘indiscriminate slash and burn’.
A judge has wiped the student debt of a woman who was the victim of identity fraud. The Minister of Education ‘stuck to a rigid stance for too long,’ according to the ruling. In 2022, several suspects were convicted of identity fraud. Using the DigiD accounts of 48 people, they applied for student finance. They
