Rowing and universities have gone hand in hand for over 150 years. Yet only now do we have the tools and knowledge to examine exactly which muscles drive the rowing stroke. “Thus we can analyse the rowing stroke in detail,” says postdoc Tom van Wouwe.
We’ve got internationalisation under control, say universities. But then politicians need to drop the idea of a ‘language test’ for bachelor’s programmes. In the Randstad (the western part of the country, Eds.), all psychology degrees are going back to Dutch – that’s the universities’ promise. Utrecht’s economics bachelor is switching to Dutch too. On top
From the moment he started studying, Frido Smulders was fascinated by innovation. Fifty years on, his enthusiasm is burning brighter than ever. On 9 May, he reads his valedictory lecture. “Innovative organisations need to offer safe spaces for expression.”
The devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in 2023 was their call to action. A group of students with ties to Turkey designed a house that can withstand an earthquake. Now, it’s ready for transport.
They’re becoming more and more common: large sea-going vessels with short, thick masts. These masts rotate on their axis, generating thrust, which saves fuel and reduces CO₂ emissions. A research programme in Delft is exploring this technology.
TU Delft has decided to stop posting on X. An announcement by the Communications Department on the intranet states that from 24 March, TU Delft’s X account will be inactive for at least three months.
Universities and universities of applied sciences are launching more new programmes than they are discontinuing, says Minister Eppo Bruins. It’s one of his arguments for forcing them into joint discussions. But is his count accurate?
The glass-walled CoCreation Centre at The Green Village was the setting for the finals of the Best Climate Action & Energy Research Awards on 18 March. Nine candidates presented their work, and two emerged as winners: Jorrit Bleeker and Lifei Yan.
In the early hours of Sunday 16 March, the 30 metre high Wilhelmina Tower in Valkenburg collapsed. How could this happen? Delta asked Rob Nijsse, Professor of Structural Engineering for Buildings and Bridges.
The Delft Hyperloop team was named the winner of the KIVI Engineering Student Team 2025 award last week and also took home the Audience Award. The award ceremony of the Royal Society of Engineers (Kivi) took place on Wednesday 12 March at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, in the presence of Princess Beatrix, Princess
