Fifteen seconds of walking on a treadmill surrounded by video cameras and an X-ray camera can reveal the type of osteoarthritis that someone has and the best treatment for it. The Mobi Lab was opened on 17 October by Deans Fred van Keulen (TU Delft) and Stefan Sleijfer (Erasmus MC).
Higher education institutions will have increased difficulty in offering courses taught in English. Education Minister Eppo Bruins has written to the House of Representatives informing them that he intends to enforce stricter rules than his predecessor envisaged.
On 17 October, the Reactor Institute Delft will celebrate the conclusion of a 10 year, EUR 130 million renovation. Delta went along to take a look. “It is a thorough modernisation for research,” said RID Director Wim Koppers.
Ten rowing associations are signing a new cooperation agreement with inland shipping companies and the Province of South Holland for improved safety on water. What will the covenant mean in practice?
It is an exciting race for the Brunel Solar Team (formerly Nuna). Between 13 and 20 September, the student team is competing in the Sasol Solar Challenge through the Kalahari Desert to Cape Town. They started in first place but are currently lying third.
The government has abandoned cuts of 215 million euros to the universities’ national sector plans, news platform NOS reports. It intends to scrap starter and incentive grants instead.
Team captain Zhenglang Lu is proud of his robot football team, the Delft Mercurians. Even though they are a new team, they won two games. “This hasn’t happened for years,” says Lu who is looking for new team members.
Last weekend, students shoved a fridge and a bed base out of the window from the third floor of a student dorm next to the building of student association Virgiel. Complaints by residents about falling rubbish have been around for some time.