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Quantum professor and climate activist Sander Otte attended a conference where defence research was a major topic of discussion. He advocates caution, because amid all the geopolitical and military tensions, we must not lose sight of the backdrop against which these developments are taking place: the ever-escalating climate and ecological crisis.
A student asked Dap Hartmann for his opinion on the use of AI for writing a final report. Using AI instead of creating something yourself is plagiarism, he believes. You present something under your own name that did not originate in your own mind.
Alex Nedelcu deplores how the administrators at TU Delft want to save costs. No more money for teaching assistants and PhD candidates, but money for private dinners in a study space for students revising for their exams.
Britte Bouchaut says that it is irresponsible to require physical presence at lectures or exams when a code orange has been issued for the weather. It means that institutions consciously accept risks and make them the responsibility of individuals.
Columnist Jan van Neerven is delighted by the new gender balance on TU Delft’s Executive Board. For him, it marks a good moment to lay down his pen, at least for a while. His farewell column is a look back at a period that is drawing to a close.
How did the new draft code of conduct come about and why does the accompanying questionnaire require some effort from staff and students? The Chair of the code of conduct advisory committee, Cynthia Liem, explains in this letter.
Delft’s association houses are under pressure: DUWO’s new co-optation policy and the drop in private rentals caused by the Affordable Rent Act mean that one of the city’s biggest student traditions may disappear. Mirte Brouwer argues keeping this form of housing alive.
Birgit van Driel is always pleased when staff members are consulted, especially for something as important as the new Code of Conduct. The approach however, is debatable.
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