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View allFrom the new Israel policy to painful and heartwarming personal stories. What stuck with Delta’s editors in 2025? You can read all about it in this year in review.
The elective course architecture and colonialism will not be returning, despite a petition to retain it having been signed 200 times. The lecturers are disappointed about a lack of communication and support from the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. The dean states that it was always clear that the course would be a one-off.
Most people take a nap now and then; on the train, on the plane, and in the future perhaps even in a self-driving car. Gerbera Vledder (IO) recently obtained her PhD on sleeping while seated. A perfect moment to examine Delft’s lecture hall seats together with this seated-sleep expert.
Three top athletes from Delft have a chance of participating in the Olympic Games in Italy this coming February. Speed skater and master’s student in technical medicine Naomi Verkerk can earn a spot during the Olympic qualification tournament in December.
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.
The number of women professors at TU Delft remains far below the national average and its own target, even though five years ago that target was considered realistic. What went wrong and how can things be improved? Delta discussed this with Vice-Rector Hans Hellendoorn and Acting Chief Diversity Officer Cynthia Liem.
An open letter from TU Delft student associations about DUWO’s new intended pick-your-housemate-policy got a lot of attention in the local media. Why did they send this letter? “We are worried that the effects of the policy is already decided,” says VeRa (the Association Council) Board Member Lucas van Krimpen.
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.
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