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30 October 2024
TU Delft Campus frontrunner in job growth
Campuses and science parks in the Netherlands are vital for fostering job creation and new business activities. Over the past 6.5 years, 22,000 new jobs have been created by 3,000 companies located on the 20 of the most prominent campuses and science parks in the country. South Holland leads this development, with Delft—a hub for South Holland’s startups—showcasing the highest growth in employment, according to a new research report by Buck Consultants International.
30 October 2024
Pioneering Tech: GovTech, Generative AI, and the hydrogen transition
This week, the latest edition of Pioneering Tech has been released. The cover story of this edition focuses on GovTech: the collaborative development of government technology by public and private sectors. GovTech can better safeguard public values and reduce government reliance on 'Big Tech' companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
29 October 2024
Large meltwater accumulation revealed inside Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study published in Nature unveils a surprising discovery: a substantial amount of meltwater is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer months. For the first time, an international group of researchers was able to quantify meltwater with positioning data. The finding challenges current models of how ice sheets contribute to global sea level rise.
28 October 2024
TU Delft and Urenco invest together in nuclear talent
Uranium enricher Urenco and TU Delft are teaming up to develop new generations of nuclear scientists. Urenco is supporting the Delft Excellent Laboratory Facilities for Innovation and Nuclear Education (DELFINE) programme for three years to increase the pool of nuclear talent who can work to find solutions to the challenges society faces.
28 October 2024
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24 October 2024
Caroline Paul receives KNCV Gold Medal 2024
Caroline Paul, Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology, receives the KNCV Gold Medal 2024. She is awarded the prestigious Dutch scientific award as a chemist under the age of 40 who has already demonstrated scientific excellence and from whom much is expected in the coming years. The award will be awarded on 3 December during the NWO CHAINS chemistry conference in Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
24 October 2024
Eight leading researchers receive Vidi-grant
NWO has awarded 102 researchers a Vidi grant in total 86,7 million euros. Eight promising TU Delft researchers from the domains Exact and Natural Sciences (ENS), Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Applied and Technical Sciences (ATS) have been awarded. This Vidi grant up to 850,000 euros will enables the laureates to develop an innovative line of research over the next five years and further expand their own research group.
21 October 2024
TU Delft innovations on a stamp
PostNL has released a stamp sheet on the occasion of international Stamp Day featuring two innovative and sustainable means of transport developed at TU Delft. The stamps feature alongside King Willem-Alexander, the WASP, a wind-assisted cargo ship and the Flying-V, an energy-efficient aircraft design for long distances.
18 October 2024
TU Delft provides financial support for new LAGA building and Proteus-Eretes renovation
Delft rowing clubs LAGA and Proteus-Eretes have been promised extra financial support from TU Delft in the coming years. The clubs and their 1,700 members have set aside a significant sum for the building plans, but desperately need TU Delft support to make their plans come to fruition.
17 October 2024
TU Delft Research Reactor ready for faster research
Over the past few years, a team of scientists and technicians from the TU Delft Reactor Institute have been working on a large-scale upgrade and modernisation of the Delft reactor. The result is a state-of-the-art facility where researchers and students from around the world can now conduct faster and more advanced research. The milestone was officially celebrated on Thursday 17 October 2024.