News, media & events News & Media Appearances Open menu Search 23 results Open menu 23 May 2024 New funding, new directors, new participating faculty, new themes: TU Delft Safety & Security Institute continues its work Read more 16 April 2024 Online meetings while driving: Neither efficient nor safe Read more 09 January 2024 4 Vacancies for PhD Candidates in the Area of AI and Road Safety The department of Values, Technology & Innovation at the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management has 4 vacancies for PhD candidates in the area of AI and road safety. Deadline for application is 31 January 2024. Read more 09 November 2023 ProgreSSIon; Safety & Security in a Changing World Read more 09 November 2023 TU Delft Safety & Security Institute – An Institute Building Bridges Accidents, geopolitical tensions, and an escalating climate crisis – these are only some of the challenges that the TU Delft Safety & Security Institute has been addressing for a decade now. The current director, Behnam Taebi, and his predecessor, Pieter van Gelder, look back and towards the future. Read more Page 1 You are on page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Science Stories reading time: 3 min Blame culture an obstacle to safety in the chemical sector Everyone knows small mistakes can have large consequences. Yet when things go wrong in the chemical industry the results can be disastrous, as the recent incident in Beirut shows. Genserik Reniers, Professor of Safety of Hazardous Materials at TU Delft, wants to put safety on the map better than today, in order for human suffering and economic losses to be minimised as much as possible: ‘There's a lot we can achieve relatively easy.’ More science stories Events Open menu 03 June 2024 09:00 till 05 June 2024 17:00 Safe by Design | PhD & Postdoc Course 2024 Read more 22 November 2023 20:00 till 22:00 Van Hasselt lecture: existential catastrophe multigenerational view Many people now believe that there is a significant risk of an existential catastrophe befalling humanity within the next century. Assuming this conviction is well-founded, how should we respond? Read more 07 November 2023 11:00 till 17:00 Save the date: Official launch of the TPM Institute for Health Systems Science After months of smaller events, lots of networking, and building momentum for Health & Care at TPM, we are now ready to officially launch the Institute for Health Systems Science. Read more More events Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page