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06 August 2021
Uber both competes with, and complements public transport
Tussen een en twee op de vijf Uber-reizen hebben geen haalbaar alternatief in het openbaar vervoer. Het aandeel reizigers dat Uber verkiest boven openbaar vervoer neemt af naarmate de reistijd van het openbaar vervoer concurrerender is. Dat zijn twee bevindingen in een nieuw onderzoeksrapport over ritdiensten, dat gebaseerd is op een vergelijking van gegevens van Uber en het openbaar vervoer uit zes steden in de VS en Europa.
30 June 2021
The wind app which puts the wind in your sails
Catching the breeze may bring you gold but sail too close to the wind and you’ll miss the boat. Combined with a sailor’s intuition meteorologist Sukanta Basu’s highly detailed wind forecast may well help the Dutch sailing team secure a win at the Olympics this year.
29 June 2021
NWO appoints Karen Aardal to the board of the NWO Domain Science
Professor Karen Aardal was appointed as board member of the NWO Domain Science. As a professor at the Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, Aardal brings with her an enormous knowledge on the area of applied mathematics and theoretical computer science.
28 June 2021
Appointment of first chef d'emission: TU Delft cheers on sporting climate campaign
Three-times world champion in sailing Marcelien de Koning has been appointed the world's first ‘chef de emission’. With this NOC*NSF wants to promote making sports and society more sustainable. “An excellent idea”, according to professor Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Sustainability Coordinator at TU Delft. TU Delft has a long history of working with NOC*NSF on innovations in top-level sports and will be the first one helping the chef de emission with knowledge in the field of sustainability.
22 June 2021
TU Delft presents its perspective on Recognition & Rewards
21 June 2021
Broad support for ambitious climate policy if four conditions are met
Onderzoekers stelden ruim 10.000 Nederlanders in staat de overheid te adviseren over klimaatbeleid. Het eindrapport is nu online.
16 June 2021
Lunar Zebro and TNO join forces to pave the way to the Moon
Lunar Zebro, an ambitious team at TU Delft will work together with TNO (The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) to build the lightest and smallest Moon rover to date.
15 June 2021
TU Delft becomes New European Bauhaus partner
TU Delft has been selected as a partner of the New European Bauhaus, a think-do tank initiated by the President of the European Commission.
15 June 2021
TU Delft retains 57th place in the QS World University Ranking
TU Delft is ranked 57th in the QS World University Ranking 2021-2022, the same place as last year.
15 June 2021
Grants for research on energy transition in Delft
Energy transition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The transition to sustainable energy is complex and requires change at multiple levels. Three Delft research groups, with an grant from NWO, will conduct research into system integration within the energy transition.
