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A statement by the CEO of Momo Medical got Birgit van Driel thinking. She wondered what comes first: the problem or the solution?
Dap Hartmann has a great love of proper books and magazines. But after decades of collecting, they’re taking up a lot of space. Throwing them away is out of the question, and giving them away isn’t an option either, because who wants paper in this digital age?
Alex Nedelcu is pleased that TU Delft wants to encourage students to use their phones less. But is a campaign that relies on individuals ‘waking up’ and freely making different decisions enough to sever us from our structural dependence on digital devices?
Britte Bouchaut finds that these are strange times. The world is on alert but just continues as usual as though there is nothing wrong. The protest songs of the 1980s are now reflecting the times in which we live.
Career development at TU Delft has become a source of anxiety, burnout and mistrust, the Delft Young Academy writes. Dissatisfaction with promotion procedures is severe, widespread and urgently calls for a response, write the scientists in this opinion article.
Mirte Brouwer helped out as a waitress at the Happietaria pop-up restaurant, a student initiative that raises money for charity. It is the kind of volunteering that appeals to many of her generation, she writes. Working with other people, learning new skills, and with a concrete goal and a clear end date.
Who would dare to speak out critically when there is a risk that your university might pass your name on to the police? In times of democratic erosion, universities should not go along with the status quo but should resist, argues Sander Otte.
As a student at TU Delft, death may be the last thing on your mind, Jenna Pfeifer writes. While death is one of the few certainties of life, it is still one of the hardest things to talk about.
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