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31 January 2019

Tools and criteria for urban water management

Tools and criteria for urban water management

Thom Bogaard (associate professor water management) was awarded a grant worth EUR 250.000 by NWO for his proposal on improving sustainable water resources management.

16 January 2019

The Hague worst hit in the case of extreme precipitation

The Hague worst hit in the case of extreme precipitation

A new precipitation index compares the risks that different cities face from extreme rainfall. In The Netherlands, The Hague will be affected most.

23 November 2018

TU Delft researchers visit Great Barrier Reef to rehabilitate coral

TU Delft researchers visit Great Barrier Reef to rehabilitate coral

This week a team of researchers from TU Delft, Van Oord and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO are travelling to the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia to test a new method for the large-scale rehabilitation of coral.

19 November 2018

Subsidence in the Netherlands greater than expected

Subsidence in the Netherlands greater than expected

Subsidence in The Netherlands is much greater than expected, according to data from the new Dutch Land Subsidence Map presented this week.

15 November 2018

NWO funds 5 CEG research projects into deep subsurface processes under the Netherlands

NWO funds 5 CEG research projects into deep subsurface processes under the Netherlands

NWO awarded more than 4 million euros to 5 innovative research projects from the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) for research into the effect of human interventions deep under the ground.

09 November 2018

Hadi Hajibeygi Innovative Teaching Talent 2018

Hadi Hajibeygi Innovative Teaching Talent 2018

Hadi Hajibeygi, assistant professor in the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences has been elected Innovative Teaching Talent 2018. He lectures on the courses, Reservoir Simulation, Rock Fluid Physics and Advanced Reservoir Simulation, and set up the DARSIM research group.

06 November 2018

'Lack of ambition in much-needed modernisation of Dutch railways'

'Lack of ambition in much-needed modernisation of Dutch railways'

According to Rob Goverde, professor of Railway Traffic Operations & Management, Dutch railways should switch much faster to the modern European ERTMS communication standard for rail traffic control and safety. This is a key message in his inaugural address to be held at TU Delft on Friday, 9 November.