# The housing challenge

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## Impact for a better society

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[## Amineh researches how social cohesion contributes to a resilient neighbourhood

Story of Science | Resilient neighbourhoods

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[## Better prepared for vacuum-assisted deliveries in low- and middle-income countries

Student Story | Master's student Merdan's developing an affordable, modular, and anatomically correct training model for vacuum-assisted births

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[## Marie Anne's mission to make workplace IT sustainable

Student Story | Digitalization and sustainability

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[## Mapping sounds of the city with help of citizens and AI sensors

Story of Science | Together with residents in Delft, Lion studied the sounds present in the city

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[Our societal challenges](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/research/societal-challenges)

## News

## Nieuws

[### Short film “The Climate Fighters” wins prestigious Golden Heron Award](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/short-film-the-climate-fighters-wins-prestigious-golden-heron-award)

[### Nine ideas shaping a cleaner, safer and more resilient world

During the Best Climate Action & Energy Paper Award ceremony on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, nine young researchers from TU Delft will present their findings. Nine fresh – and sometimes groundbreaking – insights that not only tackle today’s problems but also make the Europe of tomorrow cleaner, safer and more resilient.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/nine-ideas-shaping-a-cleaner-safer-and-more-resilient-world)

[### Ena Voûte appointed as new NWO Executive Board member and chair of the Applied and Engineering Sciences Domain](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/ena-voute-appointed-as-new-nwo-executive-board-member-and-chair-of-the-applied-and-engineering-sciences-domain)

[### TU Delft sets national record with largest human pi symbol

On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, at precisely 3:14 p.m., TU Delft's Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) set a national record with the largest human π symbol in the Netherlands. With 550 participants, students, staff, alumni, and other interested parties jointly formed the iconic mathematical symbol on the football field at location X on the campus in Delft.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/eemcs/tu-delft-sets-national-record-with-largest-human-pi-symbol)

[### Four Vici grants for leading TU Delft researchers

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros to four TU Delft researchers in the domain of Exact and Natural Sciences (ENS). This will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group for five years. Vici is one of the largest personal scientific grants in the Netherlands and is aimed at advanced researchers. A total of 39 Vici grants have been awarded. The grant is an incentive for adventurous, talented and groundbreaking researchers.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/four-vici-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers)

[### TU Delft Campus makes switch to geothermal energy

After years of preparation, research and construction, the moment has arrived: the geothermal well on TU Delft Campus has officially been put into operation. The well supplies sustainable heat to the majority of university buildings as well as several DUWO student housing complexes. As a result, CO₂ emissions from building heating will decrease significantly, with reductions expected to reach approximately 80% by 2027. Equally important is the substantial amount of scientific data generated by the well.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/tu-delft-campus-makes-switch-to-geothermal-energy)

[### Time-traveling to galaxies of the past: creating a 3D map of the early Universe

When you look up at the sky at night, at the endless amounts of stars and constellations, you might begin to wonder about the origins of the Universe. And that is exactly what experimental astronomer Akira Endo, and his team, are trying to uncover. They are creating a 3D map of the early Universe, for which they’re developing a chip with tiny terahertz spectrometers, which are very small analytical instruments that measure the properties of far-infrared light. Akira is a researcher at the Terahertz Sensing Group of Delft University of Technology, and he has received a Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for this study.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/eemcs/time-traveling-to-galaxies-of-the-past-creating-a-3d-map-of-the-early-universe)

[### Spin Qubits in new quantum chip architecture](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2026/tu-delft/rolling-out-the-carpet-for-spin-qubits-in-new-quantum-chip-architecture)

[### Gertjan Medema elected as International Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Professor Gertjan Medema has been elected as an International Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers worldwide. He is being honoured for his pathogen monitoring methods to reduce infectious disease risk globally.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/citg-1/gertjan-medema-elected-as-international-member-of-the-us-national-academy-of-engineering)

[### Drones with low-cost air quality sensors can improve air quality monitoring

A drone equipped with low‑cost air quality sensors has revealed unexpectedly high concentrations of particulate matter at around 100 metres above ground level in Delhi. These new vertical insights could play an important role in urban haze understanding and mitigation.](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/citg-1/drones-with-low-cost-air-quality-sensors-can-improve-air-quality-monitoring)

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## Events

[For everyone

### 24 March: Best Climate Action and Energy Paper 2025 Award Event](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/climate-action/events/best-climate-action-and-energy-paper-2025-award-event)

[For everyone

### 25 & 26 March: Symposium Critical Raw Materials](https://www.tudelft.nl/citg/over-faculteit/afdelingen/geoscience-engineering/research/research-themes/critical-raw-materials)

[For everyone

### 26 March: Open Mic & Band Night: Rallou & the Boyz](https://www.tudelft.nl/evenementen/2026/x/maart/open-mic-band-night-rallou-the-boyz)

[For everyone

### 27 March: Dutch Cooking Workshop Mystery](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/events/2025/ide/march-2-2/dutch-cooking-workshop-mystery)

[For everyone

### 28 March: Art Festival](https://www.tudelft.nl/evenementen/2026/x/maart/art-festival)

[For professionals

### 1 April: IDE Design Master Class 2026: Design for Complexity](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/events/2025/ide/april-1/ide-design-master-class-2026-design-for-complexity)

[For everyone

### 2 April - 26 May: Exhibition: Vogels in het groen](https://www.tudelft.nl/en/hortus-botanicus/agenda/exhibition-vogels-in-het-groen)

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