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TU Delft maintains its position in the top 50 of the 21st edition of the authoritative QS World University Ranking (2025) and is therefore in the top 4% of the highest scoring universities in the world. TU Delft achieved position 49 in…

The European Commission has awarded five Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchange 2023 grants to talented scientists from TU Delft. Staff Exchange, formerly known as Research and Innovation Staff Exchange, is a staff exchange…

“What is life? How does a living cell emerge from lifeless molecules?” wondered a multidisciplinary team of Dutch scientists. To answer these questions the research team, led by the TU Delft, aims to build a living synthetic cell from…

A research consortium from TU Delft and Leiden University receives an NWO Summit Grant of 35 million euros, as a long-term support and to continue their prominent role internationally. They aim to investigate the fundamental limits of…

A team of researchers at Delft University of Technology has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing and control based on the workings of animal brains.  Animal brains use less data and energy…

“All of our research at the TU Delft Reactor Institute is part of our mission as TU Delft: to create impact for a better, more sustainable society. To continue that mission, we need engineers educated at the highest level of…

Paul Althuis, former director of the Innovation & Impact Centre (I&IC), has been appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau in Delft for his exceptional leadership and inspiration in the field of innovation…

Platforms that offer rides to passengers, such as Uber and DiDi, thrive on socio-economic inequality. By modelling the behaviour of passengers and self-employed drivers, researchers of TU Delft simulated the market for ridesourcing…

Examining tissues, cells, and proteins under a microscope helps us prevent and combat diseases. To study this, we need to precisely determine the dimensions of the biological structure. However, a biological sample may appear flatter…

High waves startle mangroves for days during an experiment at the Delta wave flume in Delft. Researchers from Deltares and TU Delft keep increasing the force on the trees. They test how strong the mangrove trees are under extreme wave…