What's your X?

On the 8th of March, it is International Women’s Day. We would like to use this opportunity to dive into gender equality in science and more specifically at the TU Delft. What is the status quo when it comes to ratios of men and women at the TU Delft, both at the student and employee level? And are the opportunities the same?

We invited professor Hanneke Takkenberg, chairwomen of the Dutch network of female professors and Zofia Lukszo, a member of DEWIS at the TU Delft, which tries to achieve a ratio between male and female scientists that reflect society better. Together with them, we talk about inequality, whether it is a problem and what everyone, not only women, can do in order to create equal chances for everyone.

What happens behind the trashcan? How much of our household waste will be recycled to become new packaging? Is a cucumber in plastic really that unsustainable? What novel ways are there to reduce waste and what will the packaging of the future look like? Let’s talk about waste!

Calling all entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be! This podcast is right up your alley. Did you ever dream about turning an idea into a real product, brand or service? Then listen to this podcast and find out what it takes to be a student and entrepreneur at the same time.

We've invited Luc Heine, working at a start-up, and Wesley Kool, a member of the YesDelft Students board, which aids students in becoming entrepreneurs. They will share their views on the definition of being an entrepreneur, whether you can learn to become one at all and share their own experiences from start-ups around them. Excited? Listen to this episode of the Let’s talk about X podcast!

On 14 January 2022, TU Delft celebrates its 180th anniversary. And the theme for this lustrum is energy transition! The TU Delft has set an ambitious goal to become carbon neutral by 2030. But how will they reach this? And what more is there to do to achieve a sustainable TU Delft?

Tonight is the night! From 2021 to 2022. But how is this celebrated in other countries than the Netherlands? And where did the Dutch tradition of 'oliebollen' come from? Listen to find out. And, a happy 2022!

Let’s talk about water, how we Dutch defend ourselves and will have to defend ourselves in the future due to climate change.

Ever heard of cancel culture? Quite an interesting and controversial topic. But what is it exactly? And is it new, is it a useful tool or is it a bad concept? We are going to talk about it and find what it is with PhD candidate Qian Huang and student and blogger Wieke van Vlaardingen!

In this podcast episode of Let’s Talk About X, we will talk with Norbert, Amnesty International campaign manager and Fenna, activist leader in Delft. They are part of the #Let’sTalkAboutYes campaign, striving for more awareness about sexual consent among students.

Welcome back! In this first episode of the second season of the Let's Talk about X podcast, Pepijn and Franco share their experiences about staying healthy both mentally and physically. Franco is almost living at X. Having tried almost all kinds of sports that X offers and also following music lessons, he knows how to spend time on other things than only his study. He will share some of his experiences and tell you how he stays fit during the year, in terms of nutrition and lifestyle.

The final episode of the first season of the Let’s talk about X podcast! We will use this opportunity to talk with the ‘CEO’ of the TU Delft, the Rector Magnificus Tim van der Hagen, to reflect on last year and predict next year.