News from the University Fund Wageningen
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09 January 2024
Middelhoven Fund has supported students’ internships for 28 years
- The Middelhoven Fund was initiated by Wout Middelhoven, associate professor at the Laboratory for Microbiology. Since its founding twenty-eight years... -
06 January 2024
Students turn waste into protein
- A group of Wageningen students won the Rethink Waste international student challenge with their idea for making high-quality protein powder out of... -
04 January 2024
From research to entrepreneurship
- Every year, a handful of Wageningen scientists, students and alumni launch a start-up or a spin-off. Wageningen University & Research (WUR) aims... -
18 December 2023
5 million grant for breeding efforts to reduce methane
- Prof. Roel Veerkamp of Wageningen University & Research is going to lead a global program to coordinate and accelerate the worldwide efforts to... -
22 November 2023
Leaving WUR a bequest: 'Scientific research helps the world make progress'
- What motivates people to donate to WUR? ‘Wageningen sees the importance of fundamental research, which I firmly believe in myself,’ says... -
27 September 2023
Interview Fanny Castel in Vakblad Fondsenwerving
- Vakblad Fondsenwerving zet regelmatig fondsenwervers centraal met persoonlijke verhalen over wat hen beweegt, hun visie op de sector en de passie voor... -
27 July 2023
Agents of change in Africa
- Increasing food security in Africa will require far-reaching changes. The African Food Fellowship brings together frontrunners from the African food... -
21 June 2023
Proteins fermented by fungi win the ReThink Waste Challenge
- Team Afterlife won first prize for with their concept of converting agricultural foodwaste into a source of protein with the help of fungi. The jury... -
21 June 2023
Dogma-breaking photosynthesis research wins Thesis Award 2022
- Four writers of excellent MSc theses won the Thesis Award 2022 from the University Fund Wageningen. Dana Verhoeven won in the field of life sciences... -
25 May 2023
Smart food waste monitor wins Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award 2023
- Orbisk’s automatic food waste monitor has won the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award. The award-winning business developed technology...