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15 February 2024
Inauguration Annemiek ter Heijne: 'Environmental Technologies for Circularity'
- Professor of Environmental Technology, Annemiek ter Heijne, started her inaugural speech 'Environmental Technologies for Circularity', with the... -
15 February 2024
Jumping genes determine cabbage’s exterior
- The genetic differences between pointed cabbage and cauliflower are greater than those between humans and chimpanzees. Nevertheless, they are... -
14 February 2024
WUR research shows: Poison overdose kills white-tailed eagle
- Researcher Peter van Tulden of Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR), part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), investigates wild animals... -
14 February 2024
International Community on Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural Modelling Launched in Wageningen
- In a groundbreaking gathering in late January in Wageningen, experts and researchers from around the world celebrated the launch of the first-ever... -
14 February 2024
Protected nature reserves in US closer to richer and less racially diverse neighbourhoods
- More protected nature reserves are not only good for nature; they also have positive effects on people. Nature nearby contributes to better health and... -
13 February 2024
FloriPEFCR approved by the European Commission
- There is an increasing need for reliable insight into the environmental impact of products. This is why Wageningen University & Research, together... -
13 February 2024
Microplastics in soils: first consistent risk assessment
- Microplastics in soil are extremely diverse and complex. This makes it difficult to determine the risks of plastic pollution to soil life, while there... -
13 February 2024
After two years of war in Ukraine, the world's poor have less access to food
- Wageningen Economic Research conducted a scenario study examining the global effects of the war in Ukraine on food security and the environment. Two... -
09 February 2024
Bonds that strengthen under tension built in the lab for the first time
- A material that does not break, but rather becomes stronger when you exert force on it. Counterintuitive, but Martijn van Galen succeeded in building... -
09 February 2024
Footprint family shows effects of policies on biodiversity
- Following the report published in 2019 by the UN panel on biodiversity (IPBES), the government of the Netherlands aims to halve the footprint of Dutch...