Wageningen University & Research

From PFAS in food crops to groundwater protection: eight WUR researchers awarded Vidi grants

Eight researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have been awarded Vidi grants by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) this year. With Vidi funding of up to 850,000 euros, these talented researchers can further develop their own line of research and set up or expand their own research group.

Major international research programme to accelerate breeding of climate-resilient crops

The international TRITON research programme, coordinated by Wageningen University & Research, has received $50 million to accelerate the development of climate-resilient crops using AI and gene editing.

From green waste to sunscreen

WUR researches how lignin from discarded green waste, grass from roadside verges, and reeds can be used as a raw material for asphalt, glue and cosmetics.

Protecting snow leopards in Nepal? There's an app for that

How can technology protect snow leopards? WUR researchers use predictive modelling to reduce conflicts between herders and snow leopards in Nepal.

COP17: 'Biodiversity is our first line of defence against climate change'

From biodiversity loss to climate change, our ecological and societal crises are deeply interconnected. At COP17 in Armenia and COP31 in Türkiye, countries will discuss how to address these challenges. Wageningen scientists argue that both issues must be tackled together: the climate crisis is a biodiversity crisis, and vice versa.