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News 2024
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Scientists bring biophysics into remote Amazon classrooms
- Typically, Jordi Vilà and Martin Janssens are interested in fundamental research questions, such as: how clouds bringing rain to the Amazon... -
Despite some successes, COP16 ends with uncertainty about the way forward
- The UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 has ended. What has been achieved and what hasn’t? WUR-researchers Jeanne Nel, Jelle Behagel and Liesje... -
Mansholt Lecture: Five dilemmas on the future of land use in Europe
- WUR researchers will hold the 2024 Mansholt Lecture in Brussels on November 6. They will present five dilemmas on the future use of land in relation... -
Creating tasty plant-based alternatives with FLAVOUR-AI, an AI-powered fermentation screening approach
- In response to the growing demand for delicious and affordable plant-based alternatives, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) is proud to... -
AI is opening doors for large-scale studies
- The numbers of scientific applications of artificial intelligence are growing rapidly. Smart computers and robots are opening new doors to research... -
Wageningen launches research into sustainable solar fuel
- Wageningen researchers have launched a major project (SUN-PERFORM) to develop sustainable fuels made from oil produced by algae. The researchers will... -
Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2024
- This year's first case of bluetongue in the Netherlands was confirmed on 14 June 2024. Since the confirmation of bluetongue serotype 3 in Ommeren,... -
First plot of Campus East sold to Idealis for construction of 250 student housing units
- Wednesday, October 30, WUR signed a purchase agreement with Idealis for the sale of a plot of land on Campus East. Idealis will build 250 new student... -
New Dawn Bio makes a piece of wood in the lab
- Making wood from cultured cells, without growing a tree: that's the idea behind startup New Dawn Bio. The company has been based on Wageningen Campus... -
Inauguration Margreet van Zanten: ‘What goes up must come down
- In the Netherlands, air quality often leaves much to be desired. However, better understanding of how airborne substances spread and deposit can help...