News 2020
News 2020
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11 December 2020
Five years of the climate agreement: “We can keep the earth habitable”
- Exactly five years ago, 196 countries signed the UN Paris Climate Agreement. The ambitious agreements have not been collecting dust over the past five... -
10 December 2020
Theoretical limit in recycling rates for plastic packages scientifically established
- Scientists have defined the theoretical limit in circularity for plastic packages, after multiple years of data collection and modelling. This is... -
10 December 2020
DNA-onderzoek bevestigt: goudjakhals blijkt een mannetje
- Voor het eerst is de aanwezigheid van een goudjakhals in Nederland genetisch vastgesteld. Er zijn eerder al waarnemingen van het dier geweest, maar... -
09 December 2020
Rutgerd Boelens and Joris Sprakel to receive substantial ERC grant
- Wageningen researchers Rutgerd Boelens and Joris Sprakel are each to receive a substantial grant from the European Research Council for their... -
08 December 2020
Chiel van Heerwaarden one of ten new Young Academy members
- Wageningen scientist Dr Chiel van Heerwaarden of the Meteorology and Air Quality Group has been awarded membership of The Young Academy, along with... -
08 December 2020
Wageningen students present outlook on future food systems in Stinger Dome
- In ten years, what will be changed about the way we grow, produce, process, transport, prepare and consume our food? And what will be different in the... -
08 December 2020
International acknowledgement for unique respiration cells for fish
- Scientists across the globe conduct studies using Wageningen University & Research's (WUR) respiration cells for fish. These twelve tanks allow... -
08 December 2020
WUR world’s most sustainable university for fourth consecutive year
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is the most sustainable university in the world for the fourth consecutive year. This is revealed in the... -
08 December 2020
Five Employees with Functional Impairments Working with Campus Grounds Maintenance
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is building an inclusive organisation and is committed to taking on employees with a functional impairment.... -
08 December 2020
Bringing together Agriculture and Biodiversity
- Agriculture and biodiversity are currently both in the spotlights, but mostly as opposites. This must change, but how? A new EU project will...