News 2021
News 2021
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03 December 2021
Simon Oosting appointed Professor Animal Production Systems
- The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed Prof. Dr. Simon Oosting as Professor and Chair of Animal Production... -
01 December 2021
Less ploughing enables carbon storage in agricultural soils
- European study shows positive effect of reduced tillage on carbon storage in organic farming systems. -
01 December 2021
AI helps speed up ecological surveys
- Scientists at NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) and Wageningen University... -
01 December 2021
Humans of WUR: Joes Bos
- Who actually works or studies at Wageningen University & Research (WUR)? Read all about it in the series Humans of WUR.
This time we speak to... -
30 November 2021
Weer minder bos in Nederland, trend aan het ombuigen
- De bosoppervlakte in Nederland is in de afgelopen vier jaar met 1925 hectare (0,5%) verder afgenomen. Dat blijkt uit een recente analyse van... -
30 November 2021
More than 1800 students checked in at the Virtual Open Day
- Last week, we organised another Virtual Open Day. This time we welcomed no less than 1800 participants! They visited programme presentations, explored... -
29 November 2021
Invloed van maaien op toekomstbestendigheid bermen
- Langs snelwegen, verspreid door het land, voeren Rijkswaterstaat en Wageningen University & Research (WUR) een experiment uit naar biodiversiteit... -
29 November 2021
Reduction environmental impact by Cultivation of Royal Kombu
- Cultivation of Royal Kombu seaweed reduces environmental impact of the future diet. But when used in vegetarian burgers, be cautious about iodine. -
26 November 2021
Deadly bacteria found in large group of stranded porpoises
- Last summer, some 190 dead porpoises washed ashore on the Dutch Wadden Sea Islands within just ten days. A remarkably high number, considering the... -
26 November 2021
High-flying Morpho butterflies evolved into efficient gliders
- Some Morpho butterflies live and fly high in the canopy of the Amazonian rainforest, and have evolved into highly-efficient gliding flyers. These...