News 2022
News 2022
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13 January 2022
WUR investigates discrimination with DARE project
- Wageningen University & Research wants to be an inclusive and diverse organisation; there is no room for discrimination and racism in such a... -
12 January 2022
“We moeten veel zuiniger met onze grondstoffen omgaan”
- Nederland is koploper op het gebied van efficiënt voedsel produceren. Maar jaarlijks wordt voor 830 miljard euro aan niet gebruikt voedsel weg... -
11 January 2022
Georg Winkel appointed as professor of the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group
- The Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Prof. Georg Winkel as professor and chair of the Forest and Nature... -
11 January 2022
Scientists explain: we need China for a more sustainable world
- We cannot ignore China: it is big, powerful, and wealthy. And scientists from WUR say that we shouldn't want this either in a six-part interview... -
11 January 2022
WUR in Dubai: sustainable eating and drinking in the desert
- The theme of the Dutch pavilion at the World Expo in Dubai is water, energy and food. Precisely the areas for which Wageningen University &... -
10 January 2022
NPEC: working on the crops of the future
- From crops that give a high yield to plants that are resistant to drought, salinisation, diseases and other consequences of climate change.... -
10 January 2022
Drought makes heatwaves hotter, but less deadly
- During heatwaves, there is no rain and the soil dries out. This further enhances the rising of heatwave temperatures. But remarkably, desiccated soils... -
07 January 2022
Bird flu (H5N1) detected in a fox with neurological symptoms
- Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has identified avian influenza in a fox from Dorst (in the province of Brabant). The virus has been... -
06 January 2022
Gene discovered crucial to making crop plants produce clonal seeds
- Researchers from KeyGene and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in collaboration with colleagues from Japan and New Zealand, have discovered... -
06 January 2022
In memoriam Dr Richard Leakey
- It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of paleontologist and conservationist Dr Richard Leaky.