News & Impact
Latest news from our Department
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Erica van Herpen wants to reduce waste: “Consumers throw away a lot of food and packaging without wanting to”
- As of February 1, 2025, Prof. dr. Erica van Herpen has been appointed as a personal professor in the Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group at... -
Revamping EU Agriculture to include women farmers
- When we think of agriculture in the EU, we often don't talk about women. Yet, as the European Commission embarks on another round of reform on the... -
Revolutionizing problem-solving with XR: vision for the future
- When you think of data scientists or computer experts, you might picture them tucked away behind screens, disconnected from the real world. But what... -
INFOODMATION: unpacking the media’s influence on what we eat
- From TV ads to viral social media trends, the media plays a powerful role in shaping what we eat, how we cook, and even how we think about food. But... -
Vici grants for mechanobiology and human-animal relationship projects
- WUR researchers Joris Sprakel and Bernice Bovenkerk have been awarded an NWO (Dutch Research Council) Vici grant. Each will receive a sum of one and... -
What influence do 'greenfluencers' have on sustainable behavior?
- Every day, the average Dutch young adult spends hours on social media. Sophie Boerman, associate professor of Persuasive Communication, wants to know... -
WUR hosts the 4th Dutch Environmental and Resource Economics Day
- On February 7, 2025, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) proudly hosted the fourth annual Dutch Environmental and Resource Economics (DEARE)... -
Nature conservation sometimes takes a touristic detour
- Volunteers travel to Namibia to work at cheetah conservation NGOs. On social media, cheetahs are portrayed in a ‘race against extinction.’... -
Centre on Corporate Sustainability and Human Rights Law launched
- On February 18, 2025, the Law Group of Wageningen University & Research will proudly launch the EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Corporate... -
Professor Harm Veling Appointed as Chair of the Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles Group at Wageningen University & Research
- Professor Harm Veling, a leading expert in psychology and behavior change, has been appointed as Chair of the Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles (CHL)...