News of the Economic and Environmental History Group
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The best university in the Netherlands for the 20th time in a row – What is the magic of WUR?
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has been elected the best Dutch university again by students. This is the twentieth consecutive year in... -
History of Food Production Wins Excellent Education Prize 2024
- We are thrilled to announce that one of the courses to which the Economic and Environmental History Group contributes has been awarded the Excellent... -
Five Vidi grants for WUR researchers
- Five researchers from Wageningen University will receive a Vidi grant from NWO today. They may spend 850,000 euros in the coming years to develop... -
In memoriam Leandre Bulambo
- This week, Leandre Bulambo passed away peacefully in his sleep. He joined the chairgroup Economic and Environmental History(RHI) in 1994, having fled... -
‘The history of famine teaches us a lot about the future’
- The UN wants hunger to be eradicated from the world in seven years. To achieve this, we need more than only knowledge about the current food system.... -
WUR to research own colonial history
- In the coming years, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) will be investigating its own ties with the colonial past of the Netherlands. A yet to... -
Forced labour in nineteenth century Java cost many lives
- In the nineteenth century, Javanese peasants were forced to work on plantations for low wages. This was an economic success, but at the cost of a... -
Unfair Trade? Globalisation, Institutions and Inequality in Southeast Asia, 1830-1940
- How did trade and the operations of colonial powers affect economic development and social relations in a region? Pim de Zwart, researcher at the... -
Shifting patterns of African migration between 1800 and today
- Seeking fortune or fleeing existential threat? Few topics are as politically charged and give rise to discussions as intense as migration. Together...