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A fresh product of the season and from the region. Not only very tasty but also something that WUR and many staff and students find important. Fortunately, the restaurants on campus offer many of these products. How are the different…

On 6 and 7 June, the Wageningen University & Research location in Bleiswijk hosted the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge hackathon event, concluding the first (online) phase of the Challenge. Teams IDEAS, MuGrow, AgriFusion, Trigger, and…

The jury commended Team Delta Harmonics for tackling the complex problems of the Bangladesh River Delta at the root by focusing on the upstream region. The team competed with ten other international student teams and won the first prize…

The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, or AMS Institute, is celebrating its ten-year anniversary. This joint knowledge institute of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Delft University of Technology (TU…

The Ethiopian seed sector is transforming into a more vibrant, pluralistic and market-oriented one. Ethiopian seed companies are increasing their seed production and quality, while Dutch breeding companies are entering the market with…

Three young entrepreneurs won prizes at the finals of the Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant last Wednesday 22 May. The prize is awarded annually by University Fund Wageningen in cooperation with StartHub and helps young innovative…

Transparency, collaboration and building on each other's work: don't we all want that? In recent years, WUR has taken several steps in the field of Open Science. For instance, almost all publications are open access. But much more is still…

The board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Dr. ir. Mario Calus as professor of Animal Breeding and Genomics (ABG). He will succeed Martien Groenen, who will continue working for the ABG chair group as a personal…

Wageningen University and Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robbert Biesbroek as Professor of Public Governance and Climate Change Adaptation, effective May 1, 2024. Dr. Biesbroek previously served as Associate…

A climate-neutral European Union in 2050 with a sustainable economy. That is the goal of the Green Deal of the European Commission. The EU launched a research programme in 2021 to find answers to climate change and to protect ecosystems and…