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Han Zuilhof and group members from the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry of Wageningen University & Research have been named as winners of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Robert Robinson Award in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, the new…

In the latest global QS World University Rankings 2022, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) retains its position among the top ten per cent of the world’s universities, despite dropping from place 115 to 123 in the annual ranking.…

Last week, a special capsule was launched at sea, some 25 miles West of the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The live position of this 'Plastic in a Bottle' capsule can be tracked online and shows the route that plastic waste may…

A test that allows the detection of early-onset cancer has come within reach through a new investment in Surfix, a Wageningen University & Research spin-off. A Dutch consortium made up of Qurin Diagnostics and LioniX International,…

Daily ‘kill rates’ of predatory insect species and parasitoid species appear to be a useful criterion for determining which natural enemies are most effective in biological control of insect pests. That’s the conclusion of a global…

Wageningen University & Research works with international partners to guide seed sector transformation in Africa. With the UN Food Systems Summit and other important global gatherings upcoming, 2021 is an opportune moment for…

Wageningen University & Research is investigating whether waste streams, which are currently barely used, may serve as feed for the breeding of insects. The study is a public-private initiative. The organic waste streams consist of…

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) took the initiative to set up an online platform: Future Food Heroes. The goal is to enable youth to connect and convene in order to find answers together…

Together with stakeholders in Kenya and Ethiopia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), the joint research centre of the European Commission (JRC) and Wageningen University…

The climate change blogosphere is polarized, with on one side ‘the climate mainstream’ and on the other side ‘climate sceptics’. While it is difficult to quantify the impact, the climate change blogosphere has played a significant role in…