Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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EU legislation alone won't revive the Netherlands' lost art of repair
18 April 2024 - Longread - Hear from AMS Institute, TU Delft, and Wageningen University & Research experts on what we might need for mass adoption of repair: bottom-up mind... -
Cut pesticide use, but how?
11 April 2024 - Longread - The use of pesticides is heavily debated. On paper, it's possible to significantly reduce pesticide usage through clever interventions, but reality... -
Gelia Castillo, second woman honorary doctor Wageningen University (1983)
02 April 2024 - Longread - Gelia Castillo was the second woman who received an honorary doctorate from Wageningen University in 1983. Being born and based in the Philippines,... -
Arthur Mol looks back on nine years as Rector Magnificus
06 March 2024 - Longread - In nine years, he has seen a lot of change in the world and in WUR, and his optimism is now tinged with more realism. Rector magnificus Arthur Mol is... -
Frida Eversmann, first female agricultural engineer
02 February 2024 - Longread - Frida Eversmann (1890-1941) was the first Dutch female agricultural engineer (1919) and an inspiring scientific assistant. She was able to combine... -
Putting a price tag on biodiversity loss
02 February 2024 - Longread - In an effort to underscore the importance of healthy biodiversity for global economies and investment portfolios, economists at Wageningen Economic... -
CCU: Carbon Capture and Utilisation for renewable chemicals and materials
01 February 2024 - Longread - In order to mitigate climate change, carbon dioxide emissions need to be reduced. One of the options is to capture and store the emitted CO2 (CCS).... -
‘We need greater water awareness’
18 January 2024 - Longread - The increased frequency of floods and droughts caused by climate change is eventually going to make the current approach to water management... -
The opportunities of AI in food and ecosystems
18 January 2024 - Longread - Wageningen research groups are working with artificial intelligence (AI) more and more. What opportunities and dilemmas does that present for our... -
We mustn’t ignore the time bomb of climate change and conflict in Africa
07 December 2023 - Longread - People in Africa’s Sahel region are increasingly struggling with the impacts of climate change. There’s an urgent need for agriculture...