Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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Biodiversity
18 November 2022 - Longread - Meadows filled with flowers, a rich North Sea, a green residential area... The concept of biodiversity is receiving increasing attention. It often... -
Long-term weather app helps farmers with climate adaptation
03 November 2022 - Longread - Climate change severely impacts farmers in developing countries, and the consequences for our food supply are increasingly felt. This issue features... -
Food from the printer
07 October 2022 - Longread - Printing food sounds futuristic, but that future is approaching fast. And Wageningen is at the forefront; the latest success is a 3D plant-based... -
How WUR Student Challenges help ideas and students grow
04 October 2022 - Longread - Pioneering for a better world attracts many to Wageningen University & Research. For students from all over the globe, a WUR Student Challenge is... -
Meat in a database
28 July 2022 - Longread - Organic meat is more expensive than non-organic meat. But does it taste better too? Wageningen researcher Hans Spoolder wants to answer this question... -
Search for alternative and sustainable proteins from plants, microorganisms and fungi
27 July 2022 - Longread - How do you make climate-friendly cheese without cows, but with microorganisms? Or products from pulses that don’t taste like cardboard. And how... -
Dealing with the double-edged sword of tourism to maintain coral reefs
26 July 2022 - Longread - Coral reefs are beautiful nurseries of marine biodiversity and attract an increasing number of tourists. But, along with climate change, increasing... -
‘Nature-inclusive construction will become the norm’
20 July 2022 - Longread - Building projects are no longer just ‘grey’ but increasingly also ‘green’ and ‘blue’. Space is deliberately... -
Good research starts with data protection
18 July 2022 - Longread - Researchers love their data. Well, ‘their data’: it inevitably includes a lot of other people’s data. What can you do to keep that... -
Collecting data safely with a fleet of drones
15 July 2022 - Longread - Welcome to Wageningen Airport. The WUR drone fleet is not limited to making test flights around campus, but it is a frequent flyer abroad too. But...