Longreads Wageningen University & Research
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Birgit Boogaard, national Teacher of the Year 2023: "Didn’t expect so many doors to open"
23 June 2023 - Longread - Overwhelming. That is how Birgit Boogaard describes the attention she received after being named National Teacher of the Year 2023. "I am still... -
The impact of a green and hopeful perspective of the future
12 June 2023 - Longread - What could the Netherlands look like in a hundred years’ time? With that thought in mind, seventeen WUR researchers compiled a map in 2019,... -
Converting CO2 emissions to natural gas
08 June 2023 - Longread - Combating CO₂ emissions from industry and coal-fired power stations by turning them into natural gas – it sounds like a scenario for the... -
The road to sustainable plastics by 2050 (part 2)
02 June 2023 - Longread - By 2050 we want to achieve a fully circular economy, with only biobased or recycled plastics. But the law is not sufficiently clear and specific. For... -
The road to sustainable plastics by 2050 (part 1)
01 June 2023 - Longread - Global production is still exponentially increasing, but we want to achieve a fully circular economy by 2050, with only biobased or recycled plastics.... -
The sprint towards a sustainable future
05 May 2023 - Longread - More than 2,000 pesticides are used for agricultural production in Europe, yet knowledge about the effects of pesticide residue mixtures on ecosystems... -
Making optimum use of each drop of water
01 May 2023 - Longread - The water system in the Netherlands is under increasing pressure due to climate change, pollution and growing consumption of water. That means we need... -
Data make digital diet truly personalised
28 April 2023 - Longread - Nutrition is a complex matter and very person-dependent. How can you combine all the scientific insights from countless studies and sources in a way... -
Shared cars and homegrown vegetables: households in 2050
11 April 2023 - Longread - If we want to leave a habitable planet for future generations, we need to change our lifestyles drastically, for instance by buying less, reusing raw... -
Sustainable and yet highly productive agriculture
31 March 2023 - Longread - The Netherlands is committed to developing a sustainable and highly productive food system, with less use of fertilisers, water and pesticides, and...