Top 10 most-read news articles 2016 Wageningen University & Research
It's that time of the year again. This is our list of most-read news articles in 2016:
August 10, 2016
A breakthrough in combating malaria with odour-baited trap for mosquitoes
The use of a newly-developed mosquito trap incorporating human odour has resulted in a 70% decline in the population of the most significant malaria mosquito on the Kenyan island of Rusinga. After the introduction of the odour-baited traps on the island the proportion of people with malaria was 30% lower among those living in houses with a trap compared to people living in houses who were yet to receive a trap. The study was published today in The Lancet, a leading scientific journal. Prof. Willem Takken led the three-year study with Wageningen University & Research scientists and researchers from the Kenyan International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).view_News
October 13, 2016
NTU Ranking 2016: Wageningen again best agricultural university in the world
Wageningen University is the best agricultural university in the world according to the National Taiwan University Ranking 2016. UC Davis and Cornell University are placed second and third.view_News
November 15, 2016
Keuzegids 2017: Wageningen University & Research named best Dutch university for twelfth consecutive time
Wageningen University & Research has once again been ranked the best university by the Dutch university information guide Keuzegids. Nearly all of Wageningen's Bachelor’s programmes received the 'Top Programme' designation, with a score of 76 or higher. Of particular note is the explicit mention of Wageningen's combination of outstanding education and excellent research. view_News
September 2, 2016
Dinner of Mars and moon vegetables well received
A lovely dinner from ‘Mars’. The first meal ever based on vegetables grown in Mars and moon simulant soils provided by NASA was prepared and heartily consumed on Tuesday the 30th of August. Students of Rijn IJssel Vakschool and Wageningen University prepared the meal and served it to guests at the hotel ‘De Nieuwe Wereld’ (The New World).view_News
