News Wageningen University & Research
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Tom Buijse appointed Extraordinary Professor of Freshwater Fish Ecology- The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed dr ir. Tom Buijse as Extraordinary Professor of Freshwater Fish... -
Number of connections determines collagen strength- Collagen, the glue that holds our bodies, can be found in almost every tissue in our body. In some places, for example in the skin, collagen proteins... -
WBVR has started testing corona patients- The Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) laboratory has started testing the first set of the total of 450 samples from the Canisius Wilhelmina... -
Science Talks: How to design a corona vaccine?- Virologist Gorben Pijlman and his colleagues are working on a vaccine against the new Corona virus. He explains how this works and how insect cells... -
Predation risk drives evolution of the placenta- An international team of scientists, led by assistant professor Bart Pollux from Wageningen University & Research, showed that predators are... -
26 types of microplastics and rubbers detected in Dutch rivers- Researchers from Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research and the University of Amsterdam have analysed microplastics and rubbers in... -
WUR is competing for Rockefeller's Food System Vision Prize- Two teams from Wageningen University & Research are competing for the Food System Vision Prize of the Rockefeller Foundation. Since November 1319... -
The most important email addresses for questions about corona- Many students and employees have serious questions about the current situation. Questions about issues such as study planning, a stay abroad, or... -
Chantel Hoeve of the Ir Lely Lyceum in Amsterdam wins Wageningen Youth Institute 2020- On March 19, the third edition of the Wageningen Youth Institute (WYI) took place. The WYI, which is part of Wageningen University & Research... -
Being happy with less- They may seem like fixed options: having many children like in Africa, or overconsuming like in many western countries. These choices, however, are...