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News 2021
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27 December 2021
Method to stabilise promising material for cheaper next-gen solar cells
- Researchers from University of Cambridge in collaboration with the Imperial College of London, the University of Leeds and Wageningen University &... -
24 December 2021
‘Why do people eat what they eat and how can you influence their eating behaviour?’
- How does the human body work? What's in food? And what effects does nutrition have on the body? Nutrition & Health students share their passion... -
24 December 2021
Bird flu detected in dead Knots washed up on the Wadden Sea
- On 17 and 18 December, a few hundred dead knots (calidris canutus) were discovered on Schiermonnikoog and in Oost-Groningen in the Netherlands. At the... -
23 December 2021
Financial sector can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emission
- In order to create impact and to work efficient the best way to contribute as financial sector to the reduction of GHG emissions is where possible to... -
21 December 2021
A more nature-based Netherlands in 2120, but how?
- In 2020, Wageningen University & Research presented a positive and hopeful long-term prospect for our country in about 100 years with the map and... -
21 December 2021
Forced labour in nineteenth century Java cost many lives
- In the nineteenth century, Javanese peasants were forced to work on plantations for low wages. This was an economic success, but at the cost of a... -
21 December 2021
Wageningen World: More frequent extreme weather
- Wildfires, floods, heatwaves and storms: over the past year, we’ve had a taste of what’s ahead for us, according to the IPCC’s... -
17 December 2021
'We conclude' or 'I believe'? Rationality declined decades ago
- The use of rationality related words has been on the rise since 1850, but started an accelerating decline around 1980. This is concluded by research... -
16 December 2021
Nitrous oxide as a greenhouse gas: 30 questions and answers
- Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, was historically used as an anaesthetic during surgery in hospitals. Nowadays, it is also known as a party drug with... -
16 December 2021
Smart farming: empowering livestock farmers with data
- Smart farming is developing at a rapid pace. Over the past 10 years, many new and affordable data collection technologies have appeared on the market....