News 2020
News 2020
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23 December 2020
Humans responsible for decreasing soil quality
- Never before, soils changed as quickly as over the past 5 thousand years. During his doctoral research, Marijn van der Meij discovered that people and... -
21 December 2020
The pros and cons of emerging technology in our food system
- Emerging technologies for food systems, however optimistic, all have some potential negative trade-offs. This is pointed out in a new international... -
21 December 2020
Natuur in tijden van corona: helpt het je om mentaal gezond te blijven?
- Er zijn sterke aanwijzingen dat contact met natuur goed is voor ons welbevinden. Maar wat is het verband tussen natuur in de woonomgeving en het... -
20 April 2021
Challenge: less food in the bin
- No-one wants to discard food. Still, it happens a lot. Wageningen researchers want to reduce food waste by half by the year 2030 together with... -
17 December 2020
Inkomen land- en tuinbouw gedaald in coronajaar 2020
- In 2020 wordt het gemiddelde inkomen uit land- en tuinbouwbedrijven geraamd op 54.000 euro per onbetaalde arbeidsjaareenheid. Dat is bijna 20.000 euro... -
17 December 2020
WUR Travel Contract Manager wins award for travel and mobility policy
- WUR has won this year’s Sustainable Business Travel Award. The Dutch Association for Travel Management (NATM) presented the award to Rolf... -
17 December 2020
Accessible booklet about the current biobased plastics situation
- The development of biobased plastics is moving fast. Thanks to new types of polymers and new technologies, manufacturers continue to find new... -
15 December 2020
Milestone: first road laid with three-layer lignin asphalt
- Since 26 November 2020, the Dutch municipality of Vlissingen has unique metres of asphalt. The construction of this section of the ‘Europaweg... -
17 December 2020
The soft grip of animals inspires scientists to improve robots
- Next generation robotic grippers should be soft and inspired by the hybrid nature of the versatile hands, tails, and arms of animals. Wageningen... -
17 December 2020
Nederlandse otterpopulatie opnieuw gegroeid en heeft niveau van ‘levensvatbare populatie’ bereikt
- De otterpopulatie in Nederland wordt sinds de start van de herintroductie in 2002 jaarlijks gemonitord door Wageningen Environmental Research. De...