News & Impact
Latest news from our Department
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Inauguration of Professor Jan van der Stoep: Rethinking stewardship
- Climate change and loss of biodiversity have far-reaching consequences. How do they impact the space people occupy on Earth? When it comes to our role... -
WUR researchers about alarming WWF report: "We must act now"
- The Living Planet Report published by WWF on 13 October shows well-documented evidence that humanity has far exceeded our planet's safe limits. The... -
WUR hosts international conference on sustainable consumption and production in 2023
- In July 2023, Wageningen will become the gathering point of sustainable consumption and production researchers and practitioners from all across the... -
Broiler farmers want a stable particulate matter (PM) policy
- The pressure on broiler farmers is great: they are not only improving animal welfare, but also have to reduce their nitrogen and particulate matter... -
Justus Wesseler joins expert group for food systems transformation
- Social Sciences Professor and chair of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group (AEP), Justus Wesseler, was invited as part of the expert... -
A digital tool to improve plastic waste collection
- Plastic bags, plastic packaging and plastic sauce bottles: we toss a ton of plastic every day. So much so, that municipalities are struggling to come... -
Inauguration Emely de Vet: “To find out what you do not know, you have to be willing to learn from each other”
- The coronavirus measures threw a spanner in the works twice, but Emely de Vet will finally deliver her inaugural lecture on 19 May. As professor of... -
How hybrid plant varieties could address the challenges of food security and climate change
- Hybrid agricultural and horticultural crops can play an important role in supporting global food security. They produce higher yields and are often... -
Jeroen Candel in Pointer about sustainable farming
- Less nitrogen, more biodiversity, less CO2 emissions. Farmers do a lot to become more sustainable but so far their investments do not have a high... -
ERC Advanced Grant for Embodied Ecologies
- The Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Group (KTI) at Wageningen University & Research congratulates chairholder Anita Hardon on receiving an...