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21 June 2023
A healthy lifestyle improves people’s wellbeing
- Professor holding an endowed chair in Nutrition and Intestinal Health Transitional Care, Ben Witteman, is saying farewell to WUR after a decade.... -
15 June 2023
WUR will be the centre of discussion on sustainable consumption and production
- More than 500 people will participate in the conference “Transforming Consumption-Production Systems towards Just and Sustainable Futures”... -
17 May 2023
Environmental score for all food products motivates companies to become more sustainable
- It may seem like yet another quality certificate, but a new label that gives all food products an environmental score turns out to be more than just a... -
05 May 2023
The sprint towards a sustainable future
- More than 2,000 pesticides are used for agricultural production in Europe, yet knowledge about the effects of pesticide residue mixtures on ecosystems... -
28 April 2023
Data make digital diet truly personalised
- Nutrition is a complex matter and very person-dependent. How can you combine all the scientific insights from countless studies and sources in a way... -
17 April 2023
Tomatoes Unifarm on the menu of restaurant Novum in Omnia
- Restaurant Novum is the culinary meeting place at Wageningen Campus. The restaurant is located in conference centre Omnia, in the heart of Food... -
22 February 2023
More efficient and sustainable: how to get the most out of plants
- Many plants used by the food industry are broken down into different ingredients for foodstuffs. This process is water and energy-consuming. Moreover,... -
16 February 2023
SSEB meets with Nutrition & Healthcare Alliance and hospital Gelderse Vallei
- The Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour (SSEB) team from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) met today with Nutrition & Healthcare... -
03 February 2023
Fibre for a healthier life with diabetes
- Does dietary fibre improve the health of people with type 2 diabetes? That is the question PhD candidate Iris van Damme (Human Nutrition & Health)... -
18 January 2023
Taste Lessons again rated as effective
- The Taste Lessons (‘Smaaklessen’) learning programme by Wageningen University & Research has again been accredited by the Centrum...
Radio, podcast & TV
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09 February 2022
Stacy Pyett on The Naked Scientist about Veganuary and its impact on climate change
- Stacy Pyett, programme manager Proteins for Life, was interviewed for BBC podcast The Naked Scientist last week. She discusses the end of Veganuary... -
02 November 2021
How to eat my way to a better world?
- Ever wondered if it helps to check for sustainability labels in the supermarket? In this explainer video produced by Universiteit van Nederland, Prof.... -
30 July 2021
Louise O. Fresco in Overnight about the future of food
- Louise O. Fresco, President Executive Board, talks about feeding the world, about smart technology, sustainable agriculture and answers... -
17 July 2019
Eelke Westra & Toine Timmermans about foodwaste on BBC
- Nearly 30% of all food products are wasted somewhere in the chain. In BBC's last episode of Follow the food, Eelke Westra and Toine Timmermans...