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14 May 2024
Scientists develop sticky pesticide to combat pest insects
- Researchers from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Leiden University have engineered a biological barrier that protects plants from... -
13 May 2024
Farming crops and livestock together - opportunities for biodiversity-positive food production
- Intercropping is considered to be a biodiversity-positive alternative to monocultures, but comes with several challenges. Some of these challenges can... -
13 May 2024
Demonstrations at Dutch universities
- On various campuses around the country, students and university employees have expressed their concerns about the violence and humanitarian situation... -
13 May 2024
Biodiversity Challenge spreads to the whole of Wageningen
- On 2 May, the latest edition of the Biodiversity Challenge will kick off. The search for as many different plants, animals and fungi at the WUR campus... -
10 May 2024
Impact Explorer Award for Aarti Gupta: Beyond the status quo
- Professor Aarti Gupta has won an Impact Explorer award. This NWO award was created to explore how to realize societal impacts from unexpected... -
10 May 2024
How can economists be part of the solution to the climate and biodiversity crises?
- On 16 May, the symposium "Climate and Biodiversity Crises: What is the Role of Economics?" will take place at Wageningen University and... -
08 May 2024
IUCN report: Better production practices key to minimising impact vegetable oils
- The ever-growing demand for vegetable oils is causing more and more natural areas to be converted into farmland. This can have a negative impact on... -
07 May 2024
Farming on Mars takes a ‘Giant Leap’: intercropping can be a game-changing method
- Scientists from Wageningen University & Research have achieved a remarkable milestone in space agriculture with a pioneering study showing that... -
07 May 2024
Deep sea mining could be disastrous for marine animals
- In a recent study published in Deep-Sea Research Part I, researchers of Wageningen University & Research and the University of Bergen showed that... -
03 May 2024
The reasons behind the rapid warming of the North Pole
- The North Pole region heats up faster than the rest of the world. Though this is a known fact, climate models underestimate the speed with which the...