News archive 2016
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16 November 2016
Team from Wageningen University & Research present research at iGEM - awarded second prize for varroa killer
- A team of students from Wageningen University & Research presented their idea for using bacteria to kill the destructive varroa mite that affects... -
15 November 2016
TIAS and WUR launch first MBA in Food & Agribusiness in the Netherlands
- Wageningen University & Research are joining forces with TIAS Business School for the development of an Executive MBA in Food & Agribusiness.... -
15 November 2016
Keuzegids 2017: Wageningen University & Research named best Dutch university for twelfth consecutive time
- Wageningen University & Research has once again been ranked the best university by the Dutch university information guide Keuzegids. Nearly all of... -
14 November 2016
SGL alumna Cindy Quik wins thesis award of the Dutch Soil Science Association NBV
- During the annual fall symposium of the Nederlands Bodemkundige Vereniging (NBV), SGL alumna Cindy Quik was awarded the NBV Hissinkprijs. -
14 November 2016
Researchers predict that climate change will cause an increase in mycotoxins in maize
- The global rise in temperatures will lead to an increase in the mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 that can affect maize. This is according to a predictive... -
10 November 2016
Hoog-pathogeen H5N8 aangetoond in wilde watervogels in Nederland
- Het aviaire influenza virus (AI, vogelgriep) dat werd aangetoond in dode wilde watervogels is op donderdag 10 november door Wageningen Bioveterinary... -
10 November 2016
Collaboration key to succes for clusters
- Around 400 professionals, academics and policymakers from all over the world are at the three-day TCI Global Conference 2016 in Eindhoven to discuss... -
10 November 2016
Climate and human influence conspired in Lake Urmia’s decline
- Lake Urmia in Iran was once the second-largest saltwater lake in the world. However, it has been sharply drying up over the last two decades. The... -
09 November 2016
Vogelgriep H5 bij watervogels in Nederland
- Bij wilde watervogels is in onderzoeksmateriaal van kuifeenden en futen vogelgriep H5 aangetoond door Wageningen Bioveterinary Research. -
08 November 2016
Food contaminants can be detected with a smartphone
- Checking food for the presence of harmful substances using your smartphone: this is the aim of the new European FoodSmartphone consortium. Researchers...