Animal testing going down

Science
Background
Wageningen researchers are using fewer and fewer lab animals. The number of animals used for research purposes has been halved in five years, mainly due…

Soil is influential in tree root growth

Science
The way trees put down roots is different in rich clay soil…

Hard food is more filling

Science
The hardness of food is a much bigger factor in the feeling…

Wageningen is no longer the smallest university

Student
Education
Thanks to the rapid growth in student numbers, Wageningen University & Research…

Makro gets involved in StartLife

Science
The parent company of the self-service wholesaler Makro, the German Metro Group,…

WUR is best agricultural university again

Science
Research
Wageningen University & Research is once more at the top of the…

Meat substitutes with pressure cooking

Science
Food
WUR is starting a four-year research project in collaboration with food companies…

Blog: ‘Carnival’

Student
Blog
Her diabolical eyes gazed straight at mine. I was paralyzed. With every…

WUR will do more for refugees

Organisation
Wageningen University & Research will start investing in refugee students and researchers.…

Book-lover starts book-sharing group

Student
As brightly lit kindle screens continue to replace paper books at high…