Storm in a packet of sprinkles

Science
Background
Food
Ink residues can get into our food from packaging made of recycled paper. How harmful that is, we don’t know. ‘In decades toxicologists have not…

Satellite shows where forest is vulnerable

Science
Wageningen scientists have found a way of determining the vulnerability of tropical…

Reef discovery is ‘question of getting a better look’

Science
A new reef covering 6000 square kilometres has been discovered off the…

Veggie burger from beet leaves is possible

Science
Plant
Food
Beet leaves contain proteins that are valuable for humans and that would…

Viruses play a role in gut health too

Science
Health
Our intestinal flora consist not just of bacteria, but of viruses as…

Longer contracts thanks to flexibility act

Organisation
Employees
The university is considering offering new academic staff a one-off temporary contact…

‘More funding but no admissions cap’

Organisation
Education
Wageningen University & Research and the three other technical universities in the…

First evening lectures

Student
Education
The day finally came last Monday: evening classes in Wageningen. At 18.15,…

Mexican PhD candidate wins prize

Science
PhD candidate Tania Martinez received Mexico’s National Youth Prize personally from President…

WUR talks for a wider audience

Organisation
News
This month sees the start of a series of monthly WUR talks:…