2015 in 20 questions

Organisation
There’s no such thing as a boring year for news. When you look back you are always amazed at how much happened. 2015 is no…

‘Growth in PhDs not out of control’

Organisation
Animal
Johan van Arendonk, professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics and Dean of…

‘My burnout was a good life lesson’

Student
Student life
Laura van der Tuijn had an ideal picture in mind: she would…

Rock this way!

Student
Background
Music freaks breathe new life into Wageningen pop culture. Bands will be…

The Dreijen campus: the long goodbye

Organisation
Background
This year the university was supposed to ditch the Dreijen campus once…

Professors: ‘WU must work harder on diversity’

Organisation
News
Wageningen University must be more proactive in its efforts to become a…

‘I expected more of an us-and-them attitude’

Organisation
Background
Arthur Mol looks back on his first six months as rector. He…

‘Agricultural nature management will be less fragmented’

Science
Vision
Social sciences
The new agricultural nature management system will come into effect on 1…
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Gut bacterium purifies heated food

News
News
Wageningen microbiologists have discovered an intestinal bacterium which breaks down the potentially…

Peatlands can cope with climate shock

Science
Peatlands play an important role in the carbon cycle. One fifth of…