The revolution of 1980

Organisation
Until the late 1980s, Wageningen was a hive of student activism, and the high point was the Wageningen Spring, a week-long occupation of the administration…

Meanwhile in… Greece

Student
Meanwhile in
After years of austerity measures following the economic crisis, the Greek prime…

‘More stuff doesn’t make us happy’

Student
Sam van Es researches plant growth. But he also like to philosophize…

Routine is good for cows

Science
Agriculture
Cows with a regular diurnal rhythm and set times for eating and…

Solar energy needs better sunshine forecasting

Science
More and more people have solar panels. That poses problems for energy…
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Will we go back to farm labour?

News
Truly sustainable agriculture demands radical measures. In his PhD thesis, Meino Smit…

Sneak preview of new nature documentary WAD: A film odyssey with hunting starfish

Organisation
This film that reads like a good novel. No fairy tales but…

Higher education

Science
Column
The theme of the falling vaccination rate has been simmering in the…

Budget Day: more cash for education and applied research WUR to get 22 million extra

Organisation
Budget Day had some good news for WUR. Wageningen University will get…
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Spinoza laureate John van der Oost wants to stimulate discussion on GMOs

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Research
Microbiologist John van der Oost will use his Spinoza Prize worth 2.5…