Dirty laundry: Four ways of making the fashion industry more sustainable

Organisation
Background
Mid-season sale, buy one get one free, everything must go — fashion is getting ever cheaper and changing ever faster. Those cool clothes might look…

Go abroad for part of your degree? Check whether you can get a grant!

Student
International
Student life
WUR’s student exchange office has grants available for internships, thesis research and…

How can we end hunger?

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Opinion
On 30 and 31 August, WUR hosted the international conference ‘Towards Zero…

The summer that woke us up: ‘Everyone saw the effect of the drought in their own back gardens’

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Background
The Netherlands — and indeed all of Northern Europe — had an…

‘What if your mind’s eye is blind? ‘

Organisation
Maritza van Dop always thought ‘counting sheep’ was just a metaphor. Until,…

Pee and poo best sources for reusable phosphate

Science
Nature & environment
The planet has a limited supply of phosphate, so we need to…

New student challenge on food system transitions

Organisation
Food
WUR and four other agricultural universities want to organize a ‘student challenge’…

Building of Dialogue Centre delayed

Organisation
The building of the Dialogue Centre on campus is delayed by at…

Homeless students

Organisation
Column
My coursemate spend the holiday in Lumen, finishing off his thesis. It…

Articles no longer hidden behind paywall

Science
Scientists will be required to publish research funded by public funds as…