Wen Ying Wu wins Cover Prize

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Jury and public are in agreement on which is the best thesis cover of 2021.
Een vertegenwoordiger van het inheemse Braziliaanse volk Quilombolas.

Indigenous lands in the Amazon under increasing threat

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This is revealed in a study conducted by Judith Verstegen (Geo-information Sciences)…

Inge de Graaf awarded ERC-grant

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De Graaf is to model how groundwater may contribute to food production.
Twee vrouwen in een fontein in de stad

Heat mainly affects women

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Far more women are exposed to high temperatures than men.

Probiotics increase piglets’ chances

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The beneficial E. coli Nissle 1917 bacterium can enhance piglets’ health in…

‘Vaccinating chickens improves animal welfare’

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With more outbreaks, calls are increasing for chickens to be vaccinated.

Crucial gene discovered in dandelion

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Now plant breeders know how the parent plant can produce identical seeds…

Diet can keep chronically ill patients fitter

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A special diet can counteract muscle atrophy in diseased mice.

Useful oddball in our intestines gets approval as nutritional supplement

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Akkermansia, a Wageningen discovery, is likely to come on the market next…

Kenyan farms often too small

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Incomes mostly do not get above the poverty line despite investments in…