• RESEARCH

    The scent of inbreeding

    12:58u 16 May - Female butterfly can smell whether the male is a product of inbreeding.
    Mechanism revealed by nail varnish on butterfly antennae.

  • SPORT

    Chilly sports day

    12:38u 16 May - The weather was a let-down, there were fewer activities than in previous years, there was no…

  • BUILDINGS

    THE FIRST

    12:18u 16 May - 'You'll be able to tell your grandchildren later that you were the first students to be…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Student council elections 2013: And the candidates are…

    11:40u 16 May - One talks about her deceased doggy Beibei, another takes up the cudgels for sports facilities on…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Greek students stung after comment canteen employee

    14:26u 08 May - ‘Greece and Cyprus, that is a waste of money’, said De Bongerd canteen employee John Schouten…

  • IN THE NEWS

    How to sell sustainability

    12:51u 16 May - Science Cafe about an economy without waste.
    Money not always effective in changing behaviour.

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    IN THE NEWS

    Van Ravenzwaay: ‘PAN criticisms not justified’

    12:36u 16 May - Contentious professor is investigating replacement for animal experiments.

  • IN THE NEWS

    The hot Spot: a new student hangout

    11:52u 16 May - The first lectures have been delivered and the lifts have been checked out. The next thing…

  • PAN IN NEVERLAND

    Dumb Zone in the Dutch train

    15:59u 08 May - I thought I knew everything about Nederlandse Spoorwegen. I was wrong.

  • FOOD

    Fair market for farmers and home cooks

    10:29u 01 May - Selling food directly from wherever it is produced or grown gives producers a better price and…

  • RESEARCH

    The scent of inbreeding

    12:58u 16 May - Female butterfly can smell whether the male is a product of inbreeding.
    Mechanism revealed by nail varnish on butterfly antennae.

  • AGRICULTURE

    Text messaging helps African farmers

    09:59u 01 May - Lack of information handicaps pineapple farmers in Benin.
    Text messaging service should help.

  • RESEARCH

    Doping offenders ate contaminated meat

    09:50u 01 May - Clenbuterol in meat may have been responsible for positive doping tests.
    'Illegal use of clenbuterol…

  • ANIMAL

    Exotic Asian shore crab conquers Zeeland

    09:06u 15 Apr - Invader chases away young indigenous crabs.
    Effect of climate change still uncertain.

  • Patenting science: The goose that lays the golden eggs

    08:02u 15 Apr - A patented discovery can make a lot of money, not just for Wageningen UR, but also…

  • IN THE NEWS

    How to sell sustainability

    12:51u 16 May - Science Cafe about an economy without waste.
    Money not always effective in changing behaviour.

  • RESEARCH

    Brain scans show how willpower works

    09:55u 01 May - Paul Smeets looks deep into students' brains.
    Dieting students resist food better.

  • RESEARCH

    Dung research: many rats resistant to poison

    09:24u 01 May - Bastiaan Meerburg of Livestock Research (left on the photo) asked the Dutch public last August to…

  • FOOD

    Science Café - Tailor-made diet comes closer

    08:59u 15 Apr - The influence of genes turns out to be more complex than was believed.
    Commercial…

  • BLOG

    Aid and trade go hand in hand

    12:37u 13 Apr - Do trade projects help increase food security? In the case of the Kenyan potato industry, the…

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  • IN THE NEWS

    The hot Spot: a new student hangout

    11:52u 16 May - The first lectures have been delivered and the lifts have been checked out. The next thing on the agenda is to make the student…

  • PAN IN NEVERLAND

    Dumb Zone in the Dutch train

    15:59u 08 May - I thought I knew everything about Nederlandse Spoorwegen. I was wrong.

  • SPORT

    Wageningen Olympics

    09:38u 01 May - Team China was the most fanatical of them all at the Wageningen Olympics on 19 April.…

  • STUDENT LIFE

    Fixing bikes for free

    08:13u 15 Apr - It's busy in the Forum basement on a Tuesday evening. For the last few months it…

  • PAN IN NEVERLAND

    A visit to Dutch hospital (I)

    17:31u 28 Mar - Het Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei is the first and only Dutch hospital I've been to. Luckily it…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Student council elections 2013: And the candidates are…

    11:40u 16 May - One talks about her deceased doggy Beibei, another takes up the cudgels for sports facilities on the campus. Our editorial team subjects all the…

  • FOOD

    Fair market for farmers and home cooks

    10:29u 01 May - Selling food directly from wherever it is produced or grown gives producers a better price and…

  • PAN IN NEVERLAND

    Lift is like a box of chocolates

    15:00u 25 Apr - Last week after reading a witty article about office politics in the elevator, I realized I…

  • PAN IN NEVERLAND

    A visit to Dutch hospital (II)

    13:25u 11 Apr - Maybe as somewhat I regarded Cato as my grandma, I was a bit nervous before entering…

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    IN THE NEWS

    High grades, high pay

    13:10u 28 Mar - Forget board work, internships abroad and other extra-curricular activities.

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  • SPORT

    Chilly sports day

    12:38u 16 May - The weather was a let-down, there were fewer activities than in previous years, there was no live music and it was less busy. But…

  • BUILDINGS

    THE FIRST

    12:18u 16 May - 'You'll be able to tell your grandchildren later that you were the first students to be…

  • STUDENT LIFE

    Less red tape for foreign students

    09:28u 01 May - New immigration law cuts red tape.
    University to be contact point for students from now…

  • PICTURE

    Smiling in the rain

    21:35u 27 Mar - Are those velvet berets waterproof? Either way, the professors in their academic gowns would probably soon…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Is there an honorary doctor in the house?

    12:30u 14 Mar - Three scientists will receive honorary doctorates to celebrate the anniversary of Wageningen's dies natalis. Resource looked…

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    IN THE NEWS

    Van Ravenzwaay: ‘PAN criticisms not justified’

    12:36u 16 May - Contentious professor is investigating replacement for animal experiments.

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Greek students stung after comment canteen employee

    14:26u 08 May - ‘Greece and Cyprus, that is a waste of money’, said De Bongerd canteen employee John Schouten…

  • MEANWHILE IN...

    Meanwhile in…. South Korea

    08:08u 15 Apr - In the news: North Korea is preparing for a 'state of war' with South Korea. The…

  • MEANWHILE IN...

    Meanwhile in… Italy

    21:28u 27 Mar - In the news: In governmental elections in late February, a new political party called the Five…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Scheffer: scientists should use their intuition more

    12:05u 14 Mar - Scientist and musician Marten Scheffer will liven up the Dies Natalis symposium with a per­formance of…

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Typical Dutch

Flower power

I knew Dutch people liked flowers because the Netherlands is really famous for its tulip industry: the Keukenhof is an icon of Holland for good reason. But now I have learned the true reason.

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Background

‘Science needs conflict’

When it comes to complex social issues, Wageningen UR does not always succeed in making clear what the role of the independent researcher is. This can create the impression that scientists are at the beck and call of…

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Resource magazine

Volume 7, No 18
  • ‘Board botched it up’
  • Smart Campus
  • Orion is finished
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