Organisation / Science Column
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On too many choices and the best time of your life
- AID week is full of marketing clichés. On the first day, you will be given one of those tacky bags brimming with bumf, with loads more... 0 -
On cycling dramas and becoming a citizen of the world
- Where to start? That’s what I’ve asked myself when I began writing this column, and it’s also what I was wondering when I first... 0 -
Women first
- This proud father of two lovely daughters will always seek to give them opportunities in life. But no doubt the same goes for the parents of little... 1 -
Diary of a caretaker - The annoying little man who pesters you about hygiene
- Beschimmeld eten op de keukenvloer, stapels stinkende vuilniszakken. Idealis-beheerders komen heel wat tegen bij hun inspectie van afdelingen,... 0 -
To: former minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem
- While everyone was still getting worked up about WUR President Louise Fresco’s seat on the supervisory board of Syngenta, you were appointed... 0 -
Column Guido - In short supply
- WUR is doing well. So well that we need new buildings to accommodate new staff and students. And the sooner we start, the better. In fact, we should... 0 -
‘There were 10 suit-and-tie guys hanging around here yesterday’
- Beer all over the stairs, crisps everywhere, a stressed-out cleaner. In his last column, Christoph Janzing wrote about the mess he found one morning... 0 -
Bananakiller447
- For a moment, I thought I had a scoop. I had just got an email saying that the caterer in one of the university buildings was no longer giving a... 0 -
The mystery of the exploding crisp packets
- The cleaner sounds as though he’s about to burst into tears on the phone. ‘This is just not normal,’ he says in a trembling voice.... 0 -
Hothouse plants
- In the spring I sometimes grow sunflowers in a greenhouse. When the scrawny little seedlings have to go into my border, it’s a tough transition.... 0