Organisation
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Major deal with Elsevier for open science
- Dutch academic and applied universities and research institutes have reached an agreement with the scientific publisher Elsevier on free access to... 0 -
Key people: Corina Hobé
- They are indispensable for keeping the campus going and keeping it pleasant, yet they are not always the first people you think of when you think... 0 -
Three-quarters working from home
- Fewer than three-quarters of WUR staff are working from home. They are struggling too as it is not easy to find a good work-life balance. 0 -
WUR is making full use of sun
- WUR is not letting the grass grow under its feet when it comes to generating solar energy. The roofs of several buildings have recently been covered... 0 -
Martin Scholten to be WUR’s ‘man in Brussels’
- Martin Scholten is stepping down as director of the Animal Sciences Group for a post as advisor on European and regional cooperation. 0 -
‘First-years will have priority on campus next academic year’
- During the next academic year, WUR wants to offer education on campus on a small scale, with students working in small groups and with plenty of... 0 -
Blue tits are squatting in WUR ashtray
- Blue tits have taken over one of the ashtrays at Sterksel experimental pig farm as a nesting box. The result: nine gorgeous baby birds. 0 -
Military orchid on campus
- There is a military presence in the natural garden behind the Lumen building on campus. Not the kind dressed in camouflage, but an orchid rarely found... 0 -
‘The flames leapt metres high from the roof’
- A lovely spring day reminds Eugene van Meteren of a hot summer’s day in 2007. It was a Friday afternoon in June and Eugene was working... 0 -
Do we even want to be back on campus?
- Working from home will probably remain the rule until September. So WUR employees will need to keep going at the kitchen table, in the attic or in... 0