Dossier - April 4, 2018
Dossier: 100 years WUR
In this dossier you can find all articles that are related to the 100th anniversary of Wageningen University & Research.
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Going bananas - Nederbanana: nice gimmick, but serious too
- The media paid extensive attention to a Wageningen coup last week: the harvest of the first bananas to be grown in the Netherlands. A nice stunt, but... -
WUR’s first ‘Dutch banana’ harvest
- The first bunch of ‘Dutch bananas’ was harvested in the greenhouses of Radix. A global first, because the bananas were not grown on soil... -
Student gala concludes WUR’s festive year
- Twelve Wageningen study associations joined forces for the ‘gala of the century’. The student dance party concluded the festivities of the... -
Wageningen discovery prevented many heart attacks: How trans fat became bad fat
- Trans fats are bad for your cardiovascular system. We all know that by now. But 30 years ago our food was full of them. And heart attacks were the... -
Dijsselbloem flips a coin
- Where will the next step in the career of the currently unemployed former Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem take place? Will that be in the... -
Flip a coin in The Spot
- The coinage of the commemorative coin will be accompanied by the presentation of The Royal Dutch Mint’s new gadget: the Flip a coin machine. The... -
University to get commemorative coin
- A special commemorative coin has been designed in honour of the university’s centenary. It will be ceremonially minted on November 2nd in Orion... -
The revolution of 1980
- Until the late 1980s, Wageningen was a hive of student activism, and the high point was the Wageningen Spring, a week-long occupation of the... -
WUR100Fest in the picture (photos)
- On Saturday 15 September, WUR’s centenary was celebrated with a grand festival on campus. We present you photos from the event. -
The largest festival on campus ever this Saturday: #WUR100FEST
- This Saturday, WUR will celebrate its centenary with a grand festival. Susanne Laven of the #WUR100FEST organisation looks ahead: ‘I get a lot...