Dossier - August 4, 2017
Dossier: New professors
An appointment as professor at Wageningen University & Research is often a good moment for Resource to speak with the person in question. This dossier contains all interviews with the new professors.
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Jean-Paul Vincken investigates why food turns brown
- How exactly does this process work? And can we use polyphenols as natural preservatives? These are questions that Jean-Paul Vincken, professor of Food... -
Edward Huijbens examines the climate impact of tourism
- Edward Huijbens, an Icelander with paternal roots in Amsterdam, is the new chair in Cultural Geography in Wageningen. He will do research on... -
‘Shrinking regions develop their own welfare state’
- Increasingly, the Dutch population is moving to the cities, which leaves shrinking regions where public services are under pressure. Residents of... -
‘The Dutch have indomitable drive to tame land’
- Landscape architect Adriaan Geuze held his inaugural lecture last Thursday. About the development of the Dutch landscape in the past two millennia... -
Prof. Testerink wants to grasp salt tolerance
- The new professor of Plant Physiology, Christa Testerink, traded places with her predecessor Harro Bouwmeester at the end of 2017. She has brought... -
Professor will investigate Wageningen education
- The new professor of Education and Competence Studies, Perry den Brok, will be investigating the modernisation of Wageningen education. -
New professor studies arboviruses
- As of 1 November, Jeroen Kortekaas, researcher at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, has been appointed Professor by special appointment of Veterinary... -
New professor by special appointment studies eating behaviour
- Liesbeth Zandstra has been appointed professor by special appointment of ‘Food Reward and Behaviour’. This chair is part of professor Kees... -
Animal breeding professor sees a future for higher quality milk: the specialized cow
- Dairy farmers can use modern genetics to select cows that produce a lot of healthy fats or minerals. This would let them market ‘baby... -
‘Use more residue streams in animal feed’
- The Dutch government can make meat production more sustainable by allowing more waste products from the food industry, such as offal and food...