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
Science - 16 April 2019 10:33 - 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
Science - 20 February 2019 09:25 - Edward Huijbens, an Icelander with paternal roots in Amsterdam, is the new chair in Cultural Geography in Wageningen. He will do research on... 1 -
‘Shrinking regions develop their own welfare state’
Science - 08 November 2018 09:46 - Increasingly, the Dutch population is moving to the cities, which leaves shrinking regions where public services are under pressure. Residents of... 0 -
‘The Dutch have indomitable drive to tame land’
Science - 26 February 2018 12:00 - Landscape architect Adriaan Geuze held his inaugural lecture last Thursday. About the development of the Dutch landscape in the past two millennia... 0 -
Prof. Testerink wants to grasp salt tolerance
Science - 11 January 2018 11:27 - The new professor of Plant Physiology, Christa Testerink, traded places with her predecessor Harro Bouwmeester at the end of 2017. She has brought... 0 -
Professor will investigate Wageningen education
Science - 09 December 2017 12:00 - The new professor of Education and Competence Studies, Perry den Brok, will be investigating the modernisation of Wageningen education. 0 -
New professor studies arboviruses
Science - 01 December 2017 12:00 - As of 1 November, Jeroen Kortekaas, researcher at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, has been appointed Professor by special appointment of Veterinary... 0 -
New professor by special appointment studies eating behaviour
Science - 24 November 2017 08:00 - Liesbeth Zandstra has been appointed professor by special appointment of ‘Food Reward and Behaviour’. This chair is part of professor Kees... 0 -
Animal breeding professor sees a future for higher quality milk: the specialized cow
Science - 12 October 2017 12:50 - Dairy farmers can use modern genetics to select cows that produce a lot of healthy fats or minerals. This would let them market ‘baby... 0 -
‘Use more residue streams in animal feed’
Science - 14 September 2017 11:34 - The Dutch government can make meat production more sustainable by allowing more waste products from the food industry, such as offal and food... 0