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Global contract
- Blogger Geert van Zandbrink hopes the climate crisis – just like the coronavirus crisis – will be tackled worldwide through an... -
Tally sheet tablet is free but comes with ads
- A smart student from Delft University has come up with a tablet that can replace tally sheets. The tablet is free but you have to put up with adverts....
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Blog: The power of re-framing failure
- Blogger Katrin visited a masterclass The Art of Failure. She learned two tricks to help her cope with the difficulties of her PhD. -
Time is ripe to mow blooming campus gardens
- Several natural gardens around the campus were mown this week, even though some of the plants in them were still in full bloom. Is that a pity? -
Huge banner on crane urges WUR to state position
- The climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has hung an enormous banner from a crane on the campus as a ‘friendly reminder’ for the... -
New technique for measuring forces in plant cells
- Through interdisciplinary research, WUR researchers have succeeded in measuring miniscule mechanical forces in plant cells. -
Street art at WUR IJmuiden
- A huge mural is to grace the Marine Research building in IJmuiden. The work is part of the Kantje Pikken route. -
Student psychologists leave campus
- The student psychologists have moved to the Agro Business Park because the team has grown a lot and no longer had enough space on campus. -
Blog: Apologies?!
- Politicians expressed remorse for slavery in the past but never apologised. Blogger Livia thinks it strange. -
Grutto! at online opening academic year
- WUR is to open the new academic year with a preview of Ruben Smit’s latest documentary.
Science
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Wildlife crossings, expensive but useful
- Constructing wildlife crossings is a relatively expensive way to improve nature. Repair of existing nature has a higher return per euro. -
More grey seals counted
- Researchers of Wageningen Marine Research counted almost twenty per cent more grey seals than last year. -
WUR research helps Rijksmuseum restore paintings
- Jesse Buijs designed a machine that allows restorers to see how solvents are absorbed in paintings, to minimise damage. -
Knotweed breeds with Russian vine
- Japanese knotweed reproduces vegetatively, but can also do so through pollination, shows research by WUR and Probos. Which is bad news. -
‘I was unable to check my camera traps’
- Much of Wageningen science is conducted abroad, so the corona outbreak forced many researchers to face the choice: should I stay or should I go? We...
Student
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Tally sheet tablet is free but comes with ads
- A smart student from Delft University has come up with a tablet that can replace tally sheets. The tablet is free but you have to put up with adverts.... -
Blog: The power of re-framing failure
- Blogger Katrin visited a masterclass The Art of Failure. She learned two tricks to help her cope with the difficulties of her PhD. -
Huge banner on crane urges WUR to state position
- The climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has hung an enormous banner from a crane on the campus as a ‘friendly reminder’ for the... -
Student psychologists leave campus
- The student psychologists have moved to the Agro Business Park because the team has grown a lot and no longer had enough space on campus. -
Blog: Apologies?!
- Politicians expressed remorse for slavery in the past but never apologised. Blogger Livia thinks it strange.
Organisation
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Time is ripe to mow blooming campus gardens
- Several natural gardens around the campus were mown this week, even though some of the plants in them were still in full bloom. Is that a pity? -
Street art at WUR IJmuiden
- A huge mural is to grace the Marine Research building in IJmuiden. The work is part of the Kantje Pikken route. -
Grutto! at online opening academic year
- WUR is to open the new academic year with a preview of Ruben Smit’s latest documentary. -
Upfield to start construction of Sunflower after the summer
- Upfield aims to begin building Sunflower, it’s new innovation centre on campus, in September. -
New episode in Nergena solar park soap
- The soap surrounding the WUR solar park at Nergena continues. The Ede city council failed to achieve a final vote last night.
Features
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Developing digital technology together
- Covid-19 rules permitting, OnePlanet will move into PlusUltra II on the Wageningen campus in September. But the new ‘knowledge coalition’... -
An African perspective on African problems
- The new African Philosophy course given by Birgit Boogaard has won the WUR excellent education prize in the ‘specialized courses’... -
Teachers prefer classrooms
- Does online teaching work? Can teachers get their material across to students properly? And above all: do they like teaching like this? Spoiler 1:... -
Drought is a distribution issue
- The Netherlands is such a watery country and yet it is suffering from drought. What is to be done? It is a question of capturing more water and... -
Keep calm and write
- The number of academic publications is peaking due to the coronavirus. But not everyone can get round to writing at home. A gender difference is... -
The multitasking student parents
- Raising a child while you study for a degree is not for the faint-hearted. Resource talked to four students who embarked on this adventure, and who... -
Stuck in the ice
- Weeks without daylight, heavy storms and temperatures of down to -40°C. Polar research is not for wimps. Resource talked to Serdar Sakinan, a... -
Imposter syndrome
- The feeling that you have no idea what you are doing, while your colleagues seem to be sailing effortlessly through their doctoral research. Why do so... -
Teaching in the virtual classroom
- Since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in the Netherlands, all WUR education has been online-only. How are teachers going about it, and what do... -
A sower all her life
- Parent advisor Hermien Miltenburg is retiring. Well, sort of, since she will still be around as a guest member of staff. WUR has no wish to say...
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