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Animal dilemmas
- Pigs that are immune to viruses thanks to CRISPR-Cas technology, hornless cows and dogs in the most exotic shapes and sizes. Humans modify animals to... 0 -
Women professors and the old boys network
- Wageningen University doesn’t have many female full professors, but their numbers are growing. That is thanks to Tenure Track, a career ladder... 1 -
The would-be flexitarian
- It is national ‘No Meat Week’ in the Netherlands this week. The Dutch are full of good intentions to eat less meat, and a lot more people... 0 -
Organic will be mainstream (one day)
- Organic farming is growing in the Netherlands, but still represents less than five per cent of our food production. Why is that? High land prices and... 0 -
myWURspace: plan it properly
- It’s not easy to let go of having a desk of your own, as research has shown. The need for privacy and social bonding is often underestimated. So... 0 -
Landscape according to Lenzholzer
- The climate is changing, the energy transition is knocking at the door, and the new e-mobility is on the rise. Cities and countryside are undergoing... 0 -
How the farmers got to grips with social media
- Farmers are using Twitter and Facebook as new instruments for influencing public and political opinion, says the Wageningen researcher Tim Stevens. He... 1 -
Proven: plants could capture more sun
- Plants use photosynthesis to transform energy from sunlight into chemical energy. But the process is a lot less efficient than it theoretically could... 2 -
Goodbye personal desk
- Offices around WUR are being refurbished to free up more space and create a more modern workplace. The new concept is called MyWURspace, and there is... 4 -
Animal lovers - Animal etiquette according to WUR and UU
- The relationship between humans and animals is complicated. We love them and live with them, but at the same time we use them, modify them and kill... 0