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Microbiologist Detmer Sipkema has been awarded an ENW-M grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for innovative, fundamental research.

Wheat yields in north-west Europe have remained largely stable for many years, even though the crop itself still has room to produce more.

Environmental technologist Annemiek ter Heijne of Wageningen University & Research has been awarded a grant through the NWO Open Competition Domain Science - M (Weave), together with researchers from the University of Antwerp.

In Indonesia, the dugong appears to be concentrated in specific regions, while bycatch in fishing nets is a major cause of death and few young animals are observed.

An international team of scientists led by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has commenced a study to investigate how and why yeast cells die - and, especially, how to delay that process.

The Committee of Experts on Fertiliser Law (CDM) has concluded that the options in the Netherlands for designating 'non-vulnerable zones' under the Nitrates Directive are limited.

In a trial on the effects of lower protein levels in the ration, milk production and feed intake were hardly affected by a moderate reduction in protein content.

Forests and nature play an important role in achieving climate targets. But how much can forest management measures contribute to CO2 uptake? New factsheets provide key figures to help estimate this contribution.

Microbiologist John van der Oost has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further develop a promising CRISPR-based approach to cancer treatment.

Bonaire can take major steps towards a more sustainable and healthier future by managing its organic waste in a circular way.

Agricultural robots are already sowing, mowing and ploughing, but each robot has its own app, screen and language.

Droughts mean farmers don't have enough water. Water from sewage treatment plants seems a stable future source for irrigating farmland, but is it safe? Water technologist Erik Vriezekolk is now taking the first steps to investigate this.

In the Connected Circularity programme, four research teams - within 4 Flagship projects - from Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have been working on HOW to shape the transition to a circular bioeconomy.

Wageningen World The abrupt loss of cheap Ukrainian wheat rocked the world market, hitting poor consumers in Africa particularly hard.

Informal businesses are crucial to secure people's access to food, which is an important Sustainable Development Goal.

A new study by 33 orangutan experts from around the globe, amongst others professor Douglas Sheil, assessed what would happen to Bornean orangutans in the next decade under different management assumptions.

Research Infrastructure for Food, Nutrition and Health blog This blog was written by Jaap van der Meer and Saskia Visser The seas and oceans are considered as a great underutilized source of human food and some recent reports* suggest that marine food production can be increased substantially.

Wind turbines on the North Sea are to become the Netherlands' key energy source. This development is not without risks for the animals that live in and above the water.

Is it possible to safely use treated wastewater (effluent) from sewage treatment plants (WWTPs) as irrigation water in agriculture and horticulture?

The goal of the EU project SYSTEMIC centered around producing biogas and reclaiming nutrients from organic waste streams.

Professor María Suárez Diez has been appointed as the new chairholder at the laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology at Wageningen University & Research.

The Technology Drivers launched Techrede 2022. The Technology Drivers are a group of ambitious, socially engaged students from the 4 Technical Universities in Delft, Eindhoven, Twente and Wageningen; an initiative of the 4TU.Federation.

In South Africa, wildlife economies based around tourism, real estate developments, game meat and more, have been hailed as great catalysts for employment and sustainable growth.

With a number of adjustments, strawberries can be grown year-round with the lowest possible use of fossil fuels and chemical crop protection products.

On 13 and 14 September 2022, representatives of 17 European organisations, including Wageningen University & Research, gathered in Budapest at the kick-off meeting of the CEE2ACT project, funded under the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme.

Interview Polyester from fossil raw materials has had its day, according to WUR researcher Paulien Harmsen.

"Tropical forests are important at local, regional and global scales, and we need to conserve them," says Marielos Peña Claros, personal professor at the Forest Ecology and Forest Management chair group (FEM) since 2019.