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Plant scientist Bart Thomma has won a 1.5 million euro Vici grant of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to study how fungi succeed in deceiving the immune system of plants, animals and people. It is the third time for Thomma to win an NWO prize. In 2004 he received a Veni grant for his research 'Genetic causes of tomato diseases' and in 2007 he received a Vidi grant for 'Plant plumbing'. Vici is one of the largest and most prestigious grants a scientist can get in the Netherlands. NWO selects Vici laureates based on the quality of the researcher and the innovative character and academic impact of the proposed research.
Frits Claassen has been elected Teacher of the Year 2012. He received the award on January 17 during the New Year's reception of the Student Council. The election of the Teacher of the Year is organised annually by the Wageningen University Fund in order to publicly honour excellent lecturers and focus attention on the importance of good education at the university. In November students (second year and older) could vote for their favourite lecturer. After the elections a student jury composed a top-5, based on the votes as well as on information they gathered from other teachers and students. The top-5 teachers will all receive an education bonus of 2,500 euros and a certificate. The Teacher of the Year, this year Frits Claassen, is the only one to also receive a statue: a replica of the art piece 'The Teacher' by Jan Praet.
The Dutch study guide Keuzegids has - again - concluded that Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, is the best university in the Netherlands. It's the seventh consecutive year that Wageningen University tops the list. 'Wageningen leaves its competitors even further behind than in previous years', writes the Information Centre for Higher Education (CHOI), publisher of the 'Keuzegids Universiteiten 2012'. Bachelor studies of all universities in the Netherlands were compared. In almost all categories the bachelor programmes of Wageningen University are on top of the list.
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For more than fifteen years, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research (FBR) has been developing systems for objectively measuring aspects of quality for a range of products, primarily in the
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25 January 2012
The chairgroup Meteorology and Air Quality at Wageningen University will intensify its collaboration with Nanjing University, China. Over the next three years, seven researchers will collaborate on
Inauguration Professor HazelegerReliable weather forecasts will never stretch further than the next few weeks. So the recent predictions of a horrific winter were not based on scientific evidence.
24 January 2012
Increasing pressure on land demands a careful assessment of competing activities in land-use planning. Cost-benefit analysis is increasingly used in planning processes to select the land-use plan
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Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) operates within the domain of healthy food and the living environment to improve the quality of life. Wageningen University is part of Wageningen UR. View other organisational parts of Wageningen UR.
On several hot topics Wageningen UR collects its research information on thematic websites. Visit those thematic sites.
Nutrition and health Wageningen UR conducts multidisciplinary food research, ranging from crop cultivation to product development, consumer behaviour and health effects. View the webpage on Nutrition and health
Climate Wageningen UR studies the causes and consequences of climate change, looks for manners to stop climate change and ways to adapt to the changing circumstances. View the webpage on Climate
Biobased economy Wageningen UR works on alternatives for non-renewable resources. Materials, chemicals, energy and fuels are being developed from plant-derived resources. View the webpage on Biobased economy
Animal welfare Wageningen UR aims to improve the quality of life, also the lives of animals, be it farm animals, fish or wildlife. View the webpage on Animal welfare
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