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News 24 May 2012 Plants could use light even more effectively for food production Scientists from Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, have concluded that it is possible to develop plants that produce even more food by reducing the level of pigments which make no... read more 16 May 2012 Test for blue-green algae inadequate Efforts to monitor recreational waters for the presence of blue-green algae should be stepped up. The current method allows harmful toxins to be overlooked.This warning is given by Wageningen UR... read more ‘An apology for Q fever would help patients’ The victims of Q fever want compensation from the government and goat farmers, and the national ombudsman says the ex-minister should offer an apology. An apology can help, giving the patient some... read more Tackling scene of the crime with infrared Picture the scene of a crime: a body lying there and blood splatters. But is it really blood? And if so, does it come from that body? And how long has it been lying there? At present, such questions... read more 15 May 2012 AG-MEMOD workshops During a workshop held in Dublin on 22 February 2012, new AG-MEMOD partners have been informed about the current computer structure of the AG-MEMOD framework, including the new features that have... read more 11 May 2012 Food scientists should wait before seeking wide publicity If scientists cannot explain the cause of a particular connection between food consumption and health outcome, they would do better to wait before seeking wide publicity. They should always ask... read more 7 May 2012 Professor shatters myths concerning land degradation and development Farewell address by Professor Leo Stroosnijder ‘Their irrational economic views mean that smallholders in the tropics are out of touch with the market. Land degradation is a threat to world-wide... read more Wageningen University appoints Professor of New public sanitation Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, has appointed Dr Grietje Zeeman as Professor holding a personal chair of New Public Sanitation in the Sub-department of Environmental Technology. Up... read more Five new professors by special appointment at Wageningen University Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR, has appointed five researchers to the position of professor by special appointment. Professors by special appointment are not directly funded by the... read more 27 Apr 2012 Gene expression reveals how potatoes are cultivated Organically grown potatoes have a higher gene expression of starch production than conventional ones. This statement is put forward by RIKILT, part of Wageningen UR, researcher Jeroen van Dijk, who... read more PhD student grows bell pepper with a hint of chilli Martijn Eggink is cultivating a new bell pepper variety with an exotic flavour. This is the basis for his PhD research at Wageningen UR, in which he will correlate the flavour of the bell pepper to... read more »  more News

Calendar 29 May 2012 Graduation: J (Jingsong) Li: Inducing multi-level institutional change through participatory plant breeding in southwest China  more Graduation: A. (Alfred) Maroyi: The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae)- ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy The main objective of this study was to revise genus Gloriosa throughout its distributional range, by documenting its ethnobotany, establishing species delimitations and evolutionary relationships.... more Graduation: P. (Purabi) Bose: Forest Rights. The micro-politics of decentralisation and forest tenure reform in tribal India Forest Rights: The Micro-Politics of Decentralisation and Forest Tenure Reform in Tribal IndiaForest Rights investigates the emerging – sometimes unintended – outcomes of decentralisation policy... more 30 May 2012 Graduation: J. (Jessica) Milgroom: Elephants of democracy. An unfolding process of resettlement in the Limpopo National Park  more Graduation: T.L.H. (Huong) Lai: Effects of air quality on chicken health Houses for intensive poultry production likely contain very high concentrations of airborne contaminants that may negatively affect human and animal health. However, very little is known of the... more Graduation: drs. A.R. van Amstel: Methane. Its role in climate change and options for control.  more 31 May 2012 Speech: Inauguration prof.dr. H.C. Boshuizen  more 1 Jun 2012 Graduation: B.K. (Barbara) Moller: Novel insights in embryonic root initiation The seed of a plant contains a mature embryo, ready to germinate and release a seedling with a root and one or two embryonic leaves. In this PhD project, we have investigated what molecular... more Graduation: N. Galic: Assessing recovery potential of aquatic macroinvertebrate populations using ecological models  more 4 Jun 2012 Graduation: H.M. (Henrice) Jansen: Bivalve nutrient cycling. Nutrient turnover by suspended mussel communities in oligotrophic fjords  more Graduation: L. (Laura) Ferrando: Interactions of Streptococcus suis with host mucosa  more 5 Jun 2012 Lecture: Understanding the Arab Spring What happens when revolution meets development? A year after the first Arab Spring protests and in the midst of Egyptian elections we reflect on the images of city centres blocked by thousands... more Graduation: T.H.L. (Ly) Nguyen: Evaluation of local protein resources for growing pigs in central Vietnam  more Graduation: M.W. (Mesharch) Katusiimeh: Public and Private Service Provision of Solid Waste Management in Kampala, Uganda This study shows the dynamics involved in the public and private provisioning of solid waste services in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The reform initiatives introduced in the solid waste... more 6 Jun 2012 Graduation: S. (Songlin) Xie: A molecular cytogenetic analysis of chromosome behaviour in Lilium hybrids Lily has become one of the top bulbous crops for the cut flower industry in the past two decades. Different hybrid groups have been bred in the 20th century and these hybrids provide an ideal model... more 11 Jun 2012 Graduation: R (Rogier) de Jong:Is our world getting greener or browner? Satellite images tell the story. Seven billion people, directly or indirectly, depend on Earth’s capacity to let plants grow. Slight changes in this capacity may have dire environmental and societal consequences; it is therefore... more 12 Jun 2012 Graduation: Y. (Ying) LI: Multiplex SSR analysis of Phytophthora infestans in different countries and the importance for potato breeding Potato is the most important non-cereal crop in the world. Late blight, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease of potato. The structure of P.... more Graduation: A.G. (Alphonse) Singbo: Economic performance of vegetable production in Benin The objective of this research is to investigate the production technology and efficiency of vegetable production and marketing at the farm level in Benin. Using recent advances in cross sectional... more Graduation: E.J.P. (Esther) de Kort: How minerals influence the stability of medical nutrition Medical nutrition is often highly concentrated in nutrients, as it is designed for frail elderly and malnourished patients. Interaction between the nutrients, especially between casein proteins and... more 13 Jun 2012 Graduation: J.M.E. (Annette) Klarenbeek: Crises in aantocht!  more Graduation: T.L. (Thomas) Odong: Quantitative Methods for Sampling of Germplasm Collections Plant breeding has resulted into new crop varieties with desirable attributes such as high yield, and early maturing. As farmers started adopting the growing of the new crop varieties, local... more 14 Jun 2012 Speech: Prof. dr. ir. Evert Jacobsen: Plantenveredeling  more Graduation: S. Montersino: Structural and biochemical characterization of 3-hydroxybenzoate 6-hydroxylase  more 15 Jun 2012 Graduation: S (Susana) Akrofi: Home garden: a potential strategy for food and nutrition security in HIV households. A case study in Ghana  more Graduation: EL (Esmee) Doets: Recommended vitamin B12 intakes for adults and elderly In Europe, recommendations are defined to indicate the amount of vitamins and minerals that a person should daily consume within the usual diet. Such recommended intakes indicate the level of intake... more 27 Jun 2012 Symposium: symposium and farewell reception for Prof. Pim Brascamp On June 27, 2012, Prof. E.W. (Pim) Brascamp will formally resign as resign as director of the Education Institute (OWI) of Wageningen University. On the occasion of his farewell, Wageningen... more 2 Jul 2012 4 Jul 2012 Conference: MOPAN 2012 19th Annual Conference on Multi-Organisational Partnerships, Alliances and Networks This conference brings together scholars and practitioners interested in partnerships, alliances and networks... more 27 Aug 2012 Course: Summer School Green Genetics August 27 - 31, 2012 The Dutch plant breeding and propagation industry is an innovative and knowledge intensive industrial branch which has a leading position in the world. Graduates with an... more 11 Sep 2012 Course: Food Law Academy  more 1 Oct 2012 Course: EU policy October 1 - 5, 2012 In this course you will get insight into the background, recent developments and impact of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The European Commission has published the... more 12 Nov 2012 Course: Antibiotic analysis for food and feed November 12 - 16, 2012 The two-day workshop will focus on screening methods for registered antibiotics as well as confirmatory methods using LC-MS/MS. Time will be dedicated to EU regulations and... more 21 Jan 2013 Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security 21 Jan - 01 Feb 2013 - Centre for Development Innovation. Renewed commitment to the human right to have access to productive resources to produce and acquire your daily food. Every man, woman and... more 11 Feb 2013 Course: Local governance and rural decentralisation 11 - 22 February 2013 - Centre for Development Innovation. New alignments between Government, Business and Civil Society. Nowadays the role of governments is shifting towards creating an enabling... more 18 Feb 2013 Course: Climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resource management 18 February - 01 March 2013 - Centre for Development Innovation. Climate sensitive policy making and programming for sustainable development. Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to... more »  more Calendar