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News 29 Jan 2012 Champ2Champ: Market power for the Dutch mushroom sector 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... read more 25 Jan 2012 Wageningen University collaborates with China on carbon cycle research 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... read more Weather scenarios for 2050 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.... read more 24 Jan 2012 Ecological networks and cost-benefit analysis 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... read more Internationalisation of the Fisheries Knowledge Groups The Fisheries Knowledge Groups are taking the first step towards European cooperation aimed at improving knowledge exchange between European fishermen and scientists. Since many European fisheries... read more Biobased impulse in Higher Professional Education (HBO Onderwijs) Developments in industry and research in the field of biobased materials, and biobased plastics in particular, are forging ahead. “So it is hardly surprising that biobased plastics is the first... read more Invitation to compete in the Delta Alliance Young Professional Award In preparation for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, the Delta Alliance invites young delta professionals around the world to present their solutions to... read more 20 Jan 2012 White fish from the North Sea is equally climate friendly as farmed fish The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part... read more 12 Jan 2012 Ladybirds react to climate There has been a big fall in the number of black ladybirds in the Netherlands since the 1980s. Biologists at Wageningen UR and Leiden University have said in the scientific journal Heredity that they... read more Extreme weather is bigger threat to agriculture than crisis The Dutch economy is groaning under the continuing debt crisis. Pessimistic noises are now even being heard from the agricultural and horticultural sectors. LTO head Albert Jan Maat is urging farmers... read more Eating habits prove stubborn Even when they know what they are eating is high-calorie, most people do not change their eating habits. Pleunie Hogenkamp of the Wageningen University Human Nutrition chair group reached this... read more Butterflies and birds unable to keep pace with climate change in Europe Butterflies and birds are no longer able to keep up with climate change. Compared with twenty years ago, butterflies are now 135 kilometres behind the shifting climate zones and birds more than 200... read more Grain crops with lower carotene levels are less affected by parasitic plants Wageningen scientist expects positive effect on food production in Africa. Grain crops that produce less carotene can produce more food, especially in Africa, as they are less affected by parasitic... read more 11 Jan 2012 International professional jury sings praises of high-speed animal films made by amateurs An international jury of professionals is highly enthusiastic about the quality and subject choices of the short films made by 460 nature-lovers, amateur photographers, artists and other interested... read more 9 Jan 2012 Towards the evidence for immune support of food fibres Food fibres are considered as beneficial for our immune system. However ‘considered’ is not good enough; the European guard dog EFSA needs sound scientific evidence based on effects on healthy... read more »  more News

Calendar 8 Feb 2012 Lecture: Economy in Crisis – A Monetary Perspective What is the cause of the current economic crisis and how do we get out of it? Join Prof. Sweder van Wijnbergen (UvA) to explore the problems facing the monetary and financial system. Reflect with him... more 10 Feb 2012 Graduation: M. (Marc) Lemmers: Physical Gels based on Charge-Driven Co-Assembly  more 14 Feb 2012 Lecture: Love and sexuality across the world Valentine day special with Sunny Bergman On Valentine day documentary maker Sunny Bergman visits Wageningen. Sunny is famous for her documentaries about female sexuality. This evening she presents... more 17 Feb 2012 Graduation: I.A. (Agah) Ince: Functional genomics of Chilo iridescent virus: A transcriptoproteomic approach  more Graduation: S.F. (Sahar) El Aidy: The dynamic interplay of microbiota and mucosa drives establishment of homeostasis in conventionalized mice  more 20 Feb 2012 Graduation: S.M.C. (Susanne) Claessens: Dormancy cycling in seeds: mechanisms and regulation  more 24 Feb 2012 Symposium: Mini symposium: Advanced Genetics Mini symposium on the occasion of the thesis defense of Arun Kommadath on 24 February 2012. Prof. Eckhard Wolf and Prof. Dirk-Jan de Koning, both members of the thesis defense committee, will give... more Graduation: A. Kommadath: Genomic regulation of oestrous behaviour in dairy cows  more 2 Mar 2012 Graduation: I. Jongenburger: Distributions of microorganisms in food and their impact on food safety  more 5 Mar 2012 Graduation: M (Mazhar) Ali: Sediment transport capacity for soil erosion modelling at hillslope scale: an experimental approach  more 12 Mar 2012 Graduation: N. Purwanti: Structuring high-protein foods  more 14 Mar 2012 Graduation: M.E. (Marjolein) Lof: Modelling the effects of odours and spying parasitoids on fruit fly population dynamics  more 16 Mar 2012 Open day: Master Open Day Master Open Day Would you like to know more about the Master programmes of Wageningen University? Come and visit the Master Open Day on 16 March 2012! During these orientation days you will visit the... more Graduation: M. Kos: Multitrophic effects of plant resistance: from basic ecology to application in transgenic crops  more 21 Mar 2012 Graduation: M.A. (Merima) Ali: Industrial Clusters and Social Networks and their Impact on the Performance of Micro- and Small-Scale Enterprises. Evidence from the Handloom Sector in Ethiopia  more 27 Mar 2012 Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony  more 28 Mar 2012 Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony  more 29 Mar 2012 Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony  more 30 Mar 2012 Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony  more 1 Apr 2012 Symposium: Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society International Conference on Multifunctional Agriculture and Urban-Rural Relations 1-4 April 2012In May 2007, a major demographic milestone was passed. For the first time, the earth’s population... more 14 Apr 2012 Open day: Bachelor Open Day Bachelor Open Day Would you like to know more about the Bachelor programmes of Wageningen University? Come and visit the Bachelor Open Day on 14 April 2012! During these orientation days you will... more 1 May 2012 Symposium: Agro Environ 2012 The 8th International Symposium Agro Environ 1 - 4 may 2012, Wageningen Our world is changing at a increasing pace, producing many challenges that did not exist a generation ago. Through... more 13 May 2012 Course: Incubation biology and management Incubation biology and managementMay 13, 14 and 15, 2012 In this course we will pay attention to the following subjects:- the effects of the increase in size of incubators;- the biological... more »  more Calendar