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18 Mar 2010 DeltaCompetition
DeltaCompetition challenges students to craft solutions for climate change adaptation in the world’s delta cities Nijmegen, 18 March 2010 – The worldwide DeltaCompetition is open for submissions.... read more
17 Mar 2010 Wageningen UR presents gene bank of wheat-ravaging fungus to Global Rust Reference Centre
Scientists of the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR have presented their unique gene bank of the ravaging stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici to the Global Rust Reference Centre... read more
15 Mar 2010 PSG active in European phytoplasma research
Scientists of the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR represent the Netherlands in the European COST action of Integrated Management of Phytoplasma Epidemics in Different Crop Systems. This COST... read more
12 Mar 2010 1,2 mln for the “Pellets for Power” project developing sustainable biomass from the Ukraine
A consortium of Dutch, Ukrainian and Belgian institutes and companies led by Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research is to develop a business model for producing certified sustainable biomass... read more
11 Mar 2010 Desk study shows TEG to be too expensive
Research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture shows that the use of a thermo-electric generator (TEG), utilising residual heat for electricity production, is economically not interesting for... read more
Wageningen UR develops cost-saving technology for seed research
Scientists from the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR have developed a system for the automated evaluation of the germination capacity of large quantities of seed samples., Details of the system,... read more
Signal proteins for plant stem cells discovered
Wageningen UR biochemist Dolf Weijers and his German colleagues have discovered how stem cells in a plant embryo are formed. The cells communicate with one another via the transportation of a... read more
Breeding plants to produce cheap energy
Plant breeding can play a big role in the transition to a biobased economy, says PhD student Andres Torres Salvador of Wageningen University. He wants to cultivate plants from which energy can be... read more
Genes of a feather flock together
Chicken genes are more organized that we thought. Genes that are frequently expressed can be found close together on chromosomes, and so can genes which are rarely expressed. The clustering of active... read more
Signaaleiwit voor stamcellen in planten ontdekt
De Wageningse biochemicus Dolf Weijers heeft met Duitse collega’s ontdekt hoe stamcellen in het plantenembryo worden aangelegd. De cellen communiceren met elkaar via het transport van een eiwit. Dat... read more
Signaaleiwit voor stamcellen in planten ontdekt
De Wageningse biochemicus Dolf Weijers heeft met Duitse collega’s ontdekt hoe stamcellen in het plantenembryo worden aangelegd. De cellen communiceren met elkaar via het transport van een eiwit. Dat... read more
10 Mar 2010 Transgenetic and cisgenetic potatoes coming closer
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to member countries to cultivate the genetically modified Amflora potato of chemical company BASF. This is a big step forward, says Anton Haverkort of... read more
9 Mar 2010 Two winners of WUF Press Award 2010
The executive committee of the Wageningen University Fund has decided to present the 2010 Press Award to documentary maker ir Barend Hazeleger, as well as to journalist and editor ir Arend Jan... read more
5 Mar 2010 Poultry and pig sector in Argentina
This report gives an overview of the current husbandry and management practices in the poultry and pig sector in Argentina related to animal welfare. The research centered on a description of the... read more
New perspectives on agri-environmental policies; a multidisciplinary and transatlantic approach
This new book about agri-environmental policies aims to identify options for policy to overcome the challenges ahead related to future agri-environmental policies. Second, it synthesizes existing... read more
Chain Risk Model for a cost effective assessment of phytosanitary measures
A Chain Risk Model (CRM) was developed for a cost effective assessment of phytosanitary measures. The CRM model can be applied to phytosanitary assessments of all agricultural product chains. In CRM,... read more
4 Mar 2010 Start long-term experiment recirculation water treatment in rose
Water treatment with hydrogen peroxide and UV seems to offer perspectives for reduction of growth inhibition in rose. Positive results were achieved in preliminary research. The technique will this... read more
Health claims rejected
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected the vast majority of the health claims for food products and supplements. Renger Witkamp, professor of Nutrition and Pharmacology, is not... read more
Charting new waters for the yellowtail snapper
IMARES lends a hand in breeding and marketing. Tuna-like fish has all it takes to become a success. The kitchen in restaurant De Kip in Rotterdam is bustling with activity. Crowded into this... read more
24 Feb 2010 Longhorn-beetle infestation recognised by X-ray
Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture is working on a method for early detection of the longhorn beetle in wood and in living plant material. Research showed good results of a combination of X-ray... read more
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18 Mar 2010 Symposium: Mini-symposium Bio-safety Regulations in Africa
Mini-symposium: Bio-safety Regulations in AfricaOn the occasion of the PhD defense of Enoch Mutebi Kikulwe om March 19th a mini-symposium on 'Bio-safety Regulations in Africa' is organized by the... more
19 Mar 2010 Graduation: E.M. (Enoch) Kikulwe: “On the introduction of genetically modified bananas in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer preferences”
PhD research Enoch Kikulwe The PhD thesis uses a framework addressing concerns towards genetically modified crops, namely GM banana, using real options and choice experiment approaches. The framework... more
Graduation: K.J.J. (Kirsten) Steinbusch: “New strategy to process low grade biomass to fuel”
The possibility to use organic waste as biomass feedstock for fuel production reduces competition for with food production, and potentially saves large greenhouse gasses emissions. Waste is a complex... more
Graduation: I.R.M. (Inge) Hansse: "Pepino mosaic virus: an endemic pathogen of tomato crops"
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22 Mar 2010 Course: Bioreactor Design and Operation (5th edition)
International Advanced CourseData: 22-26 March 2010. Course coordinators Dr. K. van 't Riet, Delft University of Technology Prof. G. Eggink, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research Mrs.... more
23 Mar 2010 Graduation: Ceremony MSc
13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MCL, MES, MGI, MHW, MMA, MSS, MUE15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O10, MIL, MLE, MFN, MLP  more
24 Mar 2010 Lecture: The Power in Music: Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal Politics
The Power in Music:Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal PoliticsAll social interaction involves power. Even the most intimate relationships. Whether its convincing your friends of your... more
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T20, MAF, MAS15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: B, MBI, MOA, MPB, MPS more
25 Mar 2010
26 Mar 2010
Conference: Technology transfer at Wageningen University and Elsewhere March 25-26 2010
Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation present:TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND ELSEWHERE Conference March 25-26, 2010Hotel De... more
Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize two conferences on knowledge valorization and technology transfer 25-26 March 2010TECHNOLOGY... more
25 Mar 2010 Graduation: MSc Ceremony
13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O20, MFQ, MID, MAK, MCS, MME more
26 Mar 2010 Graduation: MSc Ceremony
13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L60, MAB, MBF, MBT, MML more
Concert: Benefit concert for Anne van den Ban Fund
The concert will be given by Mariska Wessel, mezzo soprano, and Peter Bark, piano. The program is a musical world tour, with songs by by Granados, Rachmaninoff, Dworsjak and others and piano works by... more
29 Mar 2010 Lecture: WRR Report Debate: Pimping Development Aid?
On the Future of Dutch PolicyThe highest level advice organ to the Dutch Government (Scientific Council for Government Policy /WRR) recently offered its report ‘Less Pretension, More Ambition –... more
1 Apr 2010 Lecture: Governability, Political Stability and Peace for the Pakistan - Afghanistan Region
Entrance free, English spoken, All welcomeHow governable is Pakistan and what does its stability have to do with conflicts in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region? How realistic is micro-managing... more
6 Apr 2010 Graduation: Ms. C.C. (Carla) Kruk Gencarelli: Morphology Captures Function in Phytoplankton. A Large-Scale Analysis of Phytoplankton Communities in Relation to Their Environment
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Graduation: Ms. S. (Sarian) Kosten: Aquatic ecosystems in hot water: Effects of climate on the functioning of shallow lakes
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Graduation: Ms. G. (Gissell) Lacerot Silveira, MSc: Effects of climate on size structure and functioning of aquatic food webs
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7 Apr 2010 Graduation: Ms. A.K. (Agata) Jakubowska: Genomic support for speciation and specificity of baculoviruses
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Graduation: J. (Jochem) Verrelst, MSc: Space-borne spectrodirectional estimation of forest properties
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8 Apr 2010 Speech: Inauguration Prof. H.H.M. Rijnaarts
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9 Apr 2010 Open day: MSc Open Day
Students and study advisors from the MSc programmes welcome you at the campus. During presentations and individual meetings, you will have the opportunity to learn all you need to know about the... more
12 Apr 2010 Graduation: Ms. S.T.J. (Saskia) van Cruchten, MSc: Cafestol: a Multi-faced compound. Kinetics and metabolic effects of cafestol in mice
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Course: Contemporary approaches in plant genetic resources conservation and use
12 - 30 April 2010. The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with the management of genetic resources activities and programmes. In addition,... more
Course: HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security
12 - 30 April 2010. As the causes and consequences of AIDS epidemics become clearer, so does the fundamental importance of food and nutrition security to address these. In most countries the... more
13 Apr 2010 Graduation: J. (Jos) Visser MSc: Down to earth. A historical-sociological analysis of the rise and fall of ‘industrial’ agriculture and of the prospects for the re-rooting of agriculture from the factory to the local farmer and ecology
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14 Apr 2010 Graduation: D.L.M. (David) van der Meer, MSc: Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the nuclear receptor PPAR-alpha
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15 Apr 2010
16 Apr 2010
Conference: Workshop: 'Building a research environment for Doctoral Education'
‘Building a research environment for Doctoral Education’ Subject and aimThere is a great deal of diversity in doctoral education in European universities. In response to the Bologna Process, many... more
16 Apr 2010 Graduation: L. (Lukasz) Grus, MSc: Assessing Spatial Data Infrastructures
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Graduation: Ms. M.S. (Marthe) de Graaff, MSc: Resource recovery from black water
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18 Apr 2010 Course: International Postgraduate Course Nutrition and Climate, new developments
The poultry sector is a major protein supplier throughout the world. The poultry industry has undergone significant developments in recent years, in particular the integration of the various... more
20 Apr 2010 Congress: International Biomass Valorisation Congress
20 Apr 2010 09:00 - 22 Apr 2010 12:00Biomass has an enormous potential. In theory there is sufficient biomass to cover the annual worldwide demand for energy three times. In many countries there is,... more
Congress: International Biomass Valorisation Congress
20 Apr 2010 09:00 - 22 Apr 2010 12:00Biomass has an enormous potential. In theory there is sufficient biomass to cover the annual worldwide demand for energy three times. In many countries there is,... more
22 Apr 2010 Course: Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy Makers
Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy MakersA practical course on the use of commodity futures & optionsBrussels 22 – 23 April 2010This two day course focuses on how commodity... more
23 Apr 2010 Graduation: Ms. M.C. (Chantal) Kandhai (MSc): Detection, occurrence, growth and inactivation of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)
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Graduation: Ms. T. (Tendayi) Mutimukuru-Maravanyika: Can We Learn Our Way to Sustainable Management? Adaptive collaborative management in Mafungautsi State Forest, Zimbabwe
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Graduation: Ms. M.A.E. (Annemarie) Wagemakers(MSc): Community Health Promotion: facilitating and evaluating coordinated action to create supportive social environments
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24 Apr 2010 Open day: BSc Information Day
Are you interested in one of the BSc programmes of Wageningen University? Come and visit our BSc Open Day on April 24th, organised for future Dutch and German students. Students and study advisors... more
Open day: MSc Open Day
Students and study advisors from the MSc programmes of the domain Technology & Nutrition welcome you at the campus. During presentations and individual meetings, you will have the opportunity to... more
27 Apr 2010 Graduation: D.M.W. (Dennis) Ochieno: Endophytic control of Cosmopolites sordidus and Radopholus similis using Fusarium oxysporum V5w2 in tissue culture banana
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28 Apr 2010 Lecture: Schilperoort Lecture
Sixth of a series of “success stories of entrepreneurial scientists”.Introduction and chairman: Simon Vink, Corporate Communication Wageningen UR.Invited speakers this time are: Piet... more
Graduation: T. (Thanawit) Kulrattanarak: Deterministic ratchets for suspension fractionation
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29 Apr 2010 Graduation: Ms. C.M. (Cecilia) Onyango: Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Yield and Nutrient Contents of Vegetable Amaranth (Var. Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
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17 May 2010 Course: Summer Course Glycosciences (11th edition)
Data: 17 - 20 May 2010. Course coordinators Prof. L. Dijkhuizen (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) Prof. J.P. Kamerling (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) Prof. S. Perez... more
Course: Agriculture in transition
17 -28 May 2010. Analysis, design and management of sustainable farming Sustainability is a key word in modern agriculture and is an essential element in agricultural development worldwide. It is... more
Training programme: Sustainable farming and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
17 May - 18 June 2010. This 5–week training programme combines the course on Agriculture in transition: analysis, design and management of sustainable farming with the IPM food safety training... more
20 May 2010
21 May 2010
Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize a conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer 20-21 May 2010TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER... more
21 May 2010 Symposium: The Future of Fisheries Management
Opportunities, Challenges and New PerspectivesMay 21st, 2010Hof van Wageningen, the Netherlands » Inivtation with programme (pdf) more
24 May 2010 Course: Food and nutrition security impact assessment
24 May - 11 June 2010. Increasingly and also reinforced by the attention for the Millennium Development Goals, there is a need to assess the impact of a variety of policies, programmes and... more
31 May 2010 Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
31 May - 25 June 2010. Potatoes are grown for many uses such as food, cash crops, food security crops and raw materials for processing. In all cases, a reliable supply of good quality seed is... more
Course: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and food safety
31 May - 18 June 2010. In recent decades, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the safety and quality of their food. These concerns, combined with increased environmental awareness,... more
6 Jun 2010 : Executive Course on Sustainable Development Diplomacy
6-20 June 2010For the second year in row, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in Boston, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture,... more
Course: Food Law Academy
The Food Law Academy introduces the different forces that are active in the field of food law. The main part of the course is devoted to the system and the content of food law in the... more
14 Jun 2010
15 Jun 2010
Conference: 2nd International Feed for Health Conference - 'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'
2nd International Feed for Health Conference, 14-15 June 2010, Tromsø, Norway'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'» For registration go to www.feedforhealth.org The... more
14 Jun 2010 Course: Plant variety protection (Plant Breeders' Rights)
14 - 25 June 2010. The course focuses on the practical implementation of the legal framework for the protection of plant varieties (plant breeders’ rights) in an intellectual property rights system.... more
21 Jun 2010 Course: Fisheries governance
21 June - 9 july 2010. The current status of the world’s living aquatic resources varies but the number of fish stocks in trouble seems to exceed the number that is in a good or... more
Course: Optimising the performances of of producer organisations
21 June - 2 July 2010. Harnessing the potential of agriculture to reduce poverty and to revitalise rural areas requires the involvement of producers and their organisations in order to build... more
6 Sep 2010 Course: Facilitating multistakeholder processes and social learning
6 - 24 September 2010. Advanced course in the use of participatory approaches for institutional change Complex problems require innovative solutions. Such solutions are created when diverse... more
Course: International training of trainers on wetland management
6 - 24 September 2010. Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities... more
Course: International training of trainers on wetland management
6 - 24 Septembef 2010. Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities... more
13 Sep 2010 Course: International postgraduate course on Soil and Plant Analysis and Data Handling
International postgraduate course on Soil and Plant Analysis and Data Handling 13 September 2010 - 9 October 2010In the fields of soil fertility, soil chemistry and soil hygiene knowledge and... more
Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security
13 - 24 September 2010. Every man, women and child has the right to adequate food. Adequate food means enough food in quantity and quality, safe and culturally acceptable. A right-based approach is... more
29 Sep 2010 International Conference: International Conference ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change’
29 September 2010 - 2 October 2010. Two Dutch research programmes on climate change and spatial planning, Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate, the city of Rotterdam and the... more
10 Nov 2010 Conference: Scaling and Governance Conference 2010
10 Nov 2010 - 12 Nov 2010Policies have many impacts on environmental and human processes at different spatial and temporal scales. Climate change, biodiversity, energy consumption, water resource... more
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22 Mar 2010
Bioreactor Design and Operation (5th edition)
International Advanced CourseData: 22-26 March 2010. Course coordinators Dr. K. van 't Riet, Delft University of Technology Prof. G. Eggink, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research Mrs. E.J.M.
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24 Mar 2010
The Power in Music: Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal Politics
The Power in Music:Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal PoliticsAll social interaction involves power. Even the most intimate relationships. Whether its convincing your friends of your des
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