2009

20 Jan 2009	Four part lecture series: How to Understand the Financial Crisis ; Part 1
	lectures by : Dr. Piet Keizer Utrecht University School of EconomicsHow to Understand the Financial Crisis What can explain why we face the worst financial crisis in world history? This series... more
27 Jan 2009	Four part lecture series: How to Understand the Financial Crisis; Part 2
	lectures by : Dr. Piet Keizer Utrecht University School of EconomicsHow to Understand the Financial Crisis What can explain why we face the worst financial crisis in world history? This series... more
3 Feb 2009	Four part lecture series: How to Understand the Financial Crisis ; Part 3
	lectures by : Dr. Piet Keizer Utrecht University School of EconomicsHow to Understand the Financial Crisis What can explain why we face the worst financial crisis in world history? This series... more
4 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. P.M.J.A (Pieter) van Poppel: “The Phytophthora infestans avirulence gene PiAvr4 and its’ popato counterpart R4”
	Phytophthora infestans is the causal agent of late blight, the most disastrous disease on potato worldwide. Similar to many plant pathogens P. infestans produces effector proteins that facilitate... more
	Graduation: Dhr. drs. F.J. (Hans) Los: “Algae modelling of coastal waters and lakes using BLOOM“
	Municipality does not want sediment pits in Lake Loosdrecht” and “Beach near Texel covered by massive foam layer”. Two examples of statements in which algae growth is a central issue. During the last... more
	Announcement and invitiation lecture: Marc van Roosmalen: Barefoot across the Amazon: About the Protection of the World’s largest Rainforest
	Dr.M.(Marc) G.M. van Roosmalen, Hero of the Planet (Times magazine), Officier in de Orde van de Gouden Ark. If Darwin lived today, and collected so many species, he would be put in prison!!This... more
6 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. R.P.H. (Robbert) Snep: “Biodiversity conservation at business sites. Options and opportunities”
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9 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. G.J. (Gerrit Jan) Carsjens: “Supporting Strategic Spatial Planning. Planning support systems for the spatial planning of metropolitan landscapes”
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10 Feb 2009	Four part lecture series: How to Understand the Financial Crisis ; Part 4
	lectures by : Dr. Piet Keizer Utrecht University School of EconomicsHow to Understand the Financial Crisis What can explain why we face the worst financial crisis in world history? This series... more
12 Feb 2009	Farewell: Prof.dr. J. Lengkeek
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13 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. T. (Tijmen) Bakker: “An Autonomous Robot for Weed Control. Design, Navigation and Control”
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	Graduation: Dhr.ir. M. (Martijn) Vermeulen: “Isothiocyanates from Cruciferous Vegetables: Kinetics, Biomarkers and Effects”
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18 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr. T.J. (Dick) Dekker: “Hunting tactics of peregrines and other falcons”
	Half a century ago, Peregrines came close to extinction due to the poisonous residues of agricultural chemicals, but in recent decades the species has made a spectacular recovery. How the return of... more
19 Feb 2009	SENSE symposium: Innovative Techniques for a Sustainable Environment
	19-20 feb 2009. BioremediationBio-EnergyWastewater treatmentFebruary 19th - 20th 2009, Wageningen UniversityAbstract submission and registration deadline: February 1st, 2009Online... more
20 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. M. (Mark) Bouwens: “Human nutrigenomics studies: The effects of fatty acids on the expression of all our genes in human blood cells”
	Research on the effects of nutrition on the function and health of organs in the human body, such as liver and intestine, is difficult, because for this research organ tissue is needed. Since... more
25 Feb 2009	Graduation: Dhr. S.M. (Seyed) Chalak Haghighi: “Economics of Controlling Invasive Plant Species: The Case of Californian Thistle in New Zealand”
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	Graduation: Mrs. X. (Xiaomei) Jin: “Ecohydrology in water-limited environments using quantitative remote sensing – the Heihe River basin (China) case”
	A methodology for large scale quantitative assessment of the eco-environmental changes in arid area. The study integrated remote sensing method with ecohydrology to quantifying the relationship... more
27 Feb 2009	Graduation: Mw.ir. F.T. (Franciska) de Vries: “Soil fungi and nitrogen cycling. Causes and consequences of changing fungal biomass in grasslands”
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	Graduation: Dhr. K.K.R. (Kishore) Tetala: “Microfluidic devices for sample clean-up and screening of biological samples”
	Purification of valuable components from biological samples (e.g. plant extracts, human serum samples) using microfluidic devices. more
27 Feb 2009 28 Feb 2009	Nobiles Master Fair
	On February 27th and 28th, Wageningen University will be present at the Nobiles Master Fair. The fair will take place in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht where you will have the chance to meet universities... more
2 Mar 2009	Graduation: Dhr. B.B. (Björn) D’Hoop: “Association mapping in tetraploid potato”
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	Lecture: The Impasse Between Israel and The Palestinians
	TONIGHT!!!!! at Movie W (20:00)FILM = Palestine - Story of a Land (Palestine, L’ histoire d' une terre) (1993) tells the story of the origin and evolution of the longstanding conflict between the... more
3 Mar 2009	Graduation: Dhr. W. (Wycliffe) Wanzala: “Ethnobotanicals for management of the brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in western Kenya”
	This thesis describes the effect of ethnobotanicals from the Bukusu community in Kenya on the behaviour of the brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the main vector of East Coast fever in... more
4 Mar 2009	Graduation: S.A. (Sebastinaan) Meijer: “The organization of transactions. Studying supply networks using gaming simulation”
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6 Mar 2009	Graduation: M. (Martijn) Koster: “In fear of abandonment. Slum life, community leaders and politics in Recife, Brazil”
	The dissertation “In fear of abandonment: slum life, community leaders and politics in Recife, Brazil” is the result of anthropological research in a Brazilian slum. I show that slum dwellers... more
	Graduation: S. (Suzanne) Wolterink-van Loo: “Biosynthesis using aldolases”
	An ideal enzyme for biotechnological application has a long shelf life (stability), acts on cheap substrates and is highly stereospecific. Aldolases are enzymes, which can synthesize carbon-carbon... more
9 Mar 2009	Celebration: Dies Natalis
	91st CelebrationDarwin's Legacy:Biodiversity as Natural capital More information on the website Dies Natalis 2009  more
	Lecture: Understanding Nationalism in the Search for a Just Peace
	Lecture: Understanding Nationalism in the Search for a Just Peace Jeff Handmaker (Institute of Social Studies)To what extent does nationalism play a role in the ongoing impasse between the State of... more
10 Mar 2009	Lecture: "Research as engagement in change" by Dr. Paul Kibwika
	Making good use of his presence in the Netherlands, Wageningen International has invited Dr Paul Kibwika of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in Uganda,... more
11 Mar 2009	Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures
	The Schilperoort Lectures 2. Second of a series of "success stories of entrepreneurial scientists". Introduction and chairman: Wim Jongen (Westertoren Innovation Center). Invited speakers this time... more
	Graduation: U. (Ursula) Ellendorff: “Genome-wide investigation into roles of Arabidopsis receptor-like proteins in pathogen defense”
	Receptor-like proteins (RLPs) are receptors on the surface of plant cells that are important for the activation of disease resistance. Furthermore, some RLPs are important for plant development. The... more
13 Mar 2009	Graduation: J.M.L. (Jeroen) Heck: “Milk Genomics - opportunities to improve the protein and fatty acid composition in raw milk –“
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16 Mar 2009	Graduation: S. (Stef) de Haan: ”Potato Diversity at Height. Multiple Dimensions of Farmer Driven In-Situ Conservation in the Andes”
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	Lecture: International Law and the Gaza Invasion of 2008/9
	Lecture: International Law and the Gaza Invasion of 2008/9Dr. Jann Kleffner, (UvA)Claims that international law was violated during Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in January are... more
	Graduation: H.J.M. (Hassan) Sawalha: “Poylactide microcapsules and films: preparation and properties”
	This thesis aims at preparation of hollow polylactide (PLA) microcapsules for use as ultrasound contrast agents with controlled size, structure and mechanical and thermal properties. The... more
17 Mar 2009	Graduation: Dhr. H. (Hoang) Nguyen-Huy: “Regional Welfare Disparities and Regional Economic Growth in Vietnam”
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18 Mar 2009	Graduation: G. (Guido) Bosch: “Does the food of my dog influence its behaviour?”
	Dog food provides dogs with nutrients required for maintaining health but may affect their behaviour. This thesis describes the effect of i) dietary fibre type on duration of satiety after a meal and... more
20 Mar 2009	Graduation: M. (Mathieu) Streefland: “From process understanding to process control: Application of PAT on the cultivation of Bordetella pertussis for a whole cell vaccine”
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23 Mar 2009	Lecture: The Role of the Netherlands and the International Community in Breaking the Political Impasse
	Lecture: The Role of the Netherlands and the International Community in Breaking the Political Impasse Ghada Zeidan, (United Civilians for Peace)What is Europe's position on the impasse between... more
23 Mar 2009 25 Mar 2009	International conference: Bamboo Fiber application and Sustainable innovations
	Bamboo is one of the world’s most versatile bio-based resources for supply of human needs for food, fuel and materials. As non-wood forest product and wood substitute it plays an important economic... more
24 Mar 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MES/MUE/MGI/MHW/MIL/MMA/MSS/O10 15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MLP/L30/MFN/MLE  more
25 Mar 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MAF/MAS/T20 15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: B/BI/MBI/MOA/MPB/MPS  more
	Meeting: Water cafe
	Bridging Divides for Water in Istanbul – Briefing on World Water Forum 5 From 15-22 March the 5th World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme is ‘Bridging Divides for Water’ and... more
26 Mar 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MAK/MID 15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MME/M10/MFQ  more
27 Mar 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MNH 15:30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MAB/MBF/MBT/MFT/MMS/T34  more
30 Mar 2009	Movie: Palestine - Story of a Land
	!!! SECOND SCREENING!!! Palestine - Story of a Land (Palestine, L’ histoire d' une terre) (1993) tells the story of the origin and evolution of the longstanding conflict between the Palestinians and... more
31 Mar 2009	Graduation: I. (Irene) de Bruijn: “Natural detergents produced by beneficial soil bacteria”
	Cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs) are natural detergents produced by a variety of microorganisms, including yeasts, fungi and bacteria. These soap-like compounds have diverse function for the producing... more
	Graduation: S.S.H. (Honoré) Biaou: “Tree recruitment in West African Dry Woodlands”
	Pictures: S.S.H. (Honoré) BiaouWoodlands spread as a vegetation bridge between savannas and rainforests representing 25% of the natural vegetation in Africa. They are... more
1 Apr 2009	Graduation: D.L. (Rik) Schuiling: “Growth and development of true sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottbøll) with special reference to accumulation of starch in the trunk."
	Title thesis: “Growth and development of true sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottbøll) with special reference to accumulation of starch in the trunk. A study on morphology, genetic variation and... more
6 Apr 2009	Graduation: W.M. (Marianne) Stoop “Genetic variation in bovine milk fat composition“
	On Monday 6 April 2009, Marianne Stoop will defend her PhD thesis entitled ‘Genetic variation in bovine milk fat composition’. In her thesis, Stoop shows that there is considerable genetic variation... more
	Graduation: E.E. (Edwin) Lebrija Trejos : “Explaining tropical dry forest regrowth”
	Areas with a marked dry season are among the favourites for living in the tropics, implicating that large forest surfaces are constantly disturbed. This is, cleared for agriculture and other resource... more
7 Apr 2009	Graduation: S.M. (Sanne) Nabuurs: “Why do alpha-beta parallel proteins, like flavodoxins, form misfolded off-pathway intermediates?“
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8 Apr 2009	Graduation: N.G.H. (Nicole) Leferink: ”Characterization and redesign of galactonolactone dehydrogenase, a flavoprotein producing vitamin C“
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14 Apr 2009	Course: Masterclass Starting with the client: New approaches to effective health promotion
	14-17 april 2009. Course coordinatorsProf. G.J. Hiddink, Prof. C.M.J. van Woerkum, Dr. L.I. Bouwman, Communication SciencesMrs. Yvonne Smolders, Graduate School VLAG Course background This Master... more
	Graduation: P.A. (Pieter) Oliehoek: “Optimised breeding can prevent extinction of endangered animals”
	Due to increasing world population many unique animals species will disappear from the wild. These species will only survive in captivity, predominantly in zoos. The capacity of zoos, however is also... more
	Graduation: C.C.G.M. (Carien) Booijink: “Analysis of the Diversity and Function of the Human Small Intestinal Microbiota“
	Analysis of Diversity and Function of the Human Small Intestinal Microbiota The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the main site where the conversion and absorption of food components takes place in... more
15 Apr 2009	Graduation: L.I. (Laura) Bouwman: “Personalized Nutrition Advice. An everyday-life perspective”
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	Graduation: M.A. (Ángela) Gutiérrez del Álamo Oms: “Factors Affecting Wheat Nutritional Value for Broiler Chickens“
	In Europe, broiler chickens are fed with balanced diets where the energy is mainly supplied by wheat. The feed industry considers wheat a moderately uniform raw material and therefore its energy... more
16 Apr 2009	Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr.ir. R. Uijlenhoet
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17 Apr 2009	Open day: MSc Open Day
	Visit Wageningen CampusInterested in one of our MSc study programmes? Come and visit our campus on Friday 17th April 2009 where you will learn more about our 30 MSc programmes. From 15.00hrs until... more
	Graduation: ir. M.F. (Mariëlle) Engberink: “Dairy intake, blood pressure and hypertension”
	Diet and lifestyle play an important role in maintaining a healthy blood pressure. Whether intake of dairy products could reduce population blood pressure remains to be established. We examined the... more
20 Apr 2009 21 Apr 2009	Workshop: 13th QTL-MAS workshop in Wageningen
	On 20 and 21 April 2009, Wageningen UR will organise the 13th QTL-MAS workshop. At this international meeting, European scientists from institutes, academic hospitals and plant and animal breeding... more
22 Apr 2009	Earth day
	Since 1970, every year April 22nd is dedicated to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. On this day groups of people around the globe organise creative celebrations to... more
23 Apr 2009	Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr. R.A. Woutersen en Prof.dr. F.X.R. van Leeuwen
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24 Apr 2009	Graduation: M.T. (Martinette) Streppel: “Long-term lifestyle and dietary habits in relation to cardiovascular mortality and life expectancy: a prospective cohort study”
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27 Apr 2009	Graduation: S. (Shaakeel) Hasan: “Terrestrial water storage change from temporal gravity variation”
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28 Apr 2009	Graduation: E.H. (Ezekiel) Goromela: “Feeding and management strategies for rural poultry production in Central Tanzania”
	On Tuesday 28 April 2009, Ezekiel Hamisi Goromela will defend his PhD thesis entitled‘Feeding and Management Strategies for Rural Poultry Production in Central Tanzania‘. In his thesis, Goromela... more
29 Apr 2009	Seminar: Genetics of Milk Quality
	On the occasion of the PhD defense of Jeroen Heck (March 13), Marianne Stoop (April 6) and Anke Schennink (April 29) the Dutch Milk Genomics Initiative organizes a scientific seminar on 'Genetics of... more
	Graduation: A. (Anke) Schennink: “Genes involved in bovine milk-fat composition”
	The composition of milk-fat is important for its nutritional value and for its technological properties. This thesis focuses on the genetic background of the composition of milk-fat. The milk-fat... more
8 May 2009	Graduation: B.F. (Bahman) Bansouleh: “Development of a spatial planning support system for Agricultural policy formulation related to land and water resources in Borkhar & Meymeh district, Iran”
	A system has been developed to support agricultural policy formulation in Iran, which comprises three main components, i.e. resource analysis, policy impact assessment and policy evaluation. The... more
11 May 2009	Graduation: T.A.L. (Tjeerd) Snoeren: “Herbivore-induced indirect defense of Arabidopsis. Ecogenomic approach to the role of infochemicals in parasitoid attraction”
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13 May 2009	Graduation: Dhr. G. (Guodong) Wang: “The role of receptor-like proteins in Arabidopsis development”
	In this thesis Guodong WANG describes research aimed at understanding the role of receptor-like proteins (RLPs) involved in signal transduction during development of Arabidopsis with a focus on the... more
	Symposium: The 2010 Biodiversity challenge – Indicators for sustainable biodiversity use
	Key note speaker: Willy De Backer - Global Footprint Network In April 2002 the sixth conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a global target to achieve, by... more
14 May 2009	Speech: inauguration Prof.dr. V.E.J.C. Schijns
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15 May 2009	Graduation: C. (Carla) Dullemeijer: “Very long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: a head start to win some years between the ears?”
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	Graduation: D.Y. (Dmitri) Karmanov: “Feeling the Landscape: Six Psychological Studies into Landscape Experience”
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20 May 2009	Graduation: M.A. (Mirko) Bollen: “an you prepare carrots and celery in a way they are no longer allergenic?”
	Allergy to birch pollen is a common phenomenon and people often develop allergies to similar allergens in foods such as apple, celery and carrot. In this research, carried out within the Allergy... more
26 May 2009	Lecture: Master Class Days on Energy and Climate (Energydays)
	In the last semester Eindhoven University of Technology has organised two days in the series of Master Class Days on Energy and Climate. The subject of the first day (23 September 2008) was 'Climate... more
27 May 2009	Graduation: M.B. (Marieke) Bos: “Mediterranean diet and the metabolic syndrome”
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	Graduation: K. (Kazbek) Toleubayev: “Plant protection in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: The loss of an ecological perspective”
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	Debate: The moral dilemma’s of humanitarian aid organizations
	The moral dilemma’s of humanitarian aid organizationsPlucky people in Darfur With: Mr. Mukesh Kapila, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative for... more
28 May 2009	Bio Career Food Event
	When you are looking for an MSc programme, PhD possibilities or a job at Wageningen University, come and visit our stand on May 28th at the Bio Career Food Event (part of BCFevent) in Amsterdam RAI,... more
	Speech: prof.dr. H. Jochemsen
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29 May 2009	Graduation: N. (Neslihan) Tas: “Dehalococcoides spp. in River Sediments: Insights in Functional Diversity and Dechlorination Activity”
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	Symposium: Mechanisms & Evolution of Animal Locomotion - Dutch Zoology Prize 2009
	Symposium on the occasion of the presentation of the Dutch Zoology Prize 2009. This national prize will be awarded to David Lentink, Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University. 9.30... more
2 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr. M. (Michel) Rosso: “Modification of Silicon Nitride and Silicon Carbide Surfaces for Food and Biosensor Applications”
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	Graduation: Dhr.ir. W.J. (Wytze) Nauta: “Selective Breeding in Organic Dairy Production”
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	Lecture: ‘Hens behaving badly: a matter of nature or nurture?’
	Laying hens frequently develop damaging behaviour, such as feather pecking and cannibalism. It has been found that the likelihood of a bird to develop damaging pecking is related to its personality... more
3 Jun 2009	Lecture: The Origin of Life
	Life is a symbiosis between templates, metabolism and membranes. The question is how such systems could have self-assembled in early chemical and biological evolution. Synthesis of organics can be... more
	Graduation: Mw. A.E. (Alejandra) Moreyra: “Multiple Territories in Dispute. Water policies, participation and Mapuce indigenous rights in Patagonia, Argentina”
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	Graduation: Dhr. M.N. (Nadeem) Khan: “A molecular cytogenetic study of intergenomic recombination and introgression of chromosomal segments in lilies (Lilium)”
	Longiflorum (L), Asiatic (A) and Oriental (O) lilies belong to section Leucolirion, Sinomartagon and Archelirion of genus Lilium respectively. The F1 interspecific hybrids i.e. Longiflorum × Asiatic... more
4 Jun 2009	Concert: WSKOV
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	Lecture: Market-based payments: Good for forests, bad for people?
	Market-based payments: Good for forests, bad for people? (about Tropical Forest Conservation, Climate change and Markets) Lecture by Francis E. Putz, Prince Bernhard Professor for International... more
5 Jun 2009	Concert: WSKOV
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8 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr. S.G. (Stephen) Sherwood: “Learning from Carchi: Agricultural Modernisation and the Production of Decline”
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	Graduation: Dhr. A.K. (Anand) Gavai, MSc: “Bayesian networks for –omics data analysis”
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9 Jun 2009	Graduation: Mw.ir. E.D. (Esther) Ellen: “Genetics of survival in cannibalistic laying hens. The contribution of social effects”
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10 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. J.W. (Jan) Swarts: “Effective use of enzyme microreactors – thermal, kinetic, and ethical guidelines”
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11 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr. S. (Siarhei) Laptenok: “Global analysis of time-resolved fluorescence microspectroscopy and applications in biomolecular studies”
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	Speech: Prof.dr.ir. FPM Govers
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12 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. M. (Michaël) van den Berg: “Tailor-made memory: Natural differences in associative olfactory learning in two closely related wasp species”
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	Graduation: Dhr. R.L. (Romanus) Dimoso: “Environmental Degradation and Intra-Household Welfare: The Case of the Tanzanian Rural South Pare Highlands”
	The study presents an empirical analysis of the effects of environmental degradation on household welfare. The analysis is based on cross-sectional data collected in 2006/2007 from households in the... more
	Graduation: Dhr.ir. J.H.B. (Joris) Sprakel: “The physics of self-organizing polymers”
	In this project we studied macromolecules, i.e. molecules consisting of many repeat-units, that spontaneously assemble into structures ranging from the nano- to the macroscale. On the macroscale,... more
15 Jun 2009	Graduation: A. (Ans) Punt: “Physiologically based biokinetic (PBBK) models to characterize dose-dependent effects, species differences, and interindividual human variation in bioactivation and detoxification of estragole”
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	Graduation: R.T.W.L. (Ruud) Hurkmans: “Effects of climate variability and land use change on the water budget of large river basins“
	Climate change is expected to have a large influence on the water budget of large river basins. Increasing extreme precipitation events, longer dry periods and decreasing buffering through snow can... more
16 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr. R. (Reza) Aghnoum: “Basal resistance of barley to adapted and non-adapted forms of Blumeria graminis”
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	Graduation: L.N. (Lina) Abu Ghunmi: “Characterization and treatment of grey water for irrigation purpose”
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	Graduation: T.L.G. (Tim) Hendrickx: “Aquatic worm reactor for improved sludge processing and resource recovery"
	Aquatic worms can be used for improved processing of waste sludge and recovery of resources. The waste sludge is produced in biological waste water treatment. In the Netherlands, this sludge is... more
17 Jun 2009	Graduation: D. (Douwe) van der Veen: “Flexibility of fungal gene expression”
	Title thesis: “Transcriptional profiling of Aspergillus Niger” more
	Graduation: Mw. J. (Jiqin) Han: “Supply chain integration, quality management and firm performance in the pork processing industry in China”
	During the last two decades, societal concerns on food safety have grown due to a number of food quality incidents. This research addresses success factors of supply chain integration and quality... more
	Graduation: G.N.H. (Ghada) Kassab: “Combined carbon and nitrogen removal in integrated anaerobic/anoxic sludge bed reactors for the treatment of domestic sewage”
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	Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures
	15.00-18.00 hrs The Schilperoort Lectures 3Third of a series of "success stories of entrepreneurial scientists". Introduction and chairman: Dinko Valerio (General Partner of Aescap Venture). Invited... more
18 Jun 2009	Speech: Prof.dr.ir. J. Keijer
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	Graduation: Dhr. G.L. (Gábor) Szántó MSc: “Ammonia Dynamics in Composting”
	The Dutch animal production sector copes with a manure problem. Their high nitrogen content makes manures popular fertilizers, but most of this nitrogen is emitted before it could be used by plants.... more
19 Jun 2009	Graduation: G.S. (Gregor) Pilzak: “Synthesis and Optical Properties of Monodisperse Oligodiacetylenes”
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	Graduation: Dhr.ir. R.J.W. (Roel) Meulepas: “Removal of sulfate with methane by marine microorganisms"
	Title thesis: “Biotechnological aspects of Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane coupled to Sulfate Reduction’ more
22 Jun 2009	Graduation: A.M. (Anneke) Fermont: “Cassava and soil fertility in intensifying smallholder farming systems of East Africa”
	Cassava is an important crop in sub-Saharan Africa. It is often considered a food crop for poor farmers, but at least, in East Africa this perception is untrue. Due to increasing land pressure, the... more
	Graduation: Mw.ir. M.M. (Maaike) Appeldoorn: “Dietary A- en B-type procyanidins. Characterization and biofunctional potential of an abundant and diverse group of phenolics”
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23 Jun 2009	Graduation Ceremony: MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MFT, MNH 15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MBT, BT, MMS, MAB  more
	Lecture: Jorge Cham - author of PhD-comics
	Lecture by Jorge Cham, the author of the PhD cartoons (www.phdcomics.com).Many PhD-students might know and appreciate his daily cartoons about the ups and downs of PhD life. Next to Nijmegen... more
24 Jun 2009	Graduation Ceremony: MSc
	11.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, L30, MLP, MIL, O1013.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MGI, MFN, MSS, MEA, MHW, MMA15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MES,... more
25 Jun 2009	Graduation: Dhr. T. (Tiejun) Wang, MSc: “Observing giant panda habitat and forage abundance from space”
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	Graduation Ceremony: MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MPB, MPS, T15, MOA, MBI, BI15.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, T20, DW, MAF more
26 Jun 2009	graduation Ceremony: MSc
	13.30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MID, MAK, O20 15:30 hrs the Candidates from the Programmes: MME, MFQ more
29 Jun 2009	Graduation: A.J. (Alison) Eagle: “Threats to agriculture at the extensive and intensive margins – Economic analyses of selected land-use issues in the U.S. west and British Columbia”
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	Graduation: Mw. Hsin-I Hsiao: “Logistics outsourcing in the food processing industry. A study in the Netherlands and Taiwan”
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30 Jun 2009	Graduation: A. (Alan) Parker: “Time dependence in jamming and unjamming”
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	Graduation: Mw. C.P. (Claudia) Pabón Pereira, MSc: “Anaerobic Digestion in Sustainable Biomass Chains”
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	Graduation: S.H. (Simon) Tindemans: “The plant cell’s corset: collective order from chaotic beginnings”
	Unlike humans, plants cannot rely on their skeleton for rigidity. Instead, most of the plant’s cells contribute to maintaining its structure. To do so they are enveloped in a rigid cell wall and have... more
7 Jul 2009	Contest: Field Robot Event 2009
	Field Robot Event 2009 July 6, 7 & 8 This year the Event will be organized at the same time as the Joint International Agricultural Conference Wageningen. The attendants of the JIAC congress will... more
31 Aug 2009 11 Sep 2009	Refresher course: Local Economic Development
	The changing roles of support services fostering pro-poor, market-led development The refresher course on Local Economic Development (RCLED) intends to present and share experiences on new... more
2 Sep 2009 4 Sep 2009	Workshop: Spatial management Doggerbank workshop
	Want to get an idea of what we can achieve? Come to our workshop!Workshop on spatial management of the North Sea Doggerbank area: International and multidisciplinary challenges for an integrated... more
4 Sep 2009	Opening symposium
	The official opening symposium of the Wageningen UR Centre for Marine Policy will be held on September 4th 2009. We are inviting a number of well-known experts and authorities in the field of... more
7 Sep 2009	Opening of the Academic Year: Innovation in economically difficult times - Opening of the Academic Year
	The financial crisis has developed into a worldwide economic decline. Economic growth has slowed down significantly, unemployment is on the rise as are the government deficits. Decline in demand in... more
8 Sep 2009	Graduation: S.J.C. (Sander) Janssen : “Managing the Hydra in integration: developing an integrated assessment tool for agricultural systems”
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	Graduation: M.R. (Mohammad) Balali : “Towards reflexive land and water management in Iran. Linking ‘technology-governance-culture’”
	This PhD thesis is concerned with the causes and consequences of the environmental crisis and explores possible trajectories towards sustainable land and water management in Iran and other countries... more
9 Sep 2009	Graduation: E. (Elise) du Chatenier : “Open Innovation Competence. Towards a Competence Profile for Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Innovation Teams”
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11 Sep 2009	Graduation: R.B.M. (Ramona) van Marwijk : “These routes are made for walking. Understanding the transactions between nature, recreational behaviour and environmental meanings in Dwingelderveld National Park, the Netherlands”
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	Graduation: A.E. (Arjen) Buijs : “Public Natures: Social representations of nature and local practices“
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	Graduation: W. (Willem) Haasnoot : “Biosensors for a better control on antibiotics in food”
	The vast use of antibiotics in cattle-breeding is a serious risk for consumers, because of increasing resistance to antibiotics and the end up of residues in animal products. At this moment, animal... more
14 Sep 2009	Graduation: P.B.T. (Pieter) Neerincx: “Web services for Transcriptomics”
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	Graduation: M.W.H.J. (Mark) de Been: “Two-component signal transduction in Bacillus cereus and closely related bacteria”
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	Graduation: H. (Herwig) Bachmann : “Cheese bacteria at work”
	Lactococcus lactis is one of the main bacteria used in manufacturing Gouda type cheeses. It determines important cheese characteristics including texture and flavor. One could say that these bacteria... more
15 Sep 2009	Graduation: M.C. (Margreet) van Putten : “Food allergy and novel foods. An exploratory study of novel foods as allergy management strategy”
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	Graduation: R.M.T. (Robert) Chakanda : “Rice Genetic Resources in Postwar Sierra Leone“
	The research presented in this thesis tries to understand, though indirectly, the effect of the 10-year long civil war in Sierra Leone on rice genetic resources, using the effect of the war on... more
16 Sep 2009	Graduation: S. (Saskia) Lindhoud : “Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles as Wrapping for Enzymes”
	Enzymes are molecules that perform specific chemical reactions. But these molecules are rather sensitive for changes in their environment . Therefore we have tried to protect enzymes by incorporating... more
	Graduation: W.M. (Wiebe) de Vos : “Brushes and Particles”
	What we use becomes dirty. This is true for the clothes that we wear, for the house that we live in, and for the car that we drive. Thus, every week we spend much time cleaning these products. The... more
18 Sep 2009	Graduation: L.J. (Laurie) Fox : “Phytoremediation of nutrient polluted stormwater runoff: Water hyacinth as a model plant”
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21 Sep 2009	International Advanced Course: Nutritional and Lifestyle Epidemiology-Evidence in Nutritional Research
	The aim of this advanced training course is to acquire knowledge and expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiologic research on lifestyle and nutritional factors in chronic disease... more
	Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MID, MFQ15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MME  more
22 Sep 2009	Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony
	09.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS 11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFT 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAB, MBF, MBT, MMS, T3315.30 hrs: the Candidates... more
	Lecture: Sustainable Development and a Dwindling Carbon Space
	Lecture – guest valedictory address by Hans Opschoor The world will negotiate a new post- Kyoto agreement on Global Warming in Copenhagen, December 2009. What should be done and who should do what... more
23 Sep 2009	Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony
	13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L30, MLP, MGI, MUE 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MES  more
	Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures 4 ““Entomology and Entrepreneurship”
	15.00-18.00 hrs The Schilperoort Lectures 4 ““Entomology and Entrepreneurship”Fourth of a series of "success stories of entrepreneurial scientists". Introduction and chairman: Louise Vet (director of... more
24 Sep 2009	Symposium: Drivers of regime shifts in aquatic systems: case-specific or universal?
	The study of regime shifts developed independently in the freshwater and marine realms; with studies of freshwater regime shifts having a resource-based focus while in marine systems, research... more
	Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L50, MSS, MEA, MHW, MMA, L2013.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MIL, O10, MLE 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFN more
24 Sep 2009 25 Sep 2009	Conference: Shaping Science Based Clusters
	– Sixth Annual Conference of the Technopolicy Network – Creating a Joint Regional Agenda Since the cluster concept was introduced, it has rapidly attracted the attention of governments,... more
25 Sep 2009	Graduation: MSc Graduation Ceremony
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MBI, BI, MOA13:30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MPS, MPB, T15 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T20, MAS, MAF  more
28 Sep 2009	Graduation: M. (Mark) Levisson MSc : “Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Thermostable Esterases”
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	Graduation: G. (Guush) Berhane Tesfay : “Econometric Analyses of Microfinance Credit Group Formation, Contractual Risks, and Welfare Impacts in Northern Ethiopia”
	Can microfinance deliver its promise? A well known problem in developing countries is that the poor, especially in rural areas, do not have access to credit to generate incomes and bridge... more
	Graduation: J.M. (José) Gilvonio Peréz : “Construcción Social de Comunidad y Migración Internacional en Usibamba. Un estudio sobre el impacto de los procesos de globalización en los Andes centrales del Perú.”
	It is often thought that international migration and globalization processes lead to the destruction of local communities in Third World countries. Research conducted in the community of Usibamba in... more
29 Sep 2009	Graduation: L.M. (Linda) Sanderson, MSc : “Exploring the activation and function of PPARα and PPARß/δ using genomics”
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	Graduation: J.H. (Erik) Ansink : “Allocating water in an international river”
	Water is scarce. Through climate change impacts and growing water demand, this scarcity increases so that there may not be enough water to satisfy the demand of all countries along a river. As a... more
30 Sep 2009	Graduation: A. (Aleh) Kavalenka : “Modeling membrane protein structure using site-directed ESR spectroscopy”
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	Graduation: G. (Glaciela) Kaschuk : “Sink stimulation of leaf photosynthesis by the carbon costs of rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbioses”
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	Graduation: H.M. (Harm) Bartholomeus : “The influence of vegetation on the spectroscopic estimation of soil properties”
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1 Oct 2009	Speech: Prof.dr.ir. L.F.M. Marcelis
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2 Oct 2009	Graduation: Mw.ir. M. (Marieke) Koopmans: “Growth and metabolism of sponges”
	SPONGES, simple but fascinating organisms! For their defence mechanism they produce amazing chemicals that appear to be valuable as human drugs. How do sponges produce these drugs and why and when... more
	Graduation: P.A. (Sander) Abrahamse: “Feeding and grazing management for dairy cattle: opportunities for improved production”
	An adequate feed intake is important for high milk production in dairy cows, especially during grazing. Various grazing strategies, aimed to optimize intake and milk production, were evaluated. Grass... more
	Graduation: G.K. (Gerda) Pot: "Fish consumption, does it beneficially affect markers of colorectal carcinogenesis?"
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5 Oct 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. F.W. (Frank) Oudshoorn: “Innovative Technology and Sustainable Development of Organic Dairy Farming. The case of automatic milking systems in Denmark”
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	Graduation: M.P.J. (Martijn) Smit: “Contaminant release from sediments: a mass flux approach”
	Vaak wordt aangenomen dat organische verontreinigingen zoals PAK’s en bestrijdingsmiddelen gebonden blijven aan sedimentdeeltjes en niet of nauwelijks in het water terecht kunnen komen. Door de... more
6 Oct 2009	Graduation: P.J.A.M. (Peter) Smeets: “Expeditie Agroparken. Ontwerpend onderzoek naar metropolitane landbouw en duurzame ontwikkeling”
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	Graduation: L.M. (Loes) Witteveen: “Visual Learning Strategies for Problem Analysis, Social Dialogue and Mediated Participation. Design, Production and Use of Visual Problem Appraisal and Embedded Filming”
	The need for developing innovative learning strategies in the life sciences results from the growing complexity of societal issues. Nowadays, complex societal issues are also called ‘wicked... more
	Lecture: Zodiac Lectures: ‘Uncoupling in skeletal muscle: an animal model for healthy ageing?’
	‘Uncoupling in skeletal muscle: an animal model for healthy ageing?’Prof. Susanne KlausGerman Institute of Human Nutrition co-referee Prof. Jaap KeijerHuman and Animal Physiology Group Uncoupling... more
	Debate: Nuke Climate Change?! - A Nuclear Energy and Global Warming Debate
	Nuclear Energy is back on the agenda. Many see it as real option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Should the world agree to give nuclear technology mass subsidies at the post-Kyoto negotiations... more
8 Oct 2009 9 Oct 2009	Conference: Fisheries Innovations Conference
	On behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), a two day conference will be organized for fishermen and policy makers on fisheries innovations. The conference will... more
9 Oct 2009	Graduation: R.M.C. (Roel) Jansen: “Detection of pathogen infection at greenhouse scale through plant emitted volatiles”
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	Graduation: L. (Leonie) Cramer: “Reference Effects in Consumer Food Choice”
	Why it is so difficult to give up on unhealthy food products In general, people prefer their current consumption, even if they would be better off with a different choice. This is interesting when... more
11 Oct 2009	Dead line: Call for papers: 9th International conference WICaNeM 2010
	The 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management continues and builds on the tradition of the bi-annual agrifood chain and networkconference, sharing the latest insights in... more
12 Oct 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ing. B.F. (Bjorn) Pieper: “The genetic and molecular basis of natural variation for plant growth and related traits in Arabidopsis thaliana”
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	Graduation: L. (Liljana) Georgievska: “On the competitive fitness of baculoviruses in insects”
	Baculoviruses have been used as commercial biopesticides to control insect pests for many years. Mixed infections of baculoviruses in insect hosts are quite common in nature. This leads to... more
13 Oct 2009	Symposium: Symposium on ‘Water Management and Spatial Planning’
	Working on an optimal integration of water tasks in rural development The Government Service for Land and Water Management (DLG) and the Dutch Association of Regional Water Authorities (UvW) are... more
	Graduation: A.T. (Ard) Nieuwenhuizen: “Automated detection and control of volunteer potato plants”
	Volunteer potatoes are a major problem in crop rotations that include potato plants. These weed potato plants spread disease like Phytophthora infestans to neighbouring potato fields. This is... more
14 Oct 2009	Graduation: P. (Peter) Baas: “Turbulence and Low-Level Jets in the Stable Boundary Layer”
	It is common knowledge that in the evening the wind close to the ground drops. However, it is less well known that at the same time the wind at a few hundreds of meters height can strongly... more
16 Oct 2009	Symposium: Symposium ‘The Rural Idyll’
	Functions of the Dutch and also European countryside are ever changing. Where previously the agrarian function was dominant, now functions like nature, living and water storage are getting more... more
	Graduation: B. (Bram) de Jonge: “Plants, Genes and Justice. What is fair and equitable benefit- sharing of plant genetic resources and knowledge?”
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	Graduation: M.I. (Marieke) Pastink: “Bacteria with taste: a comparison”
	Lactic Acid Bacteria have been used for centuries for the production of fermented foods such as cheese and yoghurt. These bacteria not only produce lactic acid during growth, but also other,... more
18 Oct 2009 21 Oct 2009	Symposium: Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems: Physically-inspired approaches from nanoscale to microscale
	3rd International SymposiumThe purpose of the symposium is to stimulate scientific discussion and interdisciplinary research in food science, food development and food technology. It will bring... more
19 Oct 2009	Graduation: P. (Peter) Ebanyat: “A road to food? Efficacy of nutrient management options targeted to heterogeneous soilscapes in the Teso farming system, Uganda’
	Food insecurity threatens a majority of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa. Food is produced from diverse, highly heterogeneous smallholder systems in transition to intensification. The Teso... more
19 Oct 2009 30 Oct 2009	Refresher course: Supply chain development in root crops
	Supply chain development in root and tuber crops to enhance food security in Sub-Sharan AfricaA refresher course for NFP alumni from Sub-Saharan Africa of Wageningen International (and IAC) courses... more
21 Oct 2009	Graduation: Dhr.ir. J.M.M. (Jeroen) Neuvel: “Geographical Dimensions of Risk Management. The contribution of spatial planning and Geo-ICT to risk reduction”
	Geographical information systems can offer insights into the possibilities for emergency response and the possibilities for self help during a disaster, such as a flooding or explosions. Based on... more
22 Oct 2009	Farewell: Prof.dr.ir. A.J. Oskam
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23 Oct 2009	Graduation: E.J. (Erik) Slootweg: ‘Structure, function and subcellular localization of the potato Resistance protein Rx1”
	Resistance proteins are a crucial part of the plant’s immune system, they specifically recognize pathogens and subsequently initiate the appropriate defence responses. Rx1 and Gpa2 are highly similar... more
	Graduation: J.B. (Jouke) Campen: “Dehumidification of Greenhouses”
	Dehumidification is an essential part of greenhouse climate control. High humidity is a cause of diseases which ultimately reduce the quantity and quality of production. The humidity surrounding the... more
26 Oct 2009	Graduation: E.A. (Edwin) Habeych Narváez: “Development of starch-based materials”
	Starch-based materials show potential as fully degradable plastics. However, the current applicability of these materials is limited due to their poor moisture tolerance and mechanical properties.... more
	Graduation: R.W. (Roland) Melse: ‘Air treatment techniques for abatement of emissions from intensive livestock production”
	Intensive livestock production is connected with a number of environmental effects, including emissions of ammonia (NH3), greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O), odour, and particulate matter (PM10 and... more
27 Oct 2009	Graduation: A.C.M.E. (Eugéne) Agbicodo: “Genetic analysis of abiotic and biotic resistance in cowpea”
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	Graduation: G.E. (Gustavo) Blanco Wells: “The Social Life of Regions. Salmon farming and the regionalization of development in Chilean Patagonia”
	This book explores a sociological approach towards understanding the contemporary process by which certain territorial relations are grouped under the notion of region. The research adopts an... more
	Graduation: Dhr.drs. S. (Sander) Sieuwerts: ‘How lactic acid bacteria cooperate to make a good yoghurt'
	Yoghurt is made by fermenting bovine milk with the lactic acid bacteria Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. These bacteria enhance each other’s growth by exchanging stimulatory... more
28 Oct 2009	Graduation: R. (Richard) Buamah: “Adsorptive removal of manganese, arsenic and iron from groundwater”
	Graduation at UNESCO-IHE, Delft more
	Graduation: Nguyen Viet Cuong, MSc: ‘Essays on Impact Evaluation: New Empirical Evidence from Vietnam”
	This study estimates the impact of various economic flows including government-subsidized micro-credit, informal credit, public and private transfers, international remittances, and migration on... more
	Graduation: A.M.M. (Anton) van Haperen: ‘Dune management: tarred with the same brush or a tailor-made job”
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	Graduation: B.K. (Birgit) Boogaard: Social Perceptions of Animal Farming
	Over the past fifty years the scale of animal farming has increased and livestock farming has intensified. At the same time, Western societies has become more urbanized and fewer people have... more
29 Oct 2009	Graduation: S.S. (Susan) Imbahale: ‘Environment, malaria and mosquito control – Integrated management of malaria mosquito larvae in different settings of western Kenya”
	Malaria is a complex disease and its transmission is a function of the interaction between the Anopheles mosquito vector, the Plasmodium parasite, the hosts and the environment. Malaria control has... more
	Symposium: SELS symposium
	Quantification, Valuation and Financing of Ecosystem Services: the role of scientific knowledge in policy and decision-makingOrganization: Speerpunt Ecosystem & Landscape Services (SELS)Dolf de... more
	Symposium: SELS symposium: Quantification, Valuation and Financing of Ecosystem Services
	Quantification, Valuation and Financing of Ecosystem Services: the role of scientific knowledge in policy and decision-making Organization: Speerpunt Ecosystem & Landscape Services (SELS)Dolf de... more
30 Oct 2009	Graduation: M.L.J. (Maartje) Steegmans: “Emulsification with microdevices”
	Title thesis: “Emulsification in microfluidic Y- and T-junctions”  more
	Graduation: Feng Li, MSc: ‘Function and Application of block copolymer assembly"
	Amphiphilic block copolymers can, in selective solvents such as water, assemble into various shapes and architectures. Among those, polymer vesicles, polymer micelles and polymer fibers are very... more
	Graduation: M. (Maria) Forlenza: “A multidisciplinary study of the immune response of carp to infections”
	It is not generally known that thanks to the presence of a fully developed immune system, which for a large part resembles that of humans, fish can combat infections and can even be vaccinated!... more
2 Nov 2009	Graduation: Mw. L. (Laeticia) Lichtenstein: “Functional characterization of Angptl4 protein”
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3 Nov 2009	Graduation: A.J. (Jinze) Noordijk: “Arthropods in linear elements. Occurrence, behaviour and conservation management”
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	Graduation: J.W. (Jan Willem) Post: “Blue Energy: electricity production from salinity-gradients by reverse electrodialysis”
	Salinity-gradient energy or Blue Energy is a promising renewable energy source for the future. Estimates from literature predicted coverage of over 80% of the current global electricity demand when... more
3 Nov 2009 5 Nov 2009	Course: Course ‘Safe Handling of Radioactive Materials and Sources’
	Properties of the course: certified by Dutch government (level 5) language: English; duration: 3 days; location: Wageningen; practicum conform common practice at Wageningen UR;... more
4 Nov 2009	Graduation: J.M. (Maarten) Mols: “Bacillus cereus acid stress responses”
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	Graduation: N.M. (Natalia) Homan: “Functional magnetic resonance microscopy of long- and short-distance water transport in trees”
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6 Nov 2009	Graduation: A. (Arnold) Kuźniar: “Large-scale protein classification using graph-based methods”
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	Graduation: C.A. (Sander) Mücher: “Geo-spatial modeling and monitoring of European landscapes and habitats using remote sensing and field surveys”
	Monitoring European biodiversity using remote sensing A growing world population and a changing lifestyle have led to major changes in land use and environmental pressures. This resulted in a steady... more
10 Nov 2009	Graduation: E.H. (Eike) Rademacher: “Identification of Novel Auxin Responses during Arabidopsis Embryogenesis”
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	Graduation: S.J. (Stephen) Maund: “The aquatic ecotoxicology of the synthetic pyrethroids: from laboratory to landscape”
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13 Nov 2009	Graduation: K.C. (Koen) van Dijke: “Precision technology for low-calorie mayonnaise with full-fat taste!”
	Emulsions are fundamental structures for foods consisting of several immiscible fluids (oil and water). Mayonnaise, milk, butter, sauce and cream liqueur are some examples of such products. By... more
	Graduation: M. (Martijn) Bouwknegt: “Hepatitis E virus infections in pigs: transmission dynamics and human exposure”
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17 Nov 2009	Symposium: Het Symposium 'Kennismakelaars op zee' en Inaugurele rede Martin Pastoors
	Symposium 'Kennismakelaars op zee' & Inaugurele rede Martin PastoorsBuitengewoon lector Marine Policy Rondom de inauguratie van Martin Pastoors, directeur van Wageningen UR Centre for Marine... more
	Graduation: V.C. (Vanda) de Carvalho Acácio: “The dynamics of cork oak systems in Portugal: the role of ecological and land use factors”
	This thesis analyses the role of ecology (fire, topography and cork oak regeneration) and land use (human use and cork oak management) on the dynamics, resilience and sustainability of cork oak... more
	Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures 5 “Success stories of entrepreneurial scientists”
	In the Global week of Entrepreneurship this time focused on Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries.Introduction and chairman: Bram Huijsman (director of Wageningen International). Invited speakers... more
	Graduation: T. (Tsewang) Namgail: ”Geography of mammalian herbivores in the Indian Trans-Himalaya: patterns and processes”
	Animals need adequate resources so that their populations not only survive but thrive. So they seek places that can best provide them. Yet, they face several challenges, while obtaining these... more
18 Nov 2009	Graduation: T. (Tin) Huynh Quang: “Impacts of Farmer-Based Training in Seed Production in Vietnam”
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20 Nov 2009	Graduation: C.G. (Christian) Jagersma: “Microbial aspects of anaerobic methane oxidation with sulfate as electron acceptor”
	The greenhouse gas methane can be used by bacteria for the reduction of sulfate into sulfide in wastewater. This sulfide will form a precipitate with certain heavy metals and the precipitate can be... more
	Graduation: Mw.drs. R. (Ruth) Adriaansen-Tennekes: “Individual differences in sensitivity to immunomodulation by feed in layer hens”
	Stress sensitivity determines dietary modulation of immunity Stress reactivity is the basis of individual differences in a population as well as immunomodulation by diet. In the end the environment... more
23 Nov 2009	Graduation: G.A. (Guillermo) Galván Vivero MSc: “Resistance to Fusarium basal rot and response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Allium”
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	Graduation: Y. (Yolanda) Pretorius: “Satisfying Giant Appetites. Mechanisms of small scale foraging by large African herbivores”
	How large African herbivores differ and are able to satisfy their daily nutrient requirementsVariation in body mass allows for resource partitioning and co-existence of different species. Body mass... more
24 Nov 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS, MID15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFQ, MME more
25 Nov 2009	Graduation: ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAB, MBF, MBT, MML, L6015.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MNH, T31, MFS, MFT  more
26 Nov 2009	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	09.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MES, MUE, T3211.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFN13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, MLP, MGI, S24 15.30 hrs: the... more
27 Nov 2009	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MPB, MPS13:30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, T20, MAF 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MBI, B, MOA more
30 Nov 2009	Farewell: F.S. (Farshid) Ahrestani: “Asian Eden. Large herbivore ecology in India”
	I investigated the impact of body mass on the biology and ecology of India’s large mammalian herbivore assemblage across different spatial and temporal scales. I collected data using field-based... more
30 Nov 2009 11 Dec 2009	Refresher course: Supply chain development in potato
	Development of sustainable potato supply chains to support rural development in Asia A refresher course for NFP alumni from Asian countries of Wageningen International (and IAC) courses on:... more
1 Dec 2009	Graduation: Dhr. V.V. (Vasily) Bondarenko: “Soil water regime and evapotranspiration of sites with trees and lawn in Moscow”
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	Graduation: E.D. (Ezra) Berkhout:: “Decision-making for heterogeneity. Diversity in resources, farmers’ objectives and livelihood strategies in northern Nigeria”
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	Graduation: R. (Roy) van Beek: “Settlement and landscape of the Eastern Netherlands: diverse, heterogeneous and unique”
	In many respects the landscape of the Eastern Netherlands displays particular characteristics, as well as a unique habitation history. This is demonstrated by research into the settlement and... more
2 Dec 2009	Graduation: N. (Nipaporn) Sengkhamparn: “Chemical, physical and biological features of Okra pectin”
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	Graduation: C.J.E. (Nynke) Schulp: “The Carbon Copy of Human Activities“
	Inventories of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and assessments of SOC dynamics are highly uncertain. Decreasing these uncertainties is essential for understanding national-scale greenhouse gas... more
	Meeting: Final National Sustainability Cabinet
	On the 2nd of December, the ten highest ranking teams of the Sustainability Cabinet will visit Wageningen to compete with each other in the finals. They will be campainging all day long: of course... more
4 Dec 2009	Graduation: M. (Marat) Charlaganov: “Self-organization of polymers in bulk and at interfaces”
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	Graduation: A. (Aart) Overeem: “Extreme rainfall from weather radar”
	Extreme rainfall events can have a large impact on society and can lead to loss of life andproperty. Therefore, a reliable climatology of extreme rainfall is of importance, for instance, for the... more
	Graduation: J.F.P. (Jaap) Timmers: “Analyzing the complex machinery of cell wall biosynthesis”
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7 Dec 2009	Graduation: R.K. (Raphael) N’Guessan: “Insecticide resistance in the West African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae and investigation of alternative tools for its delay”
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	Graduation: M.M. (Marleen) Riemens: “On the development, environmental effects and human dimension of weed management strategies”
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	Graduation: G.L. (Gina) Kennedy: “Evaluation of a simple count of food groups to predict adequate intake of vitamins and minerals from the diet”
	The diets of many people in developing countries do not contain recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals required for adequate child growth and development and maintenance of health during... more
8 Dec 2009	Graduation: C.A. (Cor) Schipper: “Assessment of effects of chemical contaminants in dredged material on marine ecosystem and human health”
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	Graduation: J. (Jingyi) Han: “How are renewable energy resources developed in China?”
	This research assessed the development of renewable energy resources in China. By doing so, we can have an understanding of the following questions: Which renewable energy resources does China have?... more
	Graduation: A. (Anna) Sabidussi: “Governance Choices for External Sourcing in Innovation. Towards a Portfolio of Strategic Alliances and Mergers & Acquisitions”
	In the last decades, external technology sourcing, in the form of strategic alliances (SAs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As), has been increasingly adopted to innovate and achieve competitive... more
9 Dec 2009	Graduation: M.M.J. (Manon) Cox: “Development of an influenza virus vaccine using the baculovirus-insect cell expression system. Implications for pandemic preparedness”
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	Graduation: H.D. (Hans) Daetwyler: “Genome-Wide Evaluation of Populations”
	The sequencing of various animal genomes has resulted in a large amount of genetic marker data now being available for many species. This genomic information can be used to get a more accurate... more
	Graduation: S.R. (Simone) de Bruin: “Sowing in the autumn season. Exploring benefits of green care farms for dementia patients”
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10 Dec 2009	Concert: Concert WSKOV
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11 Dec 2009	Graduation: Concert WSKOV
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12 Dec 2009	Open day: MSc Information Day
	Do you want to know more about your possibilities for an MSc study programme at Wageningen University?Come and visit our campus on Saturday 12th December 2009 where you will learn more about our 33... more
14 Dec 2009	Graduation: E.V. (Erasto) Mbugi: “The study of nutrient deficiencies and ability of the body to confer protection against malaria in African children”
	This study have been carried in African children to assess the effect of nutrient deficiencies, particularly zinc, on immune function to protect against malaria infection. The studies proposed aim to... more
	Graduation: N.H. (Natasja) Essed: “Flavor enhancement of food as a stimulant for food intake in elderly people”
	In this research we studied 1) the effect of flavor enhancement of food on liking and/or food intake in elderly people by adding MSG and/or flavors to their hot meal and 2) the relationship between... more
	Graduation: R.A.M.E. (Rafat) Soboh, MSc: “Econometric Analysis of the Performance of Cooperatives and IOFs in the European Dairy Industry”
	The performance of cooperatives and investor owned firms (IOFs) in the European dairy processing industry is measured in way to account for differences in their mission and objectives. Cooperatives... more
15 Dec 2009	Graduation: C.M. (Christien) Enzing: “Product Innovation in the Dutch Food and Beverage Industry. A study on the impact of the innovation process, strategy and network on the product’s short and long term market performance”
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	Graduation: H. (Hedayat) Bagheri: “Insights into the Brassica rapa: Genetic analysis of breeding-related traits in Brassica rapa”
	Brassica rapa is an important crop with a variety of forms, and a wide distribution in the world. It is used as oil seed and vegetable crop and a valuable source of diverse health-promoting... more
16 Dec 2009	Graduation: G.J. (Gert Jan) Reinds: “Air pollution impacts on European forest soils: Steady-state and dynamic modeling”
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	Graduation: J.H.C. (Ans) Eilander: “Micronutrients, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cognitive Performance in Indian School Children”
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	Graduation: J.P.A. (Jasperien) de Weert: “Fate of the estrogen nonylphenol in river sediment: availability, mass transfer and biodegradation”
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18 Dec 2009	Graduation: T. (Thomas) Lans: “Entrepreneurial competence in agriculture. Characterization, identification, development and the role of the work environment”
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	Graduation: O. (Ondine) van de Rest: “Fish fatty acids and mental health in older people”
	Fish fatty acids for a better mental health?The population of older people is growing rapidly and so is the number of age-related diseases such as dementia and depression. It has been suggested that... more
5 Jan 2010	Graduation: S. (Srdjan) Jovetic M.Sc: “Deacylation of glycopeptide antibiotic A40926 by immobilized Actinoplanes teichomyceticus cells – In quest of better drugs against MRSA”
	A40926 is a natural glycopeptide antibiotic with a strong inhibitory activity against Gram-positive bacteria. By deacylation of A40926 an intermediate is produced that could be used for the synthesis... more
6 Jan 2010	Graduation: P.V.D.J. (Patrick) Verkooijen: “Transforming Sustainable Development Diplomacy: Lessons Learned from Global Forest Governance”
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	Graduation: J.P. (Hans) Hoogeveen: “Transforming Sustainable Development Diplomacy: Lessons Learned from Global Forest Governance”
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	Graduation: C. (Christopher) Bukenya: “Meeting farmer demand? An assessment of extension reform in Uganda”
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7 Jan 2010	Minisymposium: Broadening the perspective on forests beyond REDD+ and Copenhagen
	During the reception, after the minisymposium, the virtual Wageningen Center for Governance (WCG) will be formally launched. The Center is an initiative of three collaborating groups, ENP, FNP and... more
8 Jan 2010	Graduation: R. (Raoul) Beunen: “The Governance of Nature. How nature conservation ambitions have been dashed in planning practices”
	Different planning approaches required to realise nature conservation ambitions. Global biodiversity is under threat and many species are facing extinction. Governments at different policy levels all... more
11 Jan 2010	Graduation: Mw. O.I. (Ourania) Pavli, MSc: “Molecular Characterization of Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus in Greece and Transgeneic Approaches towards Enhancing Rhizomania Disease Resistance”
	Rhizomania disease of sugar beet, caused by Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), is responsible for severe economic losses. Due to its widespread occurrence and the absence of other efficient... more
12 Jan 2010	Graduation: A.C. (Annet) Hoek: “Will Novel Protein Foods beat meat? Consumer acceptance of meat substitutes - a multidisciplinary research approach”
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13 Jan 2010	Graduation: H. (Hirut) Bekele Haile: “Targeting married women in microfinance programmes. Transforming or reinforcing or gender inequalities? Evidence from Ethiopia”
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14 Jan 2010	Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr. H. Meinke
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15 Jan 2010	Graduation: M.L. (Marja) Molag: ”Towards Transparent Development of Food Frequency Questionnaires. Scientific basis of the Dutch FFQ-TOOL ™ : a computer system to generate, apply and process FFQs”
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	Graduation: M. (Midori) Yajima: “Livelihoods of cassava farmers in the context of HIV/AIDS in northern Malawi”
	Malawi is one of the poorest countries in Africa with a high population density and HIV prevalence. Most smallholder farmers grow maize as a staple, which is highly dependent on the uni-modal... more
19 Jan 2010	Graduation: F. (Farrakh) Mehboob: “Anaerobic microbial degradation of organic pollutants with chlorate as electron acceptor”
	Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons are two groups of compounds that are widespread pollutants. The aerobic microbial degradation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons proceeds in general fast and... more
20 Jan 2010	Graduation: G. (Gerrit) Gort: “On some surprising statistical properties of a DNA fingerprinting technique called AFLP”
	In the life sciences genetic studies are plentiful. In many of these studies the DNA of organisms is the target, and AFLP is a technique to study DNA: it cuts the DNA molecules into fragments,... more
22 Jan 2010	Graduation: G.G. (Gertrude) Zeinstra: “Encouraging vegetable intake in children. The role of parental strategies, cognitive development and properties of food”
	Encouraging vegetable intake in children Children’s fruit and vegetable consumption is below that recommended. An important reason for their low vegetable consumption, is that many children do not... more
25 Jan 2010	Graduation: M. (Miriam) Schutter: “The influence of light and water flow on the growth and physiology of the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis”
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26 Jan 2010	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: B/MBI13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAS15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MOA/MPB/MPS  more
27 Jan 2010	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFQ, MME, MAK, MCS, MID more
28 Jan 2010	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L60, MAB, MBF, MBT, MML, T33  more
29 Jan 2010	Graduation: Ceremony MSc
	11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, MLP, MGI13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O10, MFN, MIL 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T32, MES, MUE, MSS, MCL, MHW,... more
8 Feb 2010	Course: Local governance for rural development
	8 - 19 February 2010. Multi-stakeholder processes for institutional strengthening Thinking about the relationships between government, the private sector and civil society has changed considerably.... more
8 Feb 2010 19 Feb 2010	Course: Local governance for rural development
	Multi-stakeholder processes for institutional strengthening Thinking about the relationships between government, the private sector and civil society has changed considerably. Instead of being... more
22 Feb 2010	Course: Competing claims on natural resources
	22 February - 5 March 2010.Professional qualities for managing conflict in NRM towards sustainable development The sector of natural resources management is subject to continuous change; change... more
22 Feb 2010 5 Mar 2010	Course: Competing claims on natural resources
	Professional qualities for managing conflict in NRM towards sustainable development The sector of natural resources management is subject to continuous change; change caused by larger societal... more
1 Mar 2010	Course: Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
	1 - 19 March 2010. Navigating and managing for impact The course recognises that "blue print planning" has become unworkable and often counterproductive. Instead, more flexible, adaptive and... more
	Course: Climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resources management
	1 - 12 March 2010. Policy making and programming for sustainable development Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to have severe negative impacts on food production, food security... more
1 Mar 2010 12 Mar 2010	Course: Climate change adaptation in agriculture and natural resources management
	Policy making and programming for sustainable development Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to have severe negative impacts on food production, food security and natural resources... more
1 Mar 2010 19 Mar 2010	Course: Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
	Navigating and managing for impact The course recognises that "blue print planning" has become unworkable and often counterproductive. Instead, more flexible, adaptive and process orientated... more
15 Mar 2010	Course: Governance and food safety in international food chains
	15 March - 2 April 2010. Safe, good quality food is essential to food security, public health and economic development. Increasing the supply of safe, wholesome food reduces the impact of food-borne... more
15 Mar 2010 2 Apr 2010	Course: Governance and food safety in international food chains
	Safe, good quality food is essential to food security, public health and economic development. Increasing the supply of safe, wholesome food reduces the impact of food-borne diseases which cause many... more
12 Apr 2010	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
	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