2006

21 Dec 2006	Extreme autumn temperatures cause unseasonable flowering in the Netherlands
	Observers in the Netherlands reported that more than 240 wild plant species were flowering in December, along with more than 200 cultivated species. According to biologist Arnold van Vliet of... more
13 Dec 2006	Frankincense trees overexploited for Christmas scent
	BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY PRESS RELEASECurrent rates of tapping frankincense – which according to the Bible was given to the baby Jesus by the three wise men at Christmas and which will feature in... more
6 Dec 2006	Applied Plant Research first to develop sporeless oyster mushroom
	Applied Plant Research (PPO) – a division of Wageningen University and Research Centre – has developed the world’s first sporeless oyster mushroom. Using classic breeding techniques and modern... more
19 Nov 2006	Rudy Rabbinge appointed as chairman of Science Council of CGIAR
	Prof. dr. ir. Rudy Rabbinge, university professor of Wageningen University, has been appointed as chairman of the Science Council of the CGIAR for the coming three years.The Consultative Group on... more
15 Nov 2006	7 December: Communication Science Seminar by Cees van Woerkum
	Reflexive modernization as a governance issue Follow this link for a Adobe Reader version: Communication and Space for Change - Actors, interfaces and interactions more
	11 January 2007: Communication Science Seminar by Dvora Yanow, VU Amsterdam
	Reflexive modernization as a governance issue Follow this link for a Adobe Reader version: Communication and Space for Change - Actors, interfaces and interactions more
	Sustainable and profitable environmental technology alternative to inefficient western sewage
	The Western world purifies its wastewater in a costly and inefficient fashion, which also sets a poor example for developing countries. It is more sustainable – and even profitable – to reuse scarce... more
9 Nov 2006	Incubation Biology and Management
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7 Nov 2006	Storm-van der Chijs Stipendia for three female Wageningen Ph.D.candidates
	4 November was the Fifth Awarding of the Storm-van der Chijs Stipends. Three most talented Ph.D.-candidates of Wageningen University Ir Sarian Kosten, Ir Ramona van Marwijk en Roxina Soler Gamborena,... more
6 Nov 2006	Wageningen University PhD ceremonies in West Africa
	A delegation of professors from Wageningen University was in Ghana and Benin mid-October for the doctorate ceremonies of eight PhD students from these countries. The eight PhD researchers did... more
27 Oct 2006	EU Erasmus Mundus scholarships for master course Animal Breeding and Genetics
	A group of six European universities headed by Wageningen University has been established to allocate full scholarships to students from outside the EU so they can complete a Masters Course in Animal... more
17 Oct 2006	Leading Brazilian research organisation opens office in Wageningen
	The Brazilian research organisation in agriculture and environmental sciences, Embrapa, opened its office in Wageningen today. Embrapa is the largest research organisation of its kind in Latin... more
9 Oct 2006	Spin-out Telemetronics Biotelemetry closes new rount of financing
	News Release: Wageningen spin-out "Telemetronics Biotelemetry" closes new round of financing. Read more more
11 Sep 2006	Advances in Feed Evaluation Science
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29 Aug 2006	Communication Science Seminar Series 2006-2007
	Reflexive modernization as a governance issue Follow this link for a Adobe Reader version: Communication and Space for Change - Actors, interfaces and interactions more
8 Aug 2006	Award winning Development Economics Group graduates
	Every year, the Amsterdam Institute for International Development (AIID), in collaboration with the World Bank, offers prizes for the best PhD thesis and the best MSc Thesis on International... more
21 Jul 2006	Wild bees and the flowers they pollinate are disappearing together
	The diversity of bees and of the flowers they pollinate, has declined significantly in Britain and the Netherlands over the last 25 years according to research led by the University of Leeds and... more
13 Jul 2006	Partnership Minister of Development Cooperation and Wageningen UR
	A new partnership for the sustainable use of resources in developing countries Minister Agnes van Ardenne of Development Cooperation and Aalt Dijkhuizen, Chairman of the Executive Board of... more
7 Jul 2006	Distinct regional food products enhance sustainable rural development
	Direct and regional food marketing initiatives generate additional income and employment for rural regions. This is one of the lessons drawn from the book Nourishing networks: fourteen lessons about... more
5 Jul 2006	Results from science for sustainable agriculture and rural development in the South
	Since 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) promotes development-orientated agricultural and environmental research and strengthen North-South partnerships through... more
	Vacancy for nine PhD students
	The Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) of Wageningen University supports academic research on sustainable development in the South. The RESCOPAR program is an INREF program based... more
15 Jun 2006	Sea Sponges offer unprecedented possibilities for Medicine development
	On June 15, 2006, Prof. René Wijffels accepted his appointment as Professor of Bio-Process Engineering at Wageningen University with his inaugural address. In his speech, Wijffels explained that... more
22 May 2006	Greenhouse gas-temperature feedback mechanism may raise warming beyond previous estimates
	Joint Release of the American Geophysical Union, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Dorset and Wageningen University. A team of European scientists reports that climate change estimates for the next... more
27 Apr 2006	Food safety experts accuse the media of creating food scares
	This is a joint press release by Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands; Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), Greece; Institute of Food Research (IFR), United Kingdom;... more
26 Apr 2006	Justus von Liebig awarding ceremony
	On May 24th Prof. dr. Johan van Arendonk will receive the Justus von Liebig Award.In the attachement at the bottom of this page you can find additional information. more
20 Apr 2006	Wageningen UR opens Representation Office in China
	On Friday, 21 April, Wageningen University and Research Centre will open a Representation Office in Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China. The office, staffed by a Chinese... more
12 Apr 2006	PROFETAS book presented
	On 12th April 2006 the first book with PROFETAS results was presented to the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. H. Veerman, in The Hague, Netherlands. PROFETAS is the acronym of PROtein Foods,... more
30 Mar 2006	Thea Hilhorst professor of Humanitarian aid and reconstruction
	Wageningen University has appointed Dr Thea Hilhorst to the endowed chair in Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction; the appointment will take effect on 1 April 2006. Wageningen University is the... more
19 Mar 2006	Wageningen University participates in the EU-funded SWITCH
	Wageningen University participates in the EU-funded SWITCH (Sustainable Water management Improves Tomorrows Cities’ Health) project, that was launched on Sunday 18 March at the World Water Forum in... more
15 Mar 2006	Dr. Ir. J.B. van Lier as Professor of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment for Reuse and Irrigation
	Wageningen University has appointed Dr. Ir. J.B. van Lier as Professor of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment for Reuse and Irrigation. He joins the Biological Recycling Group. Professor Van Lier’s chair... more
3 Feb 2006	Agri-Environment Schemes in Europe are largely ineffective
	Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) in Europe appear to be largely ineffective as policy instruments. Research in five European countries has shown that common species of birds, insects and plants do... more
20 Jan 2006	New textbook on ruminant digestion and metabolism
	Recently, a renewed edition of the famous ruminant digestion textbook ‘Quantitative Aspects of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism’ has been published. Wageningen researcher Jan Dijkstra (Animal... more