The ‘peasant’ professor

Organisation
Background
Professor Jan Douwe van der Ploeg said his goodbyes on 26 January. It was he who put Wageningen sociology on the map with his study…

Watering and potting up

Organisation
Employees
There is almost total peace in the greenhouses at Unifarm. What is…

Tractors and drones advise farmers

Science
Background
Smart farming, making use of ICT in agriculture, is on the rise,…

All my own work

Science
Background
From now on, PhD candidates will be required to sign a statement…

100 percent vegetable?

Science
Agriculture
A proper circular food economy is not possible without livestock farming, wrote…

‘Discussion about conventional versus organic is outdated’

Science
Biology
The Wageningen biologist Rogier Schulte left for Ireland 20 years ago. Now…

Chewing sensor knows when you’re eating

Science
Janet van den Boer of Human Nutrition has developed a sensor with…

Exercise raises intake of peanut allergen

Science
Food
Physical exercise increases the permeability of the gut for particular proteins, Wageningen…

Rate of contamination determines evolution

Science
The rate at which the environment changes had a big effect on…

Column: Oral exam

Student
Column
Stijn van Gils
She stares ahead of her with a frown. I smile at her.…