‘Target culture is damaging Alterra’

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Research institute Alterra is in the red and is tackling this by scrapping 60 jobs and rejecting unprofitable projects. Logical and predictable measures. But they…

All out for the Olympics

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Wageningen will be represented at the Olympic Games this summer. Nadine Visser,…

Bait to prevent swimmer’s itch

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In one of Alterra’s climate rooms are six trays with pond snails…

Possible oversights in PhD elections

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The elections for the representation of PhD candidates in the WUR council…

Column: Hora est

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Nerve-wracked, I follow PhD candidate Lysanne. I take a deep breath. The…

Provisional registrations still going up

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There are about 13 percent more preliminary registrations for Wageningen Bachelor’s programmes…

Anniversaries for quality controllers

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Wepal and Quasimeme, two Wageningen UR organizations for quality control of laboratories,…

Research funding may be allocated differently

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Professor of Aquatic Ecology Marten Scheffer is pleased about State Secretary Dekker’s…

Two thousand students to get evening lectures

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The plan for the pilot with evening lectures is ready. About 2000…

Wageningen UR is climate-neutral

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Wageningen UR can describe itself as a climate-neutral organization for the first…