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Peter Oosterveer appointed as Personal Chair

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April 1, 2016

Due to their outstanding achievements in teaching and research, Wageningen University has appointed three researchers to personal chairs. Our colleague Peter Oosterveer (Environmental Policy) is one of them.

Prof.dr.ir. P.J.M. (Peter) Oosterveer has been appointed to a personal chair at the Environmental Policy Group. Peter Oosterveer (Voorschoten, 1955) was Associate Professor at the Environmental Policy Group, which is headed by Professor Gert Spaargaren. Oosterveer earned his PhD in 2005 at Wageningen University. In his research and education he focuses on the globalisation and sustainability of food production and consumption, primarily on public and private governance towards sustainability, with a focus on the role of societal actors.