News archive 2020
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Purification of wastewater may lead to an imbalance between nitrogen and phosphorus
May 13, 2020 - The amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in surface water has been reduced through purification of wastewater. Nonetheless, toxic algae blooms still... -
WUR is competing for Rockefeller's Food System Vision Prize
March 25, 2020 - Two teams from Wageningen University & Research are competing for the Food System Vision Prize of the Rockefeller Foundation. Since November 1319... -
80 million euro for improvement agricultural soil management in Europe
February 24, 2020 - The ‘European Joint Programme on Agricultural Soil Management’, or EJP SOIL in short, started on 1 February 2020. This week the kick-off... -
Nature as buffer against climate change
February 13, 2020 - Areas in which natural processes are given space may function as buffer against climate change. Ever since 2008, the Dutch coalition for Natuurlijke... -
River deltas gain land worldwide - for now
January 23, 2020 - A team of scientists from the universities of Utrecht and Wageningen and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30... -
First bean harvest on martian and lunar soil fertilised with urine
January 21, 2020 - Since November 2019, Wageningen University & Research has been experimenting with the cultivation of string beans on artificial martian and lunar... -
Frank van Langevelde new chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group
January 16, 2020 - Frank van Langevelde has been appointed professor and chair of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group at Wageningen University & Research....