News overview Wageningen University & Research
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17 January 2023
One-quarter of WUR professors is female
- ‘We have finally reached the 25% female professors milestone!’ was Eva Siebelink, HR Programme Manager for Diversity &... -
17 January 2023
Why vaccination programmes fail to control bird flu in poultry
- Maternal-derived antibodies (MDAs) may interfere with the immune response of chickens to vaccination. Antigen-specific antibodies from mothers are... -
17 January 2023
EU egg sector not competitive with Ukraine and USA
- Import levies protect the EU egg sector from large volumes of imports from third countries. If negotiations with non-EU countries result in reducing... -
16 January 2023
Insects as sustainable animal feed: real alternative?
- Despite the growing number of vegetarian and vegan options, consumer demand for meat continues to rise. It is therefore important to also look at the... -
16 January 2023
The role of waste streams and insects in the search for an alternative to soy
- Soy is an important protein source for the world, primarily for animal feed. The increasing demand and large scale cultivation of soy, however, is... -
13 January 2023
WUR and the municipality of Wageningen are working on the neighbourhoods of the future together
- The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and the municipal executive of the municipality of Wageningen signed the renewed... -
12 January 2023
WUR launches website Digital Innovation Hub
- Wageningen University & Research launches the website of the Digital Innovation Hub. This website is set up to support companies in agri-food with... -
10 January 2023
Medical students collaborate with students of Nutrition and Health thanks to Regio Deal Foodvalley
- What a remarkable educational project, say all those involved. Recently, medical students from UMC Utrecht and students of Nutrition & Health from... -
10 January 2023
Manatees equipped with cameras for seagrass research
- Animal keepers at Royal Burgers' Zoo are temporarily equipping Caribbean manatees with camera-tag technology as part of international scientific... -
10 January 2023
Bogs reveal millennia-old stories about violence and religion
- Once, large parts of Europe were covered with peatlands. Only a fraction of those remain today. The bogs left are mostly part of protected nature...