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Wageningen U&R
@WUR
Provides education and generates knowledge with a focus on healthy food and living environment. To explore the potential of nature to improve the #QualityofLife
Wageningen, The Netherlandswur.nlJoined February 2009

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#Research 🦠👩‍🔬 | Corona showed us how fast a pandemic can arise. But how can we detect a future pandemic at an early stage and work together more effectively? investigates this, and to do so they have received 2.5 million euros from ZonMw! 👉 bit.ly/3Jhtm9r
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#Turtles 🐢🔙 | It’s World Sea Turtle Day, which is a good day to bring the news that the sea turtles have returned! However, their return poses challenges for coastal ecosystems. Want to know why? Dive in! bit.ly/3PoDLEv
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#Campus 🦌🦵| Did you know that this sculpture reveals a split image of a deer with human legs?! Do you know where this sculpture is currently located on campus?
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#SustainableFuture🕒🦠| Here you see the 'building with the clock', one of the first buildings on the old WUR campus at De Dreijen. The Institute of Phytopathology was housed here to study the biology of fungi, bacteria and oomycetes! 📸: Vereniging oud historisch Wageningen
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#Evolution 🧬🔬 | A collective of researchers led by WUR has identified a microbial group belonging to the Archaea. This is promising since it provides new insights into the evolutionary transition from simple to complex cells. Want to know more? ⤵️ bit.ly/3p6dtvL
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#Dialogue🗣️🔀| It's the last day of the TRED (Transdisciplinary Research, Education and Dialogue) conference. Here, we discuss, experience, and reflect on collaborative research and learning. Today is about including science in societal challenges!👇 bit.ly/42FhViL
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#Internationalisering 🌎🗣️| 'Iedere universiteit is anders, je moet dat niet landelijk willen sturen'. Morgen bespreekt het kabinet de internationalisering van Nederlandse universiteiten, vandaag legt bij zijn kijk hierop uit. ⤵️
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#Sustainability🍞♻️| How can we transform food systems and make them more sustainable? Policymakers and food industries must use their regulatory power to break the status quo, the time to act is now! Read more about the publication about our food systems! bit.ly/3Cr4xnJ
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#Droogte🌡️🚱 | Het is droog in Nederland, kurkdroog. Het is 33 dagen geleden dat het regende, een nieuw record. Moeten we ons hier zorgen over maken? Martin van Ittersum van legt uit wat de impact van de droogte is op de landbouw in
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#Forests 🌲❄️ | Boreal forests are expected to move northwards due to climate change. An international study, led by WUR, used 20 years of tree cover data from satellites to observe how boreal forests in North America are changing. Want to know how? ⤵️ bit.ly/3p1XcrM
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#Windmolens 🌬️🌊| Windmolens op zee moeten een belangrijke energiebron worden voor Nederland, maar wat heeft dat voor effect op de natuur? Bij het programma Focus van praten WUR wetenschappers over haaien, geluidsoverlast en ook positieve effecten! 👉 bit.ly/3N656bp
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#Koe 🐮🔥 | Maak kennis met de Tauros ofwel het oerrund 2.0. Met hulp van WUR is een koe gefokt die als twee druppels water lijkt op de oerrund die eeuwen geleden verdween. In Spanje zou de tauros weleens een reddende engel kunnen zijn. Benieuwd hoe?
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#Discussie🗣🌎 | Bij WUR staan beladen onderwerpen zoals klimaatverandering, energietransitie en de toekomst van de landbouw centraal. WUR organiseert daarom Let's Explore-bijeenkomsten, waar studenten, onderzoekers en medewerkers ideeën uitwisselen. ⤵️ bit.ly/3P1EX03
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#Kaas 🥪🧀| Veel Nederlanders eten het dagelijks: een boterham met kaas. Al dat verzadigd vet en zout, dat is toch ongezond? Volgens valt dat wel mee. Zo levert de structuur van kaas ook voordelen op. Benieuwd? Lees meer bij !
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#Campus 📸| Back in time to 1910! Here you can see a picture of the National Seed Testing Station of the "Rijkslandbouwhogeschool" and where it is located. Do you recognize where this is? Source: Gemeente Archief Wageningen and
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#Protein 🧬| It's known that the protein transition is important for promoting health, but it's going slow. What can we do to accelerate demand for sustainable products? There are many opportunities in the public domain! What are the action points? 🎬 bit.ly/3WS8uLP
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#WorldOceanDay 🌊| Today, it's World Ocean Day to raise awareness to protect and restore our oceans. At WUR we are working on shaping sustainable marine futures. As there is competition for space at sea we want to know, how can we plan this sustainably?"👉 bit.ly/43JI6Ge
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#CO2 💨🔁 | As part of the transition to more sustainable energy sources, reducing CO₂ emissions is key. But what if we can recycle CO₂ emissions? It sounds like a scenario for the future, but we are already making progress in implementing this! ➡️ bit.ly/42tdjvZ
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#SustainableFuture 🦠🧬| The knowledge that is created at WUR finds its application in many fields of work. For example, with the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system, fast and convenient genome editing is within reach and can be used to improve the quality of life!
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#Bodem 🌍 | Is een Europese bodemwet nu meer nodig dan ooit? Edwin Alblas, Esmer Jongedijk en Liesje Mommer van WUR betogen van wel door de afnemende kwaliteit van onze gronden als gevolg van vervuiling en verdroging. Lees meer in ! 📰
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#Biodiversity 🌿🪲 | The Biodiversity Challenge 2023 has started, and together we will count the number of species of animals, plants and insects! Not only at WUR, but at 16 universities all over Europe. Read more about the challenge here bit.ly/43pZsb9
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