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20 May 2021
Start of multidisciplinary study to make use of food waste for sustainable animal feed
- Together with a chain-wide consortium of innovative companies and organizations, Wageningen University & Research has started a study for the use... -
26 April 2021
School Fruit of ‘added value’ for children who are not encouraged to develop healthy lifestyle
- The provision of fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren appears to promote the consumption of these foods at schools without a nutrition policy. A... -
20 April 2021
Challenge: less food in the bin
- No-one wants to discard food. Still, it happens a lot. Wageningen researchers want to reduce food waste by half by the year 2030 together with... -
02 March 2021
A healthy population is better equipped to handle a pandemic
- The 103rd Dies Natalis is to take place on 9 March. Online, this time, due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. Wageningen University & Research is... -
04 February 2021
Better treatment of allergies through collaboration between WUR and Rijnstate
- Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Rijnstate Hospital are to collaborate closely in the Rijnstate Allergy Centre. This collaboration aims... -
04 February 2021
Wageningen University & Research is taking steps with AI in health and nutrition
- The national Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) has opened a new lab focused on health and nutrition. Wageningen University &... -
19 January 2021
Toxicology contributes to research on microplastics in the body
- On Monday 11 January 2021, the knowledge agenda Microplastics and Health was presented to the State Secretary of Infrastructure and Water Management... -
12 January 2021
Healthy appetite retained despite loss of taste and smell
- Imagine: suddenly, you can no longer smell your favourite perfume or dish. Many COVID-19 patients know all about it: they lost their sense of smell... -
14 December 2020
Consumers positive about smart shelf life indicator on packaging
- Consumers recognise the added value of a Keep-it shelf-life indicator for fresh products in a meal box. This was the main outcome of a study... -
27 November 2020
Start of public-private cooperation for sustainable and healthy beverages
- A demand for protein that is anticipated to outstrip planetary resources by 2050 is prompting the agro-food sector to urgently find alternative...
Radio, podcast & TV
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09 February 2022
Stacy Pyett on The Naked Scientist about Veganuary and its impact on climate change
- Stacy Pyett, programme manager Proteins for Life, was interviewed for BBC podcast The Naked Scientist last week. She discusses the end of Veganuary... -
02 November 2021
How to eat my way to a better world?
- Ever wondered if it helps to check for sustainability labels in the supermarket? In this explainer video produced by Universiteit van Nederland, Prof.... -
30 July 2021
Louise O. Fresco in Overnight about the future of food
- Louise O. Fresco, President Executive Board, talks about feeding the world, about smart technology, sustainable agriculture and answers... -
17 July 2019
Eelke Westra & Toine Timmermans about foodwaste on BBC
- Nearly 30% of all food products are wasted somewhere in the chain. In BBC's last episode of Follow the food, Eelke Westra and Toine Timmermans...