Academic

We are currently looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to strengthen our team (4 years, full time, fully funded) at the Soil Geography and Landscape group at Wageningen University. Low-lying river deltas, home to over 500 million people worldwide, play a critical role in global food production and economic activities. However, many deltas experience … Read more

Welfare of pigs depends on their ability to cope with and recover swiftly from the challenges that they encounter, i.e., their resilience. A pigs’ environment influences how well it can develop the skills needed to be resilient, and a recent project of Wageningen University demonstrated that a highly complex social and physical environment benefits pig … Read more

The ReGENL project aims to develop a future-proof agricultural sector in which agriculture goes hand in hand with soil health, nature restoration, and a good revenue model for farmers. Between now and 2030, ReGeNL will support the transition to regenerative agriculture with 1000 farmers. The aim is to make regenerative agriculture the new normal by … Read more

This PhD project is part of the Gravitation programme GreenTE (Green Tissue Engineering, Home – GreenTE (green-te.nl)), a multidisciplinary consortium of 7 Dutch universities. Together, GreenTE will unravel how plants sense and respond to mechanical stimuli. These fundamental insights will be the basis to develop engineering interventions to improve plant regeneration, seed germination and defenses against … Read more