Business Science

Who should get the vaccine first? Lessons from the pandemic

It has been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one question remains relevant: who should be first in line when vaccines are scarce?

Revolutionising problem-solving with XR: vision for the future

Will Hurst is using cutting-edge extended reality (XR) to drive solutions that actually help solve some of society's biggest challenges. Read more about it.

‘Farmers are stuck in the system. It is up to us as a society to make choices.’

Agricultural economist Jaap Sok is researching how farmers deal with various crises and uncertainties. He argues that society should be clearer about what it expects from farmers and how this is managed.

New food system should curb food waste

Dutch people waste about 2 billion kilos of food a year. This has a negative impact on food availability, the economy and the environment.

Successful protection of biodiversity requires adequate pesticide and nutrient pollution indicators

One million animal and plant species are under threat of extinction worldwide. One of the main causes of the loss of biodiversity is the pollution of nature by nutrients and chemical pesticides. Agricultural economist Niklas Möhring: “The member states of the United Nations have set global targets to halt the loss of biodiversity. To reduce pollution and protect biodiversity, researchers and policy makers need adequate indicators with which to measure progress. In our report, we highlight some of them.” The article ‘Successful implementation of global targets to reduce nutrient and pesticide pollution requires suitable indicators’ was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.”