Wageningen University & Research is a collaboration between Wageningen University and the Wageningen Research foundation. The strength of Wageningen University & Research lies in its ability to join the forces of specialised research institutes and the university. It also lies in the combined efforts of the various fields of natural and social sciences. This union of expertise leads to scientific breakthroughs that can quickly be put into practice and be incorporated into education. This is the Wageningen Approach. The scientific quality of Wageningen University & Research is affirmed by the prominent position we occupy in international rankings and citation indexes.
The domain of Wageningen University & Research consists of three related core areas:
Wageningen University & Research has branches all over The Netherlands and abroad. A large number of lecturers, researchers and other employees are based at Wageningen Campus. Wageningen University & Research is a research institution that focuses on the domain ‘healthy food and living conditions’. We do not just develop top-quality expertise; we also help translate our knowledge into practice worldwide. That is why we do fundamental research all over the world. And finally, we also train professionals who, in the near and distant future, will discover breakthroughs in science and technology.
The world is changing radically. The world’s population is growing while the population of the western world is aging. The pressure on land use is increasing, thus giving less environmentally damaging forms of food producing more chance. The climate is changing and fossil fuels become scarcer, which offers the possibility of utilising profitable sustainable alternatives. And there is the growing need for healthy, versatile, adequate and safe food.
For the urgent challenges within our domain there are no clear-cut solutions. Therefore we cherish the close collaboration that exists between the natural and social sciences at Wageningen UR. But we also look beyond our own domain, by applying our developed knowledge in the domain of 'healthy food and living conditions' elsewhere as well.
In the coming years we want to further expand our leading position in this field. We want to do this in close collaboration with governmental organisations, commercial businesses, fellow institutions and universities at home and abroad. We want to stay ahead of the game internationally, to join financial forces with third parties, to share knowledge and to find sustainable solutions to the challenges that the world is facing. That is the infinite ambition of Wageningen University & Research.
We educate students to become academic professionals, who can contribute to sustainable solutions for existing and future complex issues in the domain of ‘healthy food and living environment’ all over the world, and who take their social, personal and ethical responsibilities seriously.
The world around us is changing quickly. Many global developments and challenges are important for our strategy and thus for the future course of Wageningen UR. Particularly important are issues such as global population growth, the need for safe and healthy food, overtaxing the carrying capacity of the earth, conservation of nature and biodiversity and alleviating poverty. But external developments also affect our course, such as shifts in research funding and the fact that the direction of our education is influenced by technology and growing student enrolment.
Moreover, global economic and international relations are changing constantly. Wageningen University & Research endeavours to have a real impact on society by working closely together with various parties and partners from science, government, society and business.
The Strategic Plan 2015-2018 not only describes the direction Wageningen University & Research will take over the next four years, but also demonstrates the unique strength of our organisation: the distinctive combination of fundamental and applied science, education and research. By choosing the five research themes shown below, Wageningen University & Research has made a commitment to more synergy between fundamental and applied research and education at Wageningen University & Research, and within scientific disciplines. In the area of research, collaboration with partners in science, government, society and business will be intensified in the Netherlands and abroad. The goals of the Strategic Plan will be realised step-by-step by identifying priority areas for each year of the Plan.
Generally speaking, all students and staff are expected to behave with integrity in all matters relating to education, research, and services to society. Together, the Integrity Code of Wageningen University & Research and the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice set out the main guidelines of integrity for members of staff and, more specifically, for scientific researchers and practitioners at Wageningen University & Research. Integrity is also safeguarded by certain protocols, agreements and complaints procedures. All members of staff are required to act in adherence to both the letter and the spirit of this mandatory code of conduct and, if necessary, to remind one another of what it says.
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