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Jul
PE&RC Graduate School call Green Top Sectors TKI 2020
Call for proposals Graduate Schools Green Top Sectors TKI 2020 (Deadline: 8 Sep 2020)The aim of this programme is to facilitate innovative and high-quality scientific research within the research field of the top sectors Agri&Food and Horticulture & Starting Materials by engaging young talented researchers at the start of their career.
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Jul
Overleaf Professional now available for everyone with a WUR-account
WUR is now subscribed to Overleaf Commons. Overleaf is a collaborative cloud-based LaTeX editor used for writing, editing and publishing scientific documents.23
Jun
Reduced Fee WGS courses offered to non-WUR PhD candidate of PE&RC
We have good news for you!! In our efforts to support you in every way we can, even more so in these isolated and challenging times, we have decided to offer you the opportunity to participate in all activities organized by Wageningen Graduate Schools.22
Jun
Breakthrough in global data exchange on plant breeding
How do you make data available for research on a global scale? What arrangements do you make in order to write up research, i.e. experimental data, in such a way that anyone anywhere in the world can make use of it?18
Jun
Future For Nature Awards (FFN) 2021 Awards
Are you a passionate conservationist with unlimited dedication and willpower to protect species of wild animals and plants? Are you 35 or younger?Each year Future For Nature awards 3 young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists through the Future For Nature Awards. Are you a passionate conservationist with unlimited dedication and willpower to protect species of wild animals and plants? Are you 35 or younger? Apply now for the FFN Awards 2021 and perhaps you will win the Future For Nature Award, €50,000, and join the growing FFN Winners community!
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Jun
PE&RC Messages -June 17 2020
This PE&RC Newsletter is published once a month and will round up useful information, relevant news, upcoming events and job opportunities.16
Jun
PE&RC Graduate School call
The PE&RC Graduate Programme call involves the funding of (a maximum of) three PhD positions and aims to stimulate talented MSc students of Wageningen University to do a PhD (Deadline: 9 Sep 2020)The PE&RC Graduate Programme call involves the funding of (a maximum of) three PhD positions and aims to stimulate talented MSc students of Wageningen University (WU) to do a PhD research that is embedded in one of the WU-PE&RC chair groups under the supervision of a PE&RC staff member. The call focuses on the quality of the candidate. A rule of thumb of a grade of 8 or higher for an MSc thesis is needed to qualify for the grant.
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Jun
PE&RC Graduate School call
The PE&RC Graduate Programme call involves the funding of (a maximum of) three PhD positions and aims to stimulate talented MSc students of Wageningen University to do a PhD (Deadline: 9 Sep 2020)The PE&RC Graduate Programme call involves the funding of (a maximum of) three PhD positions and aims to stimulate talented MSc students of Wageningen University (WU) to do a PhD research that is embedded in one of the WU-PE&RC chair groups under the supervision of a PE&RC staff member. The call focuses on the quality of the candidate. A rule of thumb of a grade of 8 or higher for an MSc thesis is needed to qualify for the grant.
15
Jun
Plant coffee in a food-forest
Coffee plants require shade, especially in the face of global warming. This is why trees should be planted on coffee plantations, says Lucas de Carvalho Gomes. His conclusion confirms previous Wageningen research.26
May
PE&RC Messages -May 26 2020
This PE&RC Newsletter is published once a month and will round up useful information, relevant news, upcoming events and job opportunities.6
May
Information session for the support courses and NWO procedure Veni round 2021
Wageningen Graduate Schools together with Wageningen In’to Languages organise two courses for researchers interested in applying for an NWO Veni grant.15
Apr
PE&RC Messages - April 15 2020
This PE&RC Newsletter is published once a month and will round up useful information, relevant news, upcoming events and job opportunities.31
Mar
PE&RC - Tips and tricks to tackle challenges in these strange times
As the corona pandemic continues to increase its impact on our life and well-being, it can become difficult to keep a life balance. Here are some suggestions that may help you create a new normal in these strange times.As the corona pandemic continues to increase its impact on our life and well-being, it can become difficult to keep a life balance. Here are some suggestions that may help you create a new normal in these strange times.
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Mar
KNAW Early Career Award (deadline first of July 2020)
The KNAW Early Career Award is intended to support and encourage talented PhD graduates. The Award is aimed at researchers at the start of their career who are capable of developing innovative and original research ideas.The Award is aimed at researchers at the start of their career who are capable of developing innovative and original research ideas.A maximum of twelve Awards are presented each year, divided among the four Academy domains (see below). The KNAW Early Career Award consists of a sum of 15,000 euros, made available from the Academy Fund, and an artwork. The money may be spent at the discretion of the winners on their own research careers.
16
Mar
PE&RC update - COVID-19 virus
PE&RC has cancelled all events and courses up to June first 2020. We are monitoring the situation carefully and will keep you updated if there are more cancellations after this date.Concerning the COVID-19 virus, PE&RC adheres to the government policy and the guidelines of the RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and Environment) and the GGD (Municipal Health Services). This means we have cancelled all events and courses up to June first 2020. We are monitoring the situation carefully and we will keep you updated if there are more cancellations after this date.
16
Mar
PhD and COVID-19 virus
On this page we want to inform you what the consequences are for PhD research, PhD education and PhD candidates.The COVID-19 measures announced by the government of the Netherlands are affecting not only social life but also education and research at Wageningen University & Research. On this page we want to inform you what the consequences are for PhD research, PhD education and PhD candidates, including the continuation of research currently conducted as well as research planned by PhD (and related BSc and MSc) candidates.
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Mar
PE&RC Messages - March 16 2020
This PE&RC Newsletter is published once a month and will round up useful information, relevant news, upcoming events and job opportunities.2
Mar
Gerben Messelink appointed as special professor of Entomology
Gerben Messelink has been appointed as a Special Professor Biological pest control in greenhouse production systems. The special chair is housed in the chair group Entomology, led by Prof. Marcel Dicke.17
Feb
PE&RC Messages - February 17 2020
This PE&RC Newsletter is published once a month and will round up useful information, relevant news, upcoming events and job opportunities.7
Feb
Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS) Postdoc Talent Programme - Call for proposals (Deadline application: Tuesday 31 March 2020)
The Postdoc Talent Programme offers talented researchers from abroad the opportunity to start a career at Wageningen University & Research.20
Jan
Frank van Langevelde new chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group
Frank van Langevelde has been appointed professor and chair of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group. This group is formerly known as the Resource Ecology group and has been renamed now. He succeeds Prof. Herbert Prins, who retired on 31 October.20
Jan