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Wageningen breakwater wins audience prize 4TU Impact Challenge
- Mitchell Williams (26) and Frej Gustafsson (23) received the most audience votes in the national 4YU Impact Challenge finals. They win a sum of 1500 euros but are equally thrilled with all the exposure for their ‘living’ breakwater. Their living breakwater is a sustainable structure that is to replace the concrete behemoths in the seas. ‘Our idea appeals to people and businesses, we received countless messages from interested parties.’ -
‘Living’ breakwater in finals 4TU Impact Challenge
- Breakwaters are generally known as the grey colossal concrete structures that protect the coast. Master’s students Mitchell Williams (26) and Frej Gustafsson (23) are convinced there is a more ‘lively’ alternative. Their ReShore design not only protects the land, but it also offers a habitat for marine life such as oysters, mussels and seaweed. They join the national 4TUImpact Challenge finals on 19 November. Wageningen team FarmVent is also still in the race. -
Wageningen students in finals 4TU Impact Challenge
- Grab a rosemary or basil plant from a vending machine as if it were a can of coke or a candy bar. Wageningen masters’ students Nikolaos Alfieris and Orestis Spirou made it to the 4TU Impact Challenge with their FarmVent. The 4TU Impact Challenge is an innovation contest of the four technical universities in the Netherlands, held on 19 November. Wageningen team ReShore is also still competing. -
Winners of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge'2 present ideas in webinar
- In an inspiring webinar, the winners of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge’2 presented their ideas to lead the way to the food of tomorrow. -
The future of proteins according to Stacy Pyett
- The second edition of the ReThink Protein Challenge is just around the corner. On 5 November, students can join an online information session to learn everything they’d like to know about this Challenge. One of the speakers on this occasion will be Stacy Pyett, Programme Manager Proteins for Life at Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR). We interviewed Stacy ahead of her presentation to discuss the future of proteins. -
Creative workshops and pitch-time @ Food System in 10 Years Challenge
- On 15 and 16 October the seven teams competing in the Food Systems in 10 Years Challenge got creative! The students followed online workshops on Copywriting and Creative Visualization and pitched their concepts to a panel of a WUR expert, Stinger Dome representative and teacher and student of Reducations, Creative Academy. -
One year after the ReThink Protein Challenge
- One year ago, 150 students - divided over 58 teams - accepted the challenge to find a new way to feed the world with sufficient protein in a sustainable, healthy and affordable way. Students presented ideas from silkworms as pet food to energy bars made from brewing residue. The winning teams received a cheque and support to further develop their ideas. One year after the challenge, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) revisits winners SWAP and ALFI – online of course. How are they doing now and what has become of their idea? -
Meet the urban greenhouse developers of the future
- "Create a liveable and healthy environment for urban dwellers, ensuring that a city can feed itself sustainably. That's the premise of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge, the second edition of which ended in August with the announcement of the winners. Horti daily spoke with the three winners, Team Bagua, Team KAS and TeAMSpirit about their journey through the challenge of designing an urban greenhouse in Dongguan, China." -
The Soil Toubibs win student challenge “Make all soils healthy again!”
- Team The Soil Toubibs is the winner of the challenge “Make all soils healthy again!”. Their idea was chosen as the best during the Challenge Finale on 28 August. -
Team Bagua wins Urban Greenhouse Challenge ‘2
- The students of Team Bagua may call themselves winners of the second edition of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge. Their design of an urban greenhouse not only provides crops, but also serves as an education centre.