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On small islands the connection between people and the sea is very strong. Challenges are clearly present; rising sea levels, depletion of corals, rising frequency of natural disasters, waste management, food resilience and fresh water supply are challenges islands have to d…

This minor presents students with an up-to-date overview of current issues, techniques and policies in international wildlife management and biodiversity conservation, with a strong focus on applied research as a means to aid wildlife management and achieve conservation: 1. …

Are you curious about the molecular and biological processes that occur after death and how we can apply this knowledge in forensic research? In the minor Molecular Taphonomy and Forensic Anthropology, you will learn how DNA and other biomolecules behave during the decomposi…

This minor is for people that dare to ‘walk in someone else's shoes. To look at different perspectives, and by doing so find creative ways towards shared ambitions for the future. When we share a vision, it is easy to find common ways.   In this minor the focus is on regiona…

Research into new production animal care systems, new housing systems, alternative feed for production animals, feed robot implementation, new products or collaboration with care and landscape management. Interesting information if you want to be more successful in livestock…

Dutch livestock farming provides millions of people with daily food such as meat, milk and eggs. Small farms, large farms, modernized, in collaboration with other sectors and often looking for different approaches and products. Innovation and problem solving to continue the …

A successful company is one that is well managed and constantly evolving. In this minor you will learn how to manage a large-scale company and how to integrate data from marketing, logistics, finance and sustainability. We do this with a competitive game; the “Management Gam…

The major Landscape Architecture offers an international (English spoken) program in the winter semester of the third study year. During this semester the student focuses on two main projects and a 'toolbox'-module. The main modules are both landscape design modules and focu…

Food Fraud, Environmental Crime & Toxicology Are you interested in the hidden world of food fraud and environmental crime? Do you also want to explore if and how substances involved in these crimes can affect our food, environment and health? Do you want to know what investi…

You want to achieve the best performing dressage and sport horses and a successful equestrian company. But how? And how can you distinguish yourself? The minor Innovation in equestrian sports and business gives you skills and knowledge to achieve this. You learn to develop a…

Do you want to contribute to the quality and performance of the horse, focused on breeding, health care, nutrition, exercise physiology and mental aspects? Or would you like to learn how to advise self-acquired customers on the best breeding procedures? Then the minor Equine…

Do you want to know whether decomposing cadaver material has an effect on the environment, and vice versa? You reconstruct past events, get hands-on experience in skeletal analysis, and dive into the study of fossilization of organic remains. In the minor Forensic Taphonomy …

Do you want to contribute to making communities more resilient and reduce loss due to disasters? Then the minor Disaster Risk Management might be something for you. During the minor you develop competences to perform complex risk assessments. You also learn to recognize the …

Developments in the food industry are faster and faster. Improvements take place all the time, furthermore trends, fashions and consumer’s taste is changing all the time. In order to be a success the fierce competition has to be beaten. A good product is not enough, it has t…

CRISPR-Cas9 is a technique that can be used to edit specific genes. The technique utilizes a Cas9 enzyme that can cleave DNA and is guided by a guide RNA. The CRISPR-Cas9 system can be used to study and cure diseases, to improve crops for plant breeding or to increase biofue…