# Wageningen University and Research

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/wur/
Updated: 2026-07-07

- Country: Netherlands

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Partnership | Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation | https://backend.wur.nl/sites/default/files/2025-11/Jaarverslag-WUR-2024-EN.pdf, https://www.wur.nl/en/about-wur/organisation-profile |
| Founded | 1918 (origins dating to 1876) | https://universities.nl/members/wageningen-university-research/ |
| Headcount | 6,936 FTE (as of 2025) | https://backend.wur.nl/sites/default/files/2025-11/Jaarverslag-WUR-2024-EN.pdf, https://backend.wur.nl/sites/default/files/2026-07/Jaarverslag-WUR-Council-2025-EN.pdf, https://www.wur.nl/en/about-wur/facts-figures |
| Research focus | Life sciences, agriculture, food, living environment, sustainability, and biodiversity | https://universities.nl/members/wageningen-university-research/, https://www.wur.nl/en |
| Facility | Eight research institutes including Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen Social & Economic Research, and Wageningen Food Safety Research | https://www.wur.nl/en/about-wur/organisation-profile |
| Facility | Forum teaching building, Orion Lab Complex, Wageningen Library, StartHub Wageningen, Wageningen Innovation and Engineering Lab (WIEL), and Arboretum Belmonte | https://universities.nl/members/wageningen-university-research/ |
| Grant | NWO Veni grants, CGIAR Strategic Engagement Partnership (SEP) grants, Gravitation programme grants, and European Research Council (ERC) grants | https://www.wur.nl/en/news/climate-resilient-crops-better-humanitarian-aid-eleven-wur-researchers-awarded-veni-grants |
| Publications | Approximately 5,000-6,000 scientific publications annually | https://backend.wur.nl/sites/default/files/2025-11/Jaarverslag-WUR-2024-EN.pdf |

Independent sources: backend.wur.nl, universities.nl, wur.nl

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