Wageningen University & Research

About Wageningen UR (University & Research centre)

You are welcome!

Come to the Netherlands, start working for Wageningen UR (University & Research centre). We would be very proud to welcome you as our new employee in Wageningen or in one of our 32 locations in the Netherlands.

Improve the quality of life

‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’. That is the mission of Wageningen UR (University & Research centre). A staff of 6,500 and 10,000 students from over 100 countries work everywhere around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large.

The domain of Wageningen UR consists of three related core areas:

  • Food and food production
  • Living environment
  • Health, lifestyle and livelihood.

Internationally leading

At Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), you work together with people from over 80 countries. We enjoy an excellent reputation internationally when it comes to conducting research and providing education. Wageningen UR is listed within the top 6 of the important citation indexes within its domain.

Excellent facilities

In a recent survey new international staff praised our excellent research facilities, along with the high research standards.

You will find more information about working at Wageningen UR at our site.

Wageningen UR buildings Radix, Forum and Atlas