The CropXR partners are currently drafting a new consortium agreement. Why is this necessary, what does the agreement entail and when do we expect to conclude this process? The need for a new CropXR consortium agreement To understand the necessity for some amendments in the underlying legal structure of CropXR, it is useful to offer
In May 2024, scientist and work package lead Kirsten ten Tusscher gave a presentation on CropXR during the NWO Life Meeting. That same month, Scientific director Guido van den Ackerveken gave a presentation at the F&A Next Congress in Wageningen. The message of CropXR is spread on many occasions. Below, you will find some of
In this series, we introduce you to the people behind CropXR. Who are they, what do they do, and why are they passionate about their work for CropXR? Name: Sören Wacker What is your professional role within CropXR? I am a Senior HPC (High Performance Computing) Research Engineer. Can you describe this role in a
In this series, we introduce you to the people behind CropXR. Who are they, what do they do, and why are they passionate about their work for CropXR? Name: Hazel van Waijjen What is your CropXR role?I am a PhD student, working on the team of work package C5.1/5.2: Flowering regulation under stress. Can you
On May 15, the Learning Community of CropXR met in Amsterdam. It was a special day that gave students, teacher-researchers, breeders and academics the opportunity to learn from and with each other. Start of the Program Managing Director of CropXR Hedwich Teunissen started the program with an introduction of CropXR. She also informed all those
CropXR Young is an initiative meant to strengthen the ties between CropXR’s early career professionals. Recently, the first meeting of CropXR Young took place. Read a short throwback of this event. On the 23rd of May, YoungCropXR kicked off. A group of 20 PhD researchers, students and supporting staff gathered at restaurant Ubica in
After creating a central location for documents (Sharepoint) and for internal communication (Slack), we are now working on a central location to store all the research data that will be generated and processed within CropXR. To facilitate the storage and sharing of research data, we are running a pilot called CropXR Research Drive Pilot, using SURF Research Drive.
In this series, we introduce you to the people behind CropXR. Who are they, what do they do, and why are they passionate about their work for CropXR? Name: Froukje van der Wal What is your professional role within CropXR?Technician in PlantXR C5 Can you describe this role in a nutshell?C5 is the abbreviation for
In this series, we introduce you to the people behind CropXR. Who are they, what do they do, and why are they passionate about their work for CropXR? Name: Koen Beumer What is your professional role within CropXR?I am the work package leader of WP-C7 on innovation dynamics and societal impact. Furthermore, I am also