Introducing Clemens Stolk
CropXR is by far the biggest initiative in plant sciences this country has ever seen. 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: Clemens Stolk What is your professional role within CropXR?I support and
Introducing Jenske Aben
I am eager to contribute to the advancement of more sustainable agricultural practices. 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: Jenske Aben What is your professional role within CropXR?I am a PhD candidate
Contact
Visiting addressCropXR OfficeH.R. Kruytgebouw (Utrecht Science Park)Padualaan 8, room 01083584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands ROUTE By public transportBus Nearest bus stop: Botanische Tuinen TramNearest tram stop: Padualaan TrainFrom Utrecht Central Station: take the bus to Botanische Tuinen or tram 22 to Padualaan (direction Utrecht Science Park). Parking Car parkCar park P6 Padualaan Disabled parking space
A new CropXR consortium agreement
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
CropXR presents
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
Introducing Sören Wacker
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
Introducing Hazel van Waijjen
I am excited about CropXR because of the holistic approach that takes both social, biological, technical and natural aspects into consideration. 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 Learning Community : mutual learning
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
First Young CropXR event
Young CropXR is an initiative meant to strengthen the ties between CropXR’s early career professionals. Recently, the first meeting of Young CropXR 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
Research Drive Pilot
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.