overall and 36th best in the life and agriculture sciences. In the 2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings Wageningen University was ranked 25th overall in the world and 16th in life sciences. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 Wageningen University & Research is ranked first in the field of Food Science & Technology. In the 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings, Wageningen University was ranked 119th overall in the world, first in the field of agriculture and forestry, fourth in environmental science, 13th in development studies, and 83rd in life sciences and medicine. National rankings The Dutch '' ranking compares Dutch universities based on reviews by their own students. In 2021 Wageningen University is ranked as the best university in the Netherlands in full-time education for the 17th time in a row. In 2015 Wageningen University was awarded as the most sustainable Dutch University by , for the third time in a row. Student activities and associations M.S.V. Alchimica is the study association for students Molecular Life Sciences. Since 1970 it has been organising different activities for its members. CODON is the study Association for all Biotechnology (BBT and MBT), Bioinformatics (MBF) and Biobased Sciences (MBS) students. Established by the first students of Bioprocestechnologie on 16 September 1991. At that time the association carried the name "BiPS" which was later changed to CODON. Nitocra is the study association for students of International Land and Water management. Semper Florens is the study association for students of the bachelor Plant Sciences (BPS), the master Plant Sciences (MPS), the master Plant Biotechnology (MPB) and the master Organic Agriculture (MOA). HeerenXVII is the study association for students of following the bachelor 'Agrotechnologie' or the masters ' Biosystems Engineering'. Nicolas Appert is the study association of the students for Food Technology including all masters programmes. It is named after the famous professor Nicolas Appert who invented the technique of 'canning'. Mercurius is the social science association for students at the WUR following either the bachelor 'management and consumer studies', 'economics and governance' or the master 'Management, Economics and Consumer studies'. Licere is the study association of the students for MTO Tourism, Leisure and Environment masters programme. Notable alumni and staff Jan Bieleman Jan Just Bos Gerrit Braks Jeroen Dijsselbloem Heather M. Ferguson Louise Fresco Volkert van der Graaf, murderer of Pim Fortuyn Gerrit Hiemstra J. G. ten Houten, extraordinarius (Extraordinary Professor) from 1971-'76