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LDE minor focuses on resources needed for energy transition 15 March 2022
European dependence on Russian gas, earthquake damage in Groningen and the changing climate: the call for an energy transition is getting louder. This...
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Ester van der Voet appointed professor of Sustainable Resource Use 23 February 2022
The energy transition is already a huge challenge for society, but sustainable use of resources is even more complicated. Yet it is at least as urgent...
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New measuring method reveals: more plastic ón than ín your salad 20 January 2022
It's now possible to measure how many plastic particles there are in our food. Chinese scientists and Leiden professor Willie Peijnenburg applied thei...
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Quantifying the need of phosphorus of smallholder farms in tropical regions 25 November 2021
Smallholder farms in tropical regions can double their crop production by 2030 compared to 2015, a study finds to which José Mogollón (Institute of En...
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Ecologist Emilia Hannula receives Gold Medal in Teylers Museum 23 November 2021
Soil ecologists Emilia Hannula (Leiden) and Elly Morriën (UvA) received the Golden Medal of Teylers Tweede Genootschap on 5 November. They received th...
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Paul Behrens’ book on climate change launched in the US 08 November 2021
The book ‘The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science’ by Paul Behrens has been launched in the US, a year af...
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Building materials drive carbon emissions, and they’re set to grow 21 October 2021
A new study from Leiden researchers shows that the carbon emissions of building materials are set to grow if we do not act rapidly. Even with known in...
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Back to the Faculty with lecturer Alexander van Oudenhoven 05 October 2021
Last year he became Teacher of the Year because of his innovative and online teaching, now Alexander van Oudenhoven has to change course again and tea...
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Living Lab moves: first new ditches dug 08 September 2021
Leiden University’s Living Lab is moving to the middle of the Leiden Bio Science Park. In the lab’s new home between the University of Applied Science...
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Sustainable Tuesday: 4 questions for environmental scientist Ranran Wang 07 September 2021
On Sustainable Tuesday, two weeks before Dutch Budget Day, the Dutch cabinet receives a suitcase full of sustainable ideas and initiatives. The initia...
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Olympic gold for Industrial Ecology student Dirk Uittenbogaard 28 July 2021
Dirk Uittenbogaard, a student on the Delft-Leiden Master’s in Industrial Ecology, has won a gold medal for rowing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Uitte...
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Study confirms: burning coal in Bulgaria causes water stress 07 July 2021
The coal-power energy sector is using enormous amounts of fresh water which is projected to negatively affect lives and the ecological balance of the ...
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Efficient phosphorus use can prevent cropland expansion 01 July 2021
More efficient use of phosphorus fertilisers would make it possible to meet food demand in 2050, without using more of the world’s land for agricultur...
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Sustainability and energy: AI research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam 29 June 2021
From energy transition to the nitrogen crisis: artificial intelligence can be of great help. Researchers from the three universities in Zuid-Holland a...
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How a Dutch man collecting 400,000 pieces of litter ended up on a scientific paper 21 June 2021
Anti-litter activist Dirk Groot photographed, tagged, and collected more than 400,000 pieces of litter in the Netherlands. Now, he and his data are in...