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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco 05 March 2024
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat at the end of February. For a whole host of disciplines...
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Thesis on animal welfare wins second prize at Leiden University award ceremony 22 February 2024
Did you know that each year 18 billion animals die without making it to someone’s plate? Governance of Sustainability alumna Juliane Klaura has won th...
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Together towards a Circular System: Leiden contributes to Growing with Green Steel 19 February 2024
A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Gr...
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How oak seedlings teach us more on dune restoration 08 February 2024
What is the best way to restore dune ecosystems? The project TERRA-Dunes researches the role of soil microbes in the development of natural dune areas...
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Technology alone won't save us from the climate crisis 26 January 2024
If European countries rely solely on technological advances, they won't be able to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees. Households will also need to c...
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Four Leiden Scientists: 'Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined' 25 January 2024
The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden scientists in the scientific ...
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year 09 January 2024
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’...
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Green roofs and tile flipping: research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity 05 December 2023
Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of question...
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18 billion animals a year: they die, but never end up on our plate 20 November 2023
Each year a staggering 18 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, and cows either die or are killed without making it onto someone's plate. Env...
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’ 13 November 2023
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic a...
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Arnold Tukker appointed as a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy 09 November 2023
A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Eco...
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa 06 November 2023
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability 06 November 2023
Leiden University and the Municipality of The Hague signed a collaboration agreement on sustainability on 1 November. Their main goals are to build a ...
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Educational experiment with polder rice 11 October 2023
Is polder rice a feasible circular alternative to cows on peat soil? In May, an experimental trial began, with researchers from Leiden University and ...
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Making better use of our natural resources 12 September 2023
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Profess...