News
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The city as a mine has the future 16 January 2016
In an (Dutch) interview with the regional Leiden newspaper “Leidsch Dagblad”, Ruben Huele and Ester van der Voet talk about the recently started proje...
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Discoverer of the Year, Best Dissertation and Education prize 2015 05 January 2016
During the Faculty of Science New Year's reception, Daniël Rozen was named Discoverer of the year 2015. Nienke van der Marel and Koen van der Maaden b...
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Research in conflict zones requires courage and caution 18 December 2015
The life of a researcher is not easy, as many a scientist will confirm; but doing fieldwork in an environment of conflict and violence is extremely c...
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Family of footprints gives more complete picture of environmental damage 19 November 2015
The world abounds with different footprints that calculate human impact on the environment. Environmental specialist Kai Fang is the first person to h...
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What to do with the fruit residue from oil palm seeds: refine it into bio-ethanol or use it as fertilizer? 27 October 2015
When oil is harvested from the seeds of the oil palm tree, the fruit residue can be used to make bio-ethanol. However, it can also be used as a fertil...
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CML researcher Merlijn van Weerd wins Parker/Gentry Award 2015 11 September 2015
CML Researcher Merlijn van Weerd wins Parker / Gentry Award 2015 for Conservation Biology at Field Museum Chicago in recognition of his commitment to ...
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CML researcher David Font Vivanco won the Graedel Prize 2014 15 July 2015
PhD researcher David Font Vivanco, together with Ester van der Voet, Reinout Heijungs and Renée Kemp (Maastricht University) won the Graedel Prize 201...
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Dr. Kiefte-de Jong and Dr. Bosker, Assistant Professors at LUC, both awarded LUF Awards 18 June 2015
Dr. Jessica Kiefte-de Jong and Dr. Thijs Bosker, both Assistant Professors at LUC, have been awarded by The Leiden University Fund (LUF).
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Can we predict the future of ecosystems throughout the world? 01 May 2015
To what extent does human intervention influence the world’s biodiversity? And can we predict how biodiversity and ecosystems will change in the comin...
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The African lion consists of two subspecies 17 March 2015
Biologist Laura Bertola argues that the traditional separation of lions into African and Asian subspecies is incorrect. She has discovered that Africa...
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Prof. dr. ir. Hai-Xiang Lin working on Data Analytics for Environmental Modelling joins CML 17 March 2015
Prof.dr.ir. Hai-Xiang Lin is appointed on 1 March 2015 as part-time professor on Data Analytics for Environmental Modelling at CML on behalf of the R....
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Students make recommendations for more sustainable university 09 March 2015
Leiden University is working on sustainability and should give its efforts more publicity. This is the conclusion of Industrial Ecology master’s stude...
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Guest lecture by Ernst Worrell on "Material Matter: Connecting Energy and Material Efficiency" 03 March 2015
On Tuesday 10 March 2015 - 10h Ernst Worrell, professor at the University of Utrecht with a chair on "Energy, materials & Environment", will give a le...
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Final presentations Area Study Sustainability: Wheels of Metals 19 February 2015
Friday 30 January 2015 were the final presentations of the last course of the Minor Sustainable Development.
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Stans Prize for Mirthe Fonck 17 February 2015
The ‘Stans Prize 2014' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Myrthe Fonck. Other CML prizes were awar...