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Improving safety assessment of nanoparticles 03 January 2023How safe are the nanoparticles in transparent sunscreen, anti-odour socks and bacteria-resistant plasters? Although microbes are present on all organi...
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'This is the very best course there is' 02 January 2023Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught i...
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Why electric vehicle batteries are good and bad for the environment 20 December 2022The large-scale production of batteries for electric vehicles diminishes the emission reductions achieved by driving electric vehicles. Industrial eco...
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories 19 December 2022Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Measuring water with your smartphone 12 December 2022You might take photos and selfies with your phone's camera, or scan a QR code. But there is much more you can do with it. Astronomer Olivier Burggraaf...
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Martina Vijver wins NWO Athena Award for outstanding female researchers 02 December 2022
‘She is an example to young researchers who are beginning to find their career path’, wrote the jury of the NWO Athena Award about Professor of Ecotox...
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Alexander van Oudenhoven: 'Governance of Sustainability is something I would have wanted to study myself' 01 December 2022Alexander van Oudenhoven is the brand-new education director of the master's in Governance of Sustainability. The study has already entered its fourth...
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Will the new plans steer us out of the nitrogen crisis? Expert Jan Willem Erisman explains 29 November 2022They were eagerly awaited: four letters from five ministers that should provide clarity on how to get us out of the nitrogen crisis. Nitrogen expert J...
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The Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty 18 November 2022Are you in need of some rest, stressed about an exam, or feeling under the weather? Since a few months you can find Mindfulnest at the Science Faculty...
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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university 17 November 2022As one of the first environmental scientists ever, Arnold Tukker received the honorary doctorate at Linköping University on Saturday 12 November. This...
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Changing our diet would help absorb global food shocks, such as during the Russia-Ukraine conflict 14 November 2022A plant-based diet could improve the resilience of our food system. Moving to such a diet in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) alone cou...
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Life after the Grand Jamboree: Wrapping-up iGEM 10 November 2022‘A challenging rollercoaster, but also a very bonding and insightful experience,’ that’s how the team of iGEM Leiden 2022 wraps up their participation...
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Lab coats off and rain boots on: students do research in the polder 06 October 2022The Vrouw Vennepolder near Oud Ade has been transformed into the Polderlab. Scientists and students from Leiden University, together with farmers and ...
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Nitrogen report: Nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman identifies pluses and minuses 06 October 2022On 5 October, mediator Johan Remkes presented his report on the nitrogen crisis and what he thinks is the best way forward. Leiden University professo...
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‘When I leave the lecture and students are still discussing, I know I did a good job’ 05 October 2022‘It was the biggest bunch of flowers I’d ever seen,’ says Emily Strange about the moment she won the Leiden Teaching Prize 2022. The judge praised the...