News
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Investigating the impact of nanoparticles on the environment 06 September 2018
On Tuesday 4 September, Martina Vijver delivered the scientific lecture during the academic opening of the Faculty of Science. Martina is professor in...
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A diverse meadow is less easy to damage 05 September 2018
Plant communities consisting of many different species are less vulnerable to attacks of plant eating animals or diseases than less diverse communitie...
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Transition to renewable energy requires more space - but it will be much cleaner 28 August 2018
To generate renewable energy takes more space than one might think. New research by environmental scientist Paul Behrens and master's student John van...
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Han de Winde steps down as vice-dean of Faculty of Science 15 August 2018
Han de Winde will step down as a member of the faculty board of the Faculty of Science from 1 September 2018. De Winde had been vice–dean at the facul...
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Following your passion at 66 02 August 2018
‘No choice is forever’, states Tracy Evans. ‘You can change your mind and go in a different direction when the circumstances change.’ When Tracy was 6...
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Better insight into competition between microbes 01 August 2018
It is mostly rainfall and soil acidity that determine which microbes survive in a particular habitat and which do not. This knowledge is important for...
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Symposium 40 years CML: Scientists should speak up 09 July 2018
In 2018, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), born out of activism, exists for forty years. The institute celebrated this on 28 June in the ...
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Unstoppable urbanisation of Indonesia calls for interdisciplinary partnerships 05 July 2018
More than half of the Indonesian population lives in cities. What does this mean for public health? How sustainable are these megacities? This is the ...
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Research platform in dunes opened 04 July 2018
With the sowing of the last experimental plot, new research platform TERRA-Dunes was officially opened on 29 June 2018. The experiment has a fundament...
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Dunea and Leiden University in search of dune restoration 27 June 2018
What role do the soil and soil organisms play in the restoration of nature quality? This is what researchers at Leiden University are going to find ou...
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Valuing ecosystems - Marie Curie grant for Rosaleen March 18 June 2018
Ecologist Rosaleen March from the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) will carry on her research on functional biodiversity: a measure to assign...
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Four new editorial board positions for CML 14 June 2018
Editors are essential for publishing and thereby sharing research findings. They serve the scientific community by editing, leading the peer review pr...
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Innovative knowledge projects start in The Hague 14 June 2018
The Municipality of The Hague called on researchers to come up with a proposal for an innovative research project on problems big cities face such as ...
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Nicole de Voogd appointed as Professor Global change and marine ecosystems 12 June 2018
As of 1 May 2018, Nicole de Voogd has been appointed as Professor by special appointment Global change and marine ecosystems at the Institute of Envir...
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Sustainability in populist times 28 May 2018
Flying is cheaper than driving a car, but a disaster for the environment. Yet few politicians dare to levy excise duty on kerosene. This is only one e...