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Vote for Discoverer of the Year 14 December 2017
Who will be our Discoverer of the year 2017? Which one of these brilliant researchers deserves this prize for their efforts according to you? As of no...
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Science delegation enhances influence in China 14 December 2017
A large delegation composed of 11 delegates from institutes from the Faculty of Science has made an extensive visit to China and enhanced Leiden’s inf...
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How a nationally recommended diet can improve the environment 04 December 2017
Changing your diet can improve both your health and the environment. A new study shows that the national dietary recommendations on reducing animal pr...
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Metal constraints for a low-carbon economy? 17 November 2017
This was the question Leiden researchers from the Institute of Environmental Sciences CML posed in an article published last week in the journal Resou...
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CML presents the circular economy at the European Academy of Sciences 16 November 2017
On 26 and 27 October 2017, the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) organized its annual meeting at the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon, Portugal. Pro...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden 09 November 2017
Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Collaboration in the Nano era 23 October 2017
From filtering UV light in sun cream to preventing perspiration odour in socks and sterilising fridges and washing machines. The use of nanoparticles ...
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Plastic between your toes 16 October 2017
The sand on European beaches may look pristine, but in every kilogram of sand there are on average 250 microplastics: fragments smaller than 5mm. Thes...
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Leiden University more sustainable by the day 09 October 2017
10 October is the Day of Sustainability. What is the current status of sustainability at Leiden University? Things are moving ahead. Professor of Envi...
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'Leiden' identical twins on national tv at Vroege Vogels. 05 September 2017
Biology PhD student at Leiden University Kevin Groen and his identical twin brother Marvin Groen (a biology student as well) will be on Dutch Televi...
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Traveling into space, and back again 04 September 2017
How does a honey bee see the Earth? Or a shark? What would the world around us look look like through an infrared camera? And how can you spot Earth f...
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The Ethiopian wolf: respected and threatened by local cattle farmers 04 September 2017
The rare Ethiopian wolf is increasingly coming into contact with local cattle farmers. PhD candidate Girma Eshete explored ways of saving this elegan...
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Climate change poses threat to European electricity production 24 July 2017
The vulnerability of the European electricity sector to changes in water resources is set to worsen by 2030 as a consequence of climate change. This c...
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Nanoparticles: a wonder material with a downside? 13 July 2017
Minute nanoparticles are bringing about a completely new industrial revolution. But little is known about the possible dangers to the food chain. An i...
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A Kenyan lion named Karel: 10 years of conservation research 10 July 2017
In honour of 10 years of cooperation between Kenya Wildlife Service and Leiden University, a Leiden delegation visited Nairobi National Park. To cemen...