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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...
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A sustainable approach for the world's fish supply 12 January 2015
China’s booming aquaculture industry is increasingly dependent on fishmeal made from wild-caught fish, a practice that depletes wild fish stocks. A ne...
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CML contributes to debate in Journal Nature on saving lions with dollars and fences 25 November 2013
Reseachers of the Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden (CML) have contributed to a debate in the Journal Nature over whether lions in Africa can...
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Arnold Tukker named Chair of Industrial Ecology and Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences 27 August 2013
Prof. dr. Arnold Tukker will be appointed on 1 October 2013 as Chair of Industrial Ecology at the Faculty of Science of Leiden University. He will wor...
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‘Quality Nano’ funded research for evaluation of the toxicity of nanoparticles 09 July 2013
'Quality Nano' funded research of the Institute of Environmental Sciences to work in Exeter University for 20 working days, which allows the institute...