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Good-natured twins on the secret jungles in the city 17 January 2018
In Dutch TV programme Early Birds, Marvin and Kevin Groen (26) showed viewers areas of nature in the city that often go unnoticed. These good-natured...
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Martina Vijver appointed as professor of Ecotoxicology 11 January 2018
Martina G. Vijver has been appointed professor of Ecotoxicology at the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University with effect from 1 Dec...
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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' 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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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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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...
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Sustainable fishing in one of Malawi’s biggest wetlands 13 June 2017
The Elephant Marsh is one of the biggest wetlands in Malawi and many of the country’s inhabitants rely on it for their small-scale fishing catch. To ...
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WCC award ceremony: Distinctions for leading scientists 30 May 2017
This year, Leiden University is organising the 34th Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC). Who will be the prize winners this year?
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School classes visiting the Living Lab 16 May 2017
Coming Friday afternoons, primary school classes will visit the Living Lab! In cooperation with Technolab Leiden, several school visits will be organ...
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Close collaboration between The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and CML 21 April 2017
On 19 April, CML researcher Nadia Soudzilovskaia gave an invited talk at The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) about her VIDI-funded wor...
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Towards a liveable future 20 April 2017
Humans have influenced nature since as early as the Ice Age, and over the past century man’s impact has become even greater with our many new technolo...
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Naturalis researcher Koos Biesmeijer appointed professor 12 April 2017
Ecologist Koos Biesmeijer has been appointed professor Natural Capital at Leiden University per 1 March 2017. His chair will be situated at the Instit...