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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...
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Lions in the queue for food 25 May 2018
The number of lions in Kenya is decreasing alarmingly, due partly to the encroaching cities and the development of the countryside. Together with loca...
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How China will reduce its carbon impact 17 May 2018
Rong Yuang, PhD candidate from the Institute of Environmental Sciences investigated the impact of the renewable energy expansion on China’s carbon em...
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Small but not harmless 14 May 2018
To what extent do nanoparticles accumulate in plants and animals, and what properties of the particles play a part in this? Willie Peijnenburg, profes...
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Province, universities and businesses to collaborate on circular South Holland 05 April 2018
The province of South Holland is to collaborate with industry, the three LDE universities Leiden Delft and Erasmus, and the University of Wageningen i...
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The superpowers of new critical raw materials 29 March 2018
Cars, wind turbines, solar panels and smartphones. ‘Critical’ raw materials like platinum or cobalt are used in all the technologies that are essentia...
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Worldwide degradation of land use and nature threatens prosperity and well being 27 March 2018
The world’s prosperity and well-being are seriously being threatened by the degradation of land and nature. Although there are opportunities to turn t...
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Spin-off from astronomy: measuring water pollution with your mobile 26 March 2018
Leiden astronomers and ecologists are developing an instrument that lets people measure the quality of surface water with a smartphone.This internati...
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‘We should help nature to help us’ 23 March 2018
Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems continue to decline in Europe, which has serious consequences for human welfare. These are findings of a report th...
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What we can learn from hi-tech nature 08 March 2018
Biodiversity in the Netherlands is having a tough time. Professor of Natural Capital Koos Biesmeijer combines research with practical advice: from th...
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Students wanted: Internalization and Effects of Nanomaterials in Freshwater Organisms 02 March 2018
Students searched for a student project about internalization and the effects of nanomaterials in freshwater organisms. Open to BSc and MSc students ...
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Leiden University launches MULTIPLY platform to integrate information by newest ESA-satellites for earth observation 26 February 2018
The Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Leiden University has, together with its European partners, presented the new MULTIPLY platform, during...
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Students wanted for Msc topics at the Institute of Environmental Sciences 20 February 2018
Students searched for MSc Internships under the following topics: 1. Understanding temporal variability in functional biodiversity and 2. Characteriza...
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New lecture series on sustainability 14 February 2018
What are the implications for life on Earth of the declining numbers of insects? How does the ever increasing stream of of energy and material flowing...