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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco 05 March 2024
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat at the end of February. For a whole host of disciplines...
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Together towards a Circular System: Leiden contributes to Growing with Green Steel 19 February 2024
A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Gr...
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Four Leiden Scientists: 'Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined' 25 January 2024
The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden scientists in the scientific ...
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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year 09 January 2024
Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’...
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Green roofs and tile flipping: research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity 05 December 2023
Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of question...
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Arnold Tukker appointed as a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy 09 November 2023
A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Eco...
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Making better use of our natural resources 12 September 2023
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Profess...
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What global cities are made of 05 September 2023
Understanding what our buildings and cities are made of is an important step in making them more sustainable. Industrial ecologist Tomer Fishman (CML)...
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Leiden industrial ecologist and Italian pharma company receive an EU grant to realise sustainable drug production 20 July 2023
With a €1.5 million European grant, industrial ecologist Stefano Cucurachi will work on more sustainable production methods for the pharmaceutical ind...
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Sustainability prize for research into the effects of a plant-based diet 28 April 2023
Paul Behrens and his team have won the Frontiers Planet Prize of half a million euros for their research into the effects of switching to a plant-base...
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The urban mine is full of resources, but a circular economy is still too ambitious 31 January 2023
Reuse everything and stop producing waste. By 2050, the Netherlands should have a circular economy. However, the new Integral Circular Economy Report ...
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Electric car batteries can help drive the clean electricity transition 24 January 2023
As early as 2030, batteries in electric vehicles could fully meet the need for short-term electricity storage around the world. By connecting them to ...
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Students seek sustainable solutions for businesses 10 January 2023
A circular water supply for Artis Zoo, sustainable software for the Dutch government and better waste management at a hospital: master’s students in I...
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'I always consider: What would have worked best for me?' 03 January 2023
Starting with the ‘why’, putting herself in her students’ shoes and providing structure. These are three ways in which environmental scientist Ranran ...
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'This is the very best course there is' 02 January 2023
Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught i...