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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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'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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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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Change Make Challenge Award for Biology Master student: Gayathri Jaikumar 27 March 2017
Gayathri Jaikamur has been awarded by the Dopper Foundation in the Change Make Challenge. She is a student of Masters Biology (Specialisation: Evolut...
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Research on the effects of pesticides and manure on water quality in ditches 27 March 2017
Radio interview with CML researchers Martina Vijver and Henrik Barmentlo in the NTR radio programme: Nieuws en Co on Friday 24 March 2017. The researc...
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Dr. Constance Eikelenboom (1921 – 2017) 21 March 2017
Mrs. Dr. Constance (Stans) Eikelenboom passed away on Sunday, March 12th, at the age of 95. She was the founder of the 'Stans Award', a prize which ev...
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A breakthrough in salt tolerance knowledge for application in saline agriculture 23 February 2017
The Salt Farm Texel, supported by a number of professors from various Dutch universities, offered a report on saline agriculture to the Minister for A...
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Lecture of Prof. Dr. Janne Bengtsson about Biological control and ecosystem services 20 February 2017
Thursday February 2nd, 2017 Prof. dr. Janne Bengtsson from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala has given a lecture called: "Biologi...
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Dugong-seagrass workshop in Indonesia 02 February 2017
Prof Hans de Iongh of the Conservation Biology department of the Institute of Environmental Sciences Leiden contributed from 30 January until 2 Februa...
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Rise in temperature impacts mountain ecosystem 26 January 2017
Higher temperatures are resulting in changes to vegetation and soil in mountain areas throughout the world. An international research team including L...
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Stans Prize 2016 for Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha 23 January 2017
The ‘Stans Prize 2016' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Carlos Felipe Blanco Rocha. Other CML pr...
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Winter school on 'tropical biodiversity and sustainability' in Indonesia 20 January 2017
In the presence of the ambassador for the Netherlands, Rob Swartbol, and the rector of Universitas Indonesia Muhammad Anis, the winter school on tropi...