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Report: what does our urban mine have to offer? 21 January 2021
On 21 January, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) has released two reports on circular economy and urban mining in the Netherlands. In them...
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How to share responsibility for polluting the atmosphere? 04 January 2021
In our globalised economy, goods and services are frequently produced abroad. Is it the producer or the consumer that should be held responsible for g...
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Promising test in Peru: tackling climate change whilst reducing poverty 17 December 2020
What if we start taxing carbon-intensive products such as electricity and gasoline, and at the same time compensate low-income households? Hauke Ward ...
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Microbes buried at the bottom of the sea start flourishing after 80.000 years 10 December 2020
In otherwise energetic desserts at the bottom of the sea, researchers have found oases where microbes can harvest energy. Remarkably, the microbes fir...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers 09 December 2020
From fake news via WhatsApp to mini hearts from a 3D printer: four Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research ...
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A multi-million grant to keep the biological clock healthy 25 November 2020
Dutch researchers are joining forces to conduct research together with a series of societal partners to keep the biological clock healthy in our moder...
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Nutrient-rich water is heaven for disease-spreading mosquitoes 17 November 2020
When mosquito eggs hatch in nutrient-rich water, the mosquitoes are larger and they can also fly further. That is the first conclusion of a study from...
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Here is how students help the municipality of Leiden to build sustainably 12 November 2020
The municipality of Leiden aims for circular construction, but how do you reconcile that with the growing demand for housing? For the Kennisatelier Du...
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Renewed online atlas provides better insight into pesticides in surface waters 24 September 2020
On 24 September the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) in Leiden will launch the new version of the Pesticides Atlas in cooperation with Rijksw...
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Why plants in wetlands are highly productive 09 September 2020
Environmental scientists in Leiden have found that the so-called leaf economics spectrum for plants can not only be applied to terrestrial ecosystems,...
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Three LUF grants for talented Leiden Science researchers 25 August 2020
Fighting against cancer, antibiotic resistance and disposable plastics: Ahmed Ali, Fredj Ben Bdira, and Valerio Barbarossa receive a LUF grant for the...
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Climate change presents African grazers with tricky decision 01 June 2020
Lions limit their prey, such as zebra and gnu, in their options for adapting to global warming. This is what Leiden researcher Michiel Veldhuis, from ...
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Here is how we can increase the effectiveness of global environment protection 29 May 2020
Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) identified six top priorities where environmental interventions can make the most diffe...
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New vegetation models can improve climate change predictions 12 May 2020
A new study in Nature Plants has explored the most important organising principles that control vegetation behaviour. The insights from this study can...
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Three Leiden Science women in Leiden Top 50 10 March 2020
On International Women’s Day 2020, the first edition of the Leiden Top 50 was revealed, a list of 50 women who made a difference in Leiden in 2019. Am...