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Measuring species traits for biodiversity policy goals 27 September 2018
An international team including Peter van Bodegom shows how trait variability can be incorporated in Essential Biodiversity Variables to allow monitor...
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TERRA-Dunes, a collaborative CML-IBL project has been on NPO1 radio 12 September 2018
Nadia Soudzilovskaia (CML), Martijn Bezemer (IBL / NIOO) and Harrie van der Hagen (ecologist at Dunea) gave an interview to NPO1 Radio about the TERR...
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On safari in the Bio Science Park 06 August 2018
It is a warm day. The sun is shining brightly while biologist Marco Roos makes his way through the bushes towards a peculiar little plant. Insects buz...
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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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Even plants can have neighbour trouble 12 December 2017
Restoring a natural plant environment on exhausted agricultural lands and in nature areas is difficult. We can speed this up by steering the soils to...
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Refugee student wins Peter Baehr Prize 2016 02 February 2017
With the support of the Foundation for Refugee Students UAF, Russia expert Oshank Hashemi, a cum laude graduate of Leiden University, has won the Pete...
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Most species-rich coral reefs are not necessarily protected 22 November 2016
Coral reefs throughout the world are under threat. After studying the reefs in Malaysia, Zarinah Waheed concluded that there is room for improvement ...
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MOOC ‘Evolution Today’ 30 September 2016
Evolution is all around you every day. This is the message of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of Leiden University and Naturalis that is offered f...
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Leiden University and Naturalis join forces to launch new ‘Evolution Today’ MOOC 23 September 2016
Evolution is all around you every day. This is the message of the new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of Leiden University and Naturalis that begins...
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Dr. Jatna Supriatna appointed as visiting scholar at Faculty of Science 20 April 2016
During his visit on 12 April 2016, Dr. Jatna Supriatna was appointed as visiting scholar at the Faculty of Science of the Universiteit Leiden. Dr. Sup...
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Science faculties Universitas Indonesia and Universiteit Leiden expand cooperation 14 April 2016
The Science faculties of Universitas Indonesia (UI) and the Universiteit Leiden signed agreements on Tuesday April 12 that will strengthen cooperation...
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Can we predict the future of ecosystems throughout the world? 01 May 2015
To what extent does human intervention influence the world’s biodiversity? And can we predict how biodiversity and ecosystems will change in the comin...
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Assessing the biodiversity on an ecodesign landscape in the Oosterschelde 28 December 2011
On December 16th 23 students of the Institute of Environmental Sciences of Leiden University took part of the first total species inventory to assess ...
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30 million for Dutch Center for Biodiversity 15 September 2009
Universiteit Leiden in cooperation with Naturalis, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and University Wageningen is foundig a center for biodiversity. T...