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The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth19 May 2022A new report reveals five actions that leaders can take to contribute to economic development, advance global security and sustainability, and make sp...
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture02 May 2022Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of ene...
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NWO funding for just and effective energy transitions04 April 2022A consortium led by Eefje Cuppen, Professor Governance of Sustainability at the Institute of Public Administration, has been granted NWO funding for a...
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How can local policies contribute to global sustainability goals?04 April 2022The challenges of building a sustainable society are unprecedented. But the Dutch municipalities cannot be faulted for their commitment. They are work...
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Electrochemistry for renewable energy29 March 2022Imagine we could convert the greenhouse gas CO2 into synthetic fuels using sustainable energy. This would enable us to reduce the amount of CO2 and at...
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’21 February 2022The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spier...
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Exhibition at the KOG: 'Plastic Justice – A creative take on plastic and law'09 December 2021From 3 to 13 December you can see the exhibition Plastic Justice at the Kamerlingh Onnes Building. Esther Kentin, coördinator of the Leiden Advocacy P...
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Former student Aoife in Glasgow: 'I urged Rutte to limit global warming'15 November 2021Aoife Fleming attended the climate summit in Glasgow as UN Youth Delegate for the Netherlands. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in Financ...
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Andrew Littlejohn awarded Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship10 November 2021Dr. Andrew Littlejohn has been awarded a Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. The fellowship provi...
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'Better to take action today, than to deal with the damage tomorrow'05 November 2021It’s better to cut our nitrogen emissions now than to solve the consequences later at great expense. That’s the lesson we can learn from the Dutch nit...
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Building materials drive carbon emissions, and they’re set to grow21 October 2021A new study from Leiden researchers shows that the carbon emissions of building materials are set to grow if we do not act rapidly. Even with known in...
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First graduates of Master’s Programme Governance of Sustainability07 October 2021The first generation of Governance of Sustainability master's students has graduated. They received their diplomas during a festive ceremony at Wijnha...
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Sustainable Tuesday: 4 questions for environmental scientist Ranran Wang07 September 2021On Sustainable Tuesday, two weeks before Dutch Budget Day, the Dutch cabinet receives a suitcase full of sustainable ideas and initiatives. The initia...
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New dataset helps to understand environmental impact of offshore windfarms10 August 2021While offshore wind farms generate clean and green energy, scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the harmful impact they may have on marine li...
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration29 June 2021High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this poss...