655 search results for “environmental sustainability” in the Staff website
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Marco CinelliFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nils ThonemannScience
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Sander ten CaatFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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National Growth Fund invests many millions in faster and more sustainable (cancer) drug development
On 14 April, the National Growth Fund awarded million euros in grants to two consortia in which Leiden's science faculty is involved. Pharma-NL will receive 80 million euros and Oncode-PACT 325 million euros. Pharma-NL wants to make medicines available to the patient faster and more sustainably. Oncode-PACT…
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Making sustainable biotechnology a reality: joined forces aim to improve biocatalysts
Everything biobased: Plastic, medicine and fuel. It seems like a futuristic utopia. But for how long? A collaboration of researchers now proposes an idea to accelerate the development process. By combining machine learning and laboratory automation, this biobased ideal may become a reality rather sooner…
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Leiden scientist addresses UN: 'People should not work for the economic system, the economic system should work for the people'
Environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on 12 April. And that’s quite a big thing to do. How do you get there as a scientist? And, more importantly, what was his message? In eight questions, Rutger explains what he does and why.
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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Emilie DidaskalouScience
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Manja KoendersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peter BerrillScience
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Willie PeijnenburgScience
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Kristie TjokroScience
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Yali SiScience
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Miriam WaltzFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard Persoon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Tycho JongenelenScience
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Oda NuijFaculteit Archeologie
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Hilde WokerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke KluinFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaScience
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Isabel HovingFaculty of Humanities
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Data Management Internships for students: Future learning and sustainable preservation of archaeology
Whilst the world is opening up, the teaching will continue in a hybrid form next academic year. During the past year, when all of us were bound to our home offices and computer screens, new forms of education had to be developed – some of which proved to be efficient in preparing the students for their…
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Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space
The new Dutch government must act quickly to take rapid, far-reaching measures in three specific regions to tackle nitrogen emissions. This will create the space for a long-term strategy to deal with other urgent problems and the knot of obligations that the state will need to untangle. These are the…
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this possible: these were the topics covered in a working visit of the Standing Committee for Education, Culture and Science (OCW) to the Association of Universities…
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium
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Marc van der MeideScience
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Hans de IonghScience
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Annemiek de LoozeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Sustainable Insurance
Lecture
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Environmental Colonialism in Palestine
Panel
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Shivant JhagroeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jason RudallFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Md Faysal TareqScience
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Brian McGarryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Climate-proof Mediterranean garden in the Hortus opened by André Kuipers
On 22 May, astronaut André Kuipers opened the new Mediterranean garden in the Hortus. With this water-efficient garden, the Hortus aims to offer inspiration for future- and climate-proof garden planting. Prefect Paul Keßler and scientific director of the Leiden Observatory Ignas Snellen also signed…
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appointed in Leiden and Rotterdam: 'Making new connections for a sustainable future'
Carola Hein, Professor of History of Architecture and Urban Planning TU Delft, has been affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University since January 2022 as Professor Water, Ports, and Historic Cities. On the surface this may seem a strange combination,…
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A safe workplace
Regardless of whether you work at a desk or in a lab, all workplaces have their risks. As your employer, the University aims to create a healthy workplace and to limit possible health risks. Here you will find the main risks and measures that we take to reduce them.
- Environmental Humanities: Architecture is Climate
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Electric boats will make University construction projects cleaner
No more smelly lorries disposing of building waste or delivering building materials to the centre of Leiden. That’s Leiden University’s ambition for its future renovation or construction projects in the city centre. Electric boats should make the process cleaner and less inconvenient for the people…
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From law student to successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry
Yousef Yousef (39), a successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry, recently joined the Advisory Board at Leiden Law School. Read the interview about his career.
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Environmental Humanities: Science, Art, and Activism
Lecture
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Elena Burgos MartinezFaculty of Humanities
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Bianca Angelien ClaveriaFaculty of Humanities
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Jens IversonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Who will pay for our energy transition?
The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg raises concerns about its potential impact on local communities.
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - The value of conflict in sustainability transitions
Lecture
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Leiden University Press
Leiden University Press publishes academic books and journals, primarily in the field of humanities and social and behavioural sciences. The press focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, History (Global, Military, Environmental) Archaeology, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Literary Studies,…