44 search results for “sustainability” in the Staff website
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Leiden researchers pioneer ‘green’ framework for sustainable drug development
Medical drugs are expensive to make and can have an adverse effect on the environment. Researchers Stefano Cucurachi and Justin Lian have developed a framework to help the healthcare system assess the economic and environmental sustainability of medical compounds.
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Ilse MarkensteijnFaculty of Science
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education
In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustainable development, are addressed in the teaching and research at all of our faculties. On this Day of Sustainability, we highlight a number of subject…
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Paul BehrensFaculty of Science
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Tom GeukemeijerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Filipa FerreiraFaculty of Science
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Anar AhmadovFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah HinmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Tim van de MeerendonkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ana Arias CalvoFaculty of Science
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Geert de SnooFaculty of Science
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Andrew LittlejohnSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Executive Board visits Institute of Environmental Sciences: ‘Optimism-led solutions’
The Executive Board is visiting the university’s institutes to find out what is going on. On 8 July 2025, it was the turn of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), one of the fastest-growing institutes at Leiden University. ‘Our main aim is to preserve our planet for future generations.’
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Shelly BieselSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
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Mari MiyamotoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Merlijn van WeerdFaculty of Science
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Vincent WalstraSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Genevieve NoordeloosFaculty of Law
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Esther van de CampSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ekaterina PannebakkerFaculty of Law
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Erik de MaakerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Cristina GrasseniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Tessa MinterSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Erik BähreSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Mandy de WildeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Liesbeth KanisAfrican Studies Centre
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Inge SchrijverFaculty of Science
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. The researchers and students from both projects are working with city residents to find sustainable solutions to local issues.
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Min ChoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrican Studies Centre
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Students help make Maldives more fertile
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile natural environment. Students from various universities worked with the local people to make the soil more fertile. How did they go about it?
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Onze aarde wordt onleefbaar. Kunnen we het tij nog keren?
We hebben 6 van de 9 grenzen overschreden die bepalen of menselijk leven in de komende generaties nog mogelijk is op aarde. Kunnen we het tij nog keren?
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Liveable Planet Lunch Meeting: "The dark side of co-creation in sustainability research"
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Four Leiden researchers receive ERC Advanced Grant
From social inequalities in prehistory to placebo effects in medical treatments. Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant worth EUR 2.5 million to develop their research.
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Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC) and Paul Behrens (FWN) on Food & Sustainability - Discussion Meeting + Network Drinks
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Harold KosterFaculty of Law
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Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our most-read stories were about the climate crisis and the elections: here’s the list.
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Liveable Planet Lunch Lecture: ‘If you want to travel far, go together’: transdisciplinary collaboration for a Liveable Planet - Laurens Hessels
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Politics of Attention for the Environment: Small Steps and Big Leaps.
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