360 search results for “environmental sustainability” in the Staff website
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Festival: a day focused on collective benefit, equity, fairness, and sustainability
At the Netherlands National Open Science Festival in Rotterdam, 400 people with a heart for research and sharing knowledge came together — including many Leiden University employees. Four colleagues told us about their Festival experience, and their work to practice Open Science at Leiden University…
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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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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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Emilie Didaskalou
Science
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Manja Koenders
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peter Berrill
Science
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Willie Peijnenburg
Science
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Kristie Tjokro
Science
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Yali Si
Science
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Miriam Waltz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard Persoon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Tycho Jongenelen
Science
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Oda Nuij
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hilde Woker
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke Kluin
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rita de Sousa e Silva
Science
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Isabel Hoving
Faculty of Humanities
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Dario Fazzi
Faculty of Humanities
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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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Marc van der Meide
Science
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Hans de Iongh
Science
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Annemiek de Looze
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium
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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 Jhagroe
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jason Rudall
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christina Luise Toenshoff
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Md Faysal Tareq
Science
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Brian McGarry
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Elena Burgos Martinez
Faculty of Humanities
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Jens Iverson
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bianca Angelien Claveria
Faculty of Humanities
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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,…
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Ester van der Voet
Science
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Agnieszka Kazimierczuk
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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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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Andrew Webb wins Huibregtsen Prize for portable MRI scanner
Professor of Radiology Andrew Webb and his collaborative partner Johnes Obungoloch from Uganda have won the 2023 Huibregtsen Prize.
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Anna-Alexandra Marhold
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Franco Donati
Science
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Gerlov van Engelenhoven
Faculty of Humanities
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Tenth Easter Island conference focuses on reconciliation
The tenth International Conference on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Pacific will be a special edition with a focus on reconciliation. The fatal shooting in 1722 will be remembered, when the Dutch shot and killed ten Easter Islanders. The conference will be held in Leiden from 19 to 24 June.
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Are tropical forests threatened by democracy?
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in the prominent scientific journal Biological conservation. They found that competitive elections are associated with more loss of tropical rainforest than elections without competition.…
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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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Technology alone won't save us from the climate crisis
If European countries rely solely on technological advances, they won't be able to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees. Households will also need to change their lifestyles. This 'inconvenient truth' is the result of calculations done by industrial ecologist Stephanie Cap. ‘It's not a popular message,…
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Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC) and Paul Behrens (FWN) on Food & Sustainability - Discussion Meeting + Network Drinks
Lecture