407 search results for “sustainable development” in the Staff website
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Jennifer Anderson
Science
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Tales Yamamoto
Science
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Kees Musters
Science
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The sustainable university
The theme Sustainability is one of the five continuous developmental themes in the strategical plan Innovating and connecting – 2022 - 2027 of Leiden University. Making sustainability one of the hot topics.
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Anar Ahmadov
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Stewart McDowall
Science
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a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy
A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Ecology Arnold Tukker has been appointed as a guest professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) in the Indonesian…
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Sustainable housing
Sustainable housing is one of the key pillars of the University’s environmental policy. Sustainable construction requires an additional investment of time and money. However, these costs can be earned back with lower energy costs, longer building usage, less maintenance, better performance by the staff…
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Sustainable housing
Sustainable housing is one of the key pillars of the University’s environmental policy. Sustainable construction requires an additional investment of time and money. However, these costs can be earned back with lower energy costs, longer building usage, less maintenance, better performance by the staff…
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Ilse Markensteijn
Science
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The sustainable University
The University has established an Environmental Policy Plan, which sets a number of ambitious goals to reduce its direct environmental impact and CO2 footprint and to raise staff awareness of sustainable and eco-friendly operations.
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Sjoerd Lopik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Horst Fischer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Xiaoyang Zhong
Science
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Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Hauke Ward
Science
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Nico Schrijver
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eveline Crone
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paul Behrens
Science
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Channeke Keuls
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tom Geukemeijer
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Yiran Yang
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Camila Espinoza Chaparro
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Martijn Defilet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Mi-Lan Woudstra
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ymke de Bruijn
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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David Ehrhardt
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marcella Pavias
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anneke Both-de Vries
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stefanie van Esveld
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Eduard Klapwijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Harriet Vermeer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maedeh Nasri
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Susanne Kamerling
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Caroline Archambault
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden
Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part of Learning with the City. Nina Ruig and Marron Loods are two such students. They are researching sustainability issues for the Municipality of Leiden…
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University signs Digital Sustainability Manifesto: ‘We need a Delta Plan’
Digitalisation can make a huge contribution to a greener future, but it must also be as sustainable as possible. To make significant progress, more collaboration and national leadership will be needed. Leiden University has therefore signed the Digital Sustainability Manifesto, which was presented on…
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Geert de Snoo
Science
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Fleur van Duin
Science
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Zhenyang Chen
Science
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Sarah Hinman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Tim van de Meerendonk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simon van Lierde
Science
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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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 seek sustainable solutions for businesses
Master’s students in Industrial Ecology and Governance of Sustainability have helped answer organisations’ questions about sustainability