214 search results for “levenscyclus analysis” in the Student website
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Thomas HankemeierFaculty of Science
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Martijn de JongFaculty of Science
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Koen KeijzerFaculty of Science
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Yuezhao LiFaculty of Science
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Daphne NesenberendFaculty of Science
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Javier Silva LafaurieFaculty of Science
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
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Joost WillemseFaculty of Science
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Antoine CoudardFaculty of Science
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Lasse van den DikkenbergFaculty of Archaeology
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Aida GholamiFaculty of Humanities
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Francesca AriciFaculty of Science
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Dimitris GerontogiannisFaculty of Science
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Lara van Vianen
Faculty of Science
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Jack Thelin af Ekenstam
Faculty of Science
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Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
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How sustainable is your coffee cup? Professor Jeroen Guinée finds out
What is the environmental impact of the fish on our plates? And is an electric car really more sustainable when we include the generation of electricity? Jeroen Guinée maps the environmental impact of products and technologies. He analyses them from raw material to waste disposal. He was appointed Professor…
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Kutay Nazli
Faculty of Science
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Eszter BokányiFaculty of Science
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Rene KleijnFaculty of Science
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Emissions from pharmaceutical consumption almost doubled in 24 years
Greenhouse gas emissions related to pharmaceutical consumption increased by 77 percent over the past 24 years, according to a Leiden University study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Moreover, efficiency gains have stalled since 2008. ‘Our best option is reducing consumption and minimising…
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New SPARXS technique reveals DNA behaviour at unprecedented speed
Studying how single DNA molecules behave helps us to better understand genetic disorders and design better drugs. Until now however, examining DNA molecules one-by-one was a slow process. Biophysicists from Delft University of Technology and Leiden University developed a technique that speeds up screening…
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Zsuzsa BakkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
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'I always consider: What would have worked best for me?'
Starting with the ‘why’, putting herself in her students’ shoes and providing structure. These are three ways in which environmental scientist Ranran Wang tries to make her course as interesting and manageable as possible. With success: she has been nominated for Science Teacher of the Year 2022.
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Anne Charlotte DubbelmanFaculty of Science
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Jeffrey DurieuxSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bastiaan van GanzenFaculty of Law
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How polluting are the clothes in your closet?
Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans and shirts actually? Environmental scientist Laura Scherer coordinated an international research project on the impacts of cotton. ‘The purchases of consumers in Europe can contribute to water scarcity in China…
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Ellen CieraadFaculty of Science
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Rebecca Naous
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Suzanne MolSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Amanda HenryFaculty of Archaeology
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Frank TakesFaculty of Science
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Mark de Rooij
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Kitty ZijlmansFaculty of Humanities
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Judith van UdenFaculty of Law
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Mariëlle Linting
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea
In the next decades, thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas for their construction, focusing on material use, carbon footprint, and environmental impact. His paper was published in Environmental Science & Techno…
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Producing ammonia with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions: this novel solution shows it’s possible
Using biomethane to produce ammonia, a crucial chemical in agriculture, could drastically reduce the climate impact of the process. In a study published in One Earth, researcher Robert Istrate shows it’s even possible to make ammonia production net-zero or carbon negative.
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’
From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science as the common denominator. The university’s Data Science Research Programme (DSO) has proven so successful that after five years on a start-up grant it…
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Elise SwartSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities