82 search results for “planets” in the Student website
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Plants and planets
The Plants & Planets exhibition brings two worlds together in a dazzling mix of science, nature and art. It opens at Old Observatory Leiden and Hortus botanicus on 7 February.
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Planet in Peril: the relationship between mankind and the planet
What is the relationship between humans and nature like? And how can we use it to tackle climate problems? In the Master Honours Class ‘Planet in Peril’, students approach climate issues from the perspective of the humanities. ‘Things are not always as one-sided as they seem.’
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Liveable Planet present at LUGO Sustainability Day
Liveable Planet, the Leiden interdisciplinary research programme on sustainability, has a full presence at the LUGO Sustainability Day on Tuesday 9 May. Professor Jan Willem Erisman will deliver the keynote lecture. You can also ask questions about sustainability research and interdisciplinary collaboration…
- Paddleboard for the planet: SUP for Sustainability
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Joran LammersFaculty of Science
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Lukasz TychoniecFaculty of Science
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
- Over 2700 euros to Liveable Planet project thanks to NSE respondents
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Michiel HogerheijdeFaculty of Science
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Ciaran RogersFaculty of Science
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Ewine van DishoeckFaculty of Science
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Sustainability Series: Save the planet whilst doing what you love
Lecture
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser in the Science Advances journal.
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Grant worth millions for research on the socio-economic impact of hydrogen transition
A consortium including economists, psychologists and public administration scholars from Leiden University will study public acceptance of the hydrogen transition in the Netherlands. They will look at the labour market impact, public perceptions of hydrogen and businesses’ willingness to invest.
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Matthew KenworthyFaculty of Science
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Vincent IckeFaculty of Science
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Jacqueline HodgeFaculty of Science
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Joop SchayeFaculty of Science
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Christoph KellerFaculty of Science
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Jarle BrinchmannFaculty of Science
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Ignas SnellenFaculty of Science
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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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DIY an UPcycling art
Study support
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Master Honours Challenges
Do you want to gain problem-solving experience? Shape your future with a Master Honours Challenge at Leiden University!
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Master Honours Challenges
Do you want to gain problem-solving experience? Shape your future with a Master Honours Challenge at Leiden University!
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new bachelor’s programme
The new interdisciplinary bachelor's program in Science for Sustainable Societies starts in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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A circular economy is about much more than just recycling
It’s Circular Economy Week, from 1 to 6 February. But what is it that makes an economy circular? And just how circular is our university? René Kleijn, lecturer on the honours class Circular Economy: from challenge to opportunity, explains.
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability
Leiden University and the Municipality of The Hague signed a collaboration agreement on sustainability on 1 November. Their main goals are to build a network, share knowledge and explore the possibilities of a Climate Centre for the people of The Hague.
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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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Pedro Rodrigues dos Santos RussoFaculty of Science
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Elena RossiFaculty of Science
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Koen KuijkenFaculty of Science
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Marijn FranxFaculty of Science
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Buurtlab 070 launched – sustainability research in, by and for the community
Buurtlab 070 is a new Leiden University project in which residents, researchers and students from The Hague work together on climate, sustainability and biodiversity solutions. What do they expect of the lab?
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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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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be
Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.
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Visit the LUGO Sustainability Day on May 9th, 2023
Research, Social
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Ties to the fossil fuel industry
Debate
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium
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Huub RottgeringFaculty of Science
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Bernhard BrandlFaculty of Science
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Simon Portegies ZwartFaculty of Science
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Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grants
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to Leiden researchers.
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Sustainability Monitor 2023: Leiden University substantially reduces carbon emissions
The Sustainability Monitor 2023 shows that Leiden University is taking its sustainability efforts seriously.
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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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Apply for a Master Honours Challenge!
Education
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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking
Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
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Apply now for the Una Europa Virtual Sustainability Exchange
Education, Research
- Apply now: Master Honours Classes (2nd semester)
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Discover plant-based food at the university during Meat- and Dairy-Free Week
Facility