569 search results for “plant effect” in the Student website
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. They have published an essay offering practical advice on how to make all children feel safe and welcome for Autism Week (Dutch) and World Autism Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Day on 2…
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Sterre won an award for her research on how CO₂ is changing our food
Sterre ter Haar has won the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize for her thesis on how rising levels of CO₂ affect the nutrient content of plants. For the Industrial Ecology student, the award is a crowning achievement after a difficult period of recovering from long COVID.
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Pure Basic: soup, snacks and sandwiches for every budget
You may already have seen them in the larger restaurants in the teaching buildings: simple yet tasty hagelslag or cheese sandwiches. Students asked and the University Services Department (UFB) has delivered with its new Pure Basic line. Now there is a lunch for every budget.
- Over 2700 euros to Liveable Planet project thanks to NSE respondents
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What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet
Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible. PhD student Kevin Groen tested how effective these techniques are at unraveling the diets of wild animals.
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Approaching Mandarin wh-ex situ: D-linking effect
Lecture, CHiLL series
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ERC Starting Grant for research on Climate citizenship
"Climate citizenship” explores how adapting environments to climate change can change the way people interact with each other and with government. It focuses on nature-based or 'green' climate infrastructure projects that make use of natural entities or dynamics. With an ERC grant, anthropologist Andrew…
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Environmental Humanities connects disciplines as well as people: ‘We need integration’
By means of a presentation, a panel discussion, and activities in the fresh air, the event themed ‘Environmental Humanities’, organised by the Honours College Humanities, managed to unite both people and disciplines. ‘There is a gap between humanities and sciences, but they are more alike than you might…
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer
After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photosynthesis. Will this enable the large-scale production of hydrogen and other useful compounds in the most sustainable way possible? Guo will defend her…
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Four Leiden Scientists: 'Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined'
The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden scientists in the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology. They call for an examination of the long-term and environmental effects of pesticides containing nanoparti…
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Bart CustersFaculty of Law
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Gavin RobinsonFaculty of Law
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculty of Law
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Let the robot lend a hand in the pharmacy (it’s more sustainable too)
Can a robot help prepare cancer medication in a hospital pharmacy? That’s what hospital pharmacist Tjerk Geersing investigated in his PhD research. He compared manual and automated preparations in terms of quality, efficiency, and safety. He graduated on 19 March.
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Explore gardening: participants wanted for Community Garden pilot
Social
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Archaeologist interviewed about the carnivore diet
The carnivore diet, a fact or just a trend?
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Archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina interviewed for podcast Hortus Amsterdam
The Hortus Talks is a podcast series as well as a botanical college tour, recorded in the greenhouse in the middle of the Hortus Amsterdam. The theme of the podcast was plant migration. In this context Anastasia explained the importance of understanding how hunter-gatherers impacted past landscapes…
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Andrea EversSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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'This is the very best course there is'
Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught in 2022. The 52 students who took the course were hugely enthusiastic, as can be read in their positive reviews. What is so great about this course then?…
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Joeri LoggenFaculty of Law
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Frederike Oberheim
Faculty of Law
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Suzan Verweij
Faculty of Law
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Paulus Maritz
Faculty of Law
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Sophie van 't Klooster
Faculty of Law
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Hertasning IchlasFaculty of Law
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Sanne van CanFaculty of Law
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Carel Kauffmann
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Mona Fadaei Heidari
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Julie Erber
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Rafael Ruschel
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculty of Law
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Ilse RasFaculty of Law
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Tineke CleirenFaculty of Law
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Plinio Cardoso
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Fien DemuynckFaculty of Science
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John Balouziyeh
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Coussar Banaie
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Sifra Matthijsse
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Bram de HeideFaculty of Law
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Liselotte VinkFaculty of Law
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Mojtaba Rouhandeh
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Sanjay Sethi
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Eva HulsFaculty of Law
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Fenna van Haeften
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Marianne FrankenFaculty of Law
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Patrick van der MeijFaculty of Law
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Titia LoenenFaculty of Law
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculty of Law
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Louis HoneeFaculty of Law