292 search results for “life pollution” in the Student website
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Robert IstrateFaculty of Science
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Levon AmatuniFaculty of Science
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The lifecycle of a cigarette filter
The university is launching a campaign to focus extra attention on our smoke-free university locations. The University is using aptly named cigarette barrels to try to show clearly just how many cigarette filters are being saved from the environment. How harmful are these cigarette filters to the e…
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too
We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment. Esther Kentin is a lecturer at Leiden Law School. She is raising awareness of the University’s cigarette butt problem.
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What’s on? Find out in the Uni-Life app
There is more and more for students to do. Visit a film festival, follow a workshop or try a sport, for example. But how can you see at a glance what’s on and whether anyone wants to join you? Download the Uni-Life app and find out.
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Pim ArntzenFaculty of Science
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Jonas KlimtFaculty of Science
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Md Faysal TareqFaculty of Science
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Jana EnkingFaculty of Science
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Brenda Miranda XicotencatlFaculty of Science
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart
Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos sheds new light on how these tiny plastic particles pose a threat to our health.
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Blog - Stress, anxiety and adapting to uncertainty in everyday life
Our world may seem unpredictable and uncertain, especially when others are involved. When interacting with others, we cannot know for sure what they may be thinking or planning to do, but we do a good job guessing. This may not be so easy for everyone…
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life
The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as with many journeys - you only make progress once you gather the courage to take the first step.
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Harmjan de VriesFaculty of Science
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Rosalie HagenaarsFaculty of Science
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Maarten KoeseFaculty of Science
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Bartolomeus Häussling LöwgrenFaculty of Science
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Adrien Perello-y-BestardFaculty of Science
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Kristie TjokroFaculty of Science
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Koosje van Lessen KloekeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Bringing Peace and Justice to Life
The Just Peace Festival's first edition is live! The Opening Event marked the beginning of two weeks filled with activities to reflect on what peace and justice mean in today's world.
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Franco DonatiFaculty of Science
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Femke LippokFaculty of Archaeology
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Nils ThonemannFaculty of Science
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Algebra, activism and asbestos: the curious life of Fred Rohde
As a mathematician, Fred Rohde (1948) explored the world of numbers. As a photographer, he captured demonstrations. And now he’s reconstructing his mother’s wartime story – an extraordinary tale of her stay with an Austrian family, the inventors of asbestos cement.
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Ready for a future as climate changemaker, thanks to Designing Your Life
Getting motivation, courage and tools to find a job that will help you tackle the climate crisis: it is at the heart of the course ‘Designing Your Career as a Climate Changemaker’. With their final presentations, the students conclude this climate-specific skills module within the Designing Your Life…
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Reinout HeijungsFaculty of Science
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Gjalt HuppesFaculty of Science
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Chen LiFaculty of Science
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LDE Sustainability Honours Programme
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to make an impact on sustainability issues.
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Lisa DörnerFaculty of Science
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Ester van der VoetFaculty of Science
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Carlos Felipe Blanco RochaFaculty of Science
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‘Studying in Leiden is a life-changing experience’: students on the LExS grant
Last year around 2,000 international students started a master’s degree at Leiden University. To make this possible, there are various grants that these students can apply for. One such grant is the LExS: the Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Programme. Three LExS students tell us about their…
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your family to go to university? Five tips for settling into student life
Are you the first in your family to go to university? Or is the Dutch education system unfamiliar because you (or your parents) didn’t grow up in the Netherlands? Going to Leiden University is a great achievement, but it might feel overwhelming too. These tips will help you settle into student life.
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Antoine CoudardFaculty of Science
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
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Veronique de GuchtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Margot TjalmaFaculty of Science
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Elise CaspersFaculty of Science
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Zarlasht KhorsandFaculty of Science
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René Olsthoorn
Faculty of Science
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Dmitri FilippovFaculty of Science
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Edgar M. BlokhuisFaculty of Science
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Jaap BrouwerFaculty of Science
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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others'
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.