250 search results for “environmental sustainability” in the Student website
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Bertram de Boer
Science
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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
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Ester van der Voet appointed professor of Sustainable Resource Use
The energy transition is already a huge challenge for society, but sustainable use of resources is even more complicated. Yet it is at least as urgent. Ester van der Voet has been working on it for decades, for example within the United Nations. Since February, she is a professor at the Centre for Environmental…
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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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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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Ana Arias Calvo
Science
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Apply now! Registration for the Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability is closing soon
Education
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Assessing total environmental impact is becoming even more important
Life cycle assessment (LCA) reveals the total environmental impact of products or production processes, and EU rules are going to make this even more important.
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New Leiden Law School’s ‘Sustainability’ website
Organisation
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New eDNA method opens doors for environmental research
With a single sample of water or soil, researches can analyse the DNA of everything that is living in that environment. During her research, PhD candidate Beilun Zhao discovered a way to analyse not only the kind of species, but also the age of the species in a water sample. The method showed its first…
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Leiden University 14th in global sustainability ranking
Leiden University has taken 14th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities.
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Eefje Cuppen
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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A more sustainable Leiden through citizen science
In the Leiden Municipality Challenge, 25 students investigated how Leiden could become more sustainable. In doing so, they enlisted the help of the city's citizens. 'When citizens themselves participate in the research process, they have a better understanding of how science works.'
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Vincent Walstra
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stewart McDowall
Science
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Rutger Hoekstra
Science
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Surendra Balraadjsing
Science
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Prize for production of sustainable rose smell
Sustainable rose smell that can be produced on a large scale. Tobias Fecker made this into a possibility during his master's thesis, which was a collaboration between the IBL and the TU Delft. He wins the fourth edition of the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award.
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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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Oudenhoven appointed Director of Education of the master Governance of Sustainability
Alexander van Oudenhoven has been appointed as the new Director of Education of the Governance of Sustainability master's programme. Van Oudenhoven has been appointed for a four-year period, from 1 October 2022 to 1 October 2026. The programme is taught in The Hague.
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Great enthusiasm at opening session LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability
Tuesday was the opening session of the LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability. Lecturers introduced themselves, students got to know each other and it was revealed what they will do to contribute to a more sustainable world in the coming months. "I immediately feel like getting started," said…
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Genevieve Noordeloos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Merlijn van Weerd
Science
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Erik de Maaker
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzanne Marselis
Science
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Berent Baris
Science
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Elizabeth Migoni Alejandre
Science
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Chris van Oostrum
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jan Willem Erisman
Science
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Ancois De Villiers
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Esther van de Camp
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrew Littlejohn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cristina Grasseni
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Antoine Coudard
Science
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Mandy de Wilde
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard Breeman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicolas Navarre
Science
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Glenn Aguilar Hernandez
Science
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Dirk-Jan Kok
Science
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Anniek Kortleve
Science
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Eman Elbadry
Science
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Ann Marie Wilson
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jinhui Zhou
Science
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Ranran Wang
Science
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José Mogollón
Science
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Jie Hu
Science
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Eva Baudichau
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Arnold Tukker
Science
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How fungi are helping us be more sustainable
Professor of Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology Arthur Ram explains how fungi can help us be more sustainable.
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Visit the LUGO Sustainability Day on May 9th, 2023
Research, Social