430 search results for “natural” in the Staff website
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Hannah Augustijn
Science
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Yuanyuan Mao
Science
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Roy Remme
Science
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Improving nature’s antibiotic
'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s why a group of Leiden researchers is making a chemistry-based improved version of the frequently used antibiotic vancomycin. They received an NWO NACTAR…
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Making better use of our natural resources
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Professor of Industrial Ecology René Kleijn's inaugural lecture is about.
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How can we make better use of natural resources?
Mining for natural resources harms the environment. But we desperately need them, for both the development of countries and the transition to a sustainable energy system. Professor of Sustainable Resource Use Ester van der Voet researches how we can reduce the environmental impact of natural resources…
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Enes Sütütemiz
Faculty of Humanities
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I-Fan Lin
Science
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Nicola Thome
Science
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Suzan Verberne
Science
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Gerard Persoon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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This is the library you did not know you had been looking for
2,240 plant extracts from 1,299 different plant species of Dutch origin. That’s the collection of the Dutch Extract Library, which has recently been transferred to the Institute of Biology Leiden. To plant biologist and contact person for this library Pingtao Ding this is a true treasury. ‘To bring…
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New research into hidden nature in our cities
What hidden nature is there in our cities and how can we use such organisms? This is what the HiddenBiodiversity project will be exploring over the next four years. The project’s kick-off meeting was held at the Hortus botanicus on Monday 26 September.
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Photo of fish in Covid glove on shortlist for prestigious nature prize
With his photo of a fish trapped in a rubber glove, external PhD candidate Auke-Florian Hiemstra has made it to the shortlist for the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo shows the impact of Covid litter on wildlife.
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Robert Verpoorte
Science
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Natali Rianika Mustafa
Science
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Liselotte Rambonnet
Science
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Willem Meilink
Science
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Niels van der Windt
Science
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Anna Roseboom
Science
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News but nothing new: many pesticides in Dutch swimming and natural waters
There has been a lot of media attention for the report recently completed by the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) from Leiden University. However, it has long been known that Dutch surface water contains too many toxic pesticides. ‘We will have to improve our ways of life together with many…
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Nature Calls
Arts and culture, Performance
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Biology brothers write book about nature and adventure in Eastern Europe: 'I didn't know there live pelicans in Romania'
With a self-converted red camper van, biologists and twin brothers Kevin and Marvin Groen go on a nature adventure in Eastern Europe. Together, they search for wild animals, beautiful nature and places to sport. From a long search for a bear in the Slovakian wilderness to the discovery that pelicans…
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Young Hae Choi
Science
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Yuye Que
Faculty of Humanities
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Michiel Hooykaas
Science
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Sandra Irmisch
Science
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Paul Kessler
Science
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Haye Geukes
Science
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Rita de Sousa e Silva
Science
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Mert Yazan
Science
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Tuomas Aivelo
Science
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Harry Wels
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Meng Li
Science
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Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matthijs Westera
Faculty of Humanities
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Martin Kroon
Faculty of Humanities
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Alexander van Oudenhoven
Science
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Improving Nature’s Antibiotics to Overcome Resistant Bacteria
Lecture, NGL-lezing
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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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Asmaa Khadim
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Robert Zwijnenberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Nico Schrijver
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mamadou Hébié
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nitrogen experts suggest switching from deposition to emission policy
In an essay Professors Jan Willem Erisman (Leiden University), Chris Backes (Utrecht University) and Wim de Vries (Wageningen University) suggest amending nitrogen policy in the Netherlands. They call for a shift from a deposition to an emissions policy, with sectors responsible for reducing their own…
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Jan Wim Buisman
Faculty of Humanities
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Elmer Veldkamp
Faculty of Humanities
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Presenting skills for researchers 'Stop performing, start connecting'
Communication, Research
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