50 search results for “sustainability” in the Staff website
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Ilse MarkensteijnScience
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Paul BehrensScience
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Archaeological laboratories visit Faculty of Science for sustainable ideas
In 2018 the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) was launched in the UK. The aim of this programme was to help laboratories work more sustainably and efficiently. The initiative got a Dutch spin-off in 2021. Since then, a couple of the laboratories at the Leiden Faculty of Science have…
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Tom GeukemeijerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden
Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part of Learning with the City. Nina Ruig and Marron Loods are two such students. They are researching sustainability issues for the Municipality of Leiden…
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Filipa FerreiraScience
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How can local policies contribute to global sustainability goals?
The challenges of building a sustainable society are unprecedented. But the Dutch municipalities cannot be faulted for their commitment. They are working hard, conclude Professor Eefje Cuppen and Lian Merkx, programme manager for energy at the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG). To exchange…
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Anar AhmadovFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah HinmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Tim van de MeerendonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ana Arias CalvoScience
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Sustainability prize for research into the effects of a plant-based diet
Paul Behrens and his team have won the Frontiers Planet Prize of half a million euros for their research into the effects of switching to a plant-based diet.
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Geert de SnooScience
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Jan Willem ErismanScience
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Cristina GrasseniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ancois De VilliersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerard BreemanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Suzanne MarselisScience
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Merlijn van WeerdScience
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Vincent WalstraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Genevieve NoordeloosFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Esther van de CampFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Erik de MaakerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tessa MinterFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Inge SchrijverScience
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Erik BähreFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Historical research helps biodiversity in Leiden city centre
The Leiden municipality wants to make the city centre climate-proof and combat heat stress by greening it. But they want to do this in a way that does justice to the city’s heritage. Researcher Fenna IJtsma delves into historical greenery to offer inspiration.
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Mandy de WildeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. The researchers and students from both projects are working with city residents to find sustainable solutions to local issues.
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Marco CinelliFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Min ChoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Exhibition at the KOG: 'Plastic Justice – A creative take on plastic and law'
From 3 to 13 December you can see the exhibition Plastic Justice at the Kamerlingh Onnes Building. Esther Kentin, coördinator of the Leiden Advocacy Project on Plastic, saw the exhibition at the Plastic Health Summit and initiated a collaboration with the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Sabine Luning
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Students help make Maldives more fertile
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile natural environment. Students from various universities worked with the local people to make the soil more fertile. How did they go about it?
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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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From law student to successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry
Yousef Yousef (39), a successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry, recently joined the Advisory Board at Leiden Law School. Read the interview about his career.
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Liveable Planet Lunch Meeting: "The dark side of co-creation in sustainability research"
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Harold KosterFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Who will pay for our energy transition?
The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg raises concerns about its potential impact on local communities.
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Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC) and Paul Behrens (FWN) on Food & Sustainability - Discussion Meeting + Network Drinks
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Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people
Exploring logging's real impact: Insights from Anthropologist Tessa Minter in the Solomon Islands.
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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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Elephants in the Room
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Politics of Attention for the Environment: Small Steps and Big Leaps.
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Liveable Planet Lunch Lecture: ‘If you want to travel far, go together’: transdisciplinary collaboration for a Liveable Planet - Laurens Hessels
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