439 search results for “life pollution” in the Student website
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How light and noise pollution disrupt aquatic life
Fish populations in lakes and rivers have declined in recent decades. This is probably due to light and noise pollution. The Horizon Europe grant enables ecologist Hans Slabbekoorn to investigate this and improve the situation for migrating fish. In order to do so, a seven-metre-long swimming tunnel…
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Sebastiaan GrosscurtFaculty of Science
s.grosscurt@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jatmiko WahyudiFaculty of Science
j.w.wahyudi@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution
From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge they gather remains unused.
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Anagnostis TheodoropoulosFaculty of Science
a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882
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"A Home Away from Home"
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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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Berent BarisFaculty of Science
b.t.baris@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Helias Udo de HaesFaculty of Science
udodehaes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dani CrowleyFaculty of Science
d.crowley@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274759
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How polluting buildings and machinery make rich countries ever richer
Rich countries are getting richer because of environmentally polluting (construction) investments from the past, largely at the expense of poor countries. This was shown by long-term economic and environmental data. 'The gap between poor and rich countries is widening.' Scientists from the Leiden Institute…
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Thijs BoskerFaculty of Science
t.bosker@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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journalist to ecologist: PhD candidate researching light and noise pollution
Ecologist Sebastiaan Grosscurt became a successful wildlife journalist after graduating. But he decided to focus on science instead. He started his PhD research this year on the cumulative effect of light and noise pollution on animal behaviour.
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Sustainability Challenge: students trace plastic pellet pollution in the Port of Rotterdam
In the Port of Rotterdam, tiny industrial pellets leak into the environment, causing a form of pollution that’s hard to trace but highly persistent. Three students of the LDE Sustainability Honours Programme took on the challenge to identify sources of this pollution.
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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Mingming HuFaculty of Science
hu@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271497
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Nina van DulmenFaculty of Science
n.van.dulmen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sander van NielenFaculty of Science
s.s.van.nielen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bernhard SteubingFaculty of Science
b.r.p.steubing@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ecology PhD student wins Dutch award for investigative journalism
PhD student and research journalist Sebastiaan Grosscurt won a Tegel in May. In the data category, Grosscurt and his colleagues won the prestigious Dutch journalism award. 'For me, ecological research and journalism are two ways of achieving the same thing.'
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Arjan de KoningFaculty of Science
koning@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275653
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Jeroen GuineeFaculty of Science
guinee@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277432
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Spread the Wor(l)d – where international experiences come to life
The Spread the Wor(l)d event during the Study Abroad Fair is the place where international experiences truly come alive. Not only will you discover everything about studying abroad, you’ll also get the chance to connect with the vibrant international community of Leiden University.
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Mathilde VerdamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.g.e.verdam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273789
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Lieke WirkenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
l.wirken@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273711
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Life-course and intergenerational mobility among enslaved people in plantation hierarchies in 18th and 19th-century Suriname
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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New technology could make hard-to-recycle plastics recyclable
Cookware handles, electrical plugs, brake pads. Unlike other plastics, these ‘thermosets’ cannot simply be melted down and reshaped, making them difficult to recycle. Chemist Roxanne Kieltyka and her team are now exploring a way to make these materials recyclable, potentially transforming the way we…
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Emilio Solis SanchezFaculty of Science
e.solis.sanchez@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jessica Kiefte-de JongFaculty of Medicine
j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Aymara WagnerFaculty of Science
a.wagner@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Heidi RooijakkersAdministration and Central Services
h.j.m.rooijakkers@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 000 0000000
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Mike SlootwegFaculty of Science
h.j.slootweg@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nils PauliksFaculty of Science
n.pauliks@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Carina HarpprechtFaculty of Science
c.i.harpprecht@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ine AlbertsAdministration and Central Services
j.b.p.m.alberts@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 06 28321533
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Lauran van OersFaculty of Science
oers@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275640
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Stefano CucurachiFaculty of Science
s.cucurachi@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274919
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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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Leiden archaeologist investigates washed up plastics with National Geographic grant
Roberto Arciero is part of RESPIRE project (Research Educational and Storytelling Project in Italian Remote Ecosystem), an international and interdisciplinary research team led by Martina Capriotti (University of Camerino) that received the National Geographic Meridian grant. Among the different topics,…
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Stewart McDowallFaculty of Science
s.c.mcdowall@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sebastiaan DeetmanFaculty of Science
deetman@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275616
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Marc van der MeideFaculty of Science
m.t.van.der.meide@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nethmi Sewwandi Kankanamge DonaFaculty of Science
n.s.kankanamge.dona@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Droovi De ZilvaFaculty of Science
d.b.k.de.zilva@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Xinpeng JinFaculty of Science
x.jin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ana Cristina Arcos MarinFaculty of Science
a.c.arcos.marin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'One in five bacteria we tested were capable of breaking down plastic'
Leiden PhD candidate Jo-Anne Verschoor discovered that nearly twenty percent of the bacterial strains she studied could degrade plastic, though they needed some encouragement to do so. ‘Bacteria are just like people,’ says Verschoor. Her research was published in the journal Communications Biology,…
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The academic life dissected
Every student learns about science, but those of the Master Honours Class ‘The Academic Life’ went an extra mile. They learned all the ins-and-outs of academia and rounded off this successful lecture series with a final session on evaluating scientific research.
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Mona DelvalFaculty of Science
m.h.delval@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727