833 search results for “sociale and water management” in the Staff website
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Tirong Guo discovered materials that bring efficient artificial photosynthesis closer
After hard work in the lab, Chemist Tirong Guo has developed a group of materials that provide a stable and efficient foundation for artificial photosynthesis. Will this enable the large-scale production of hydrogen and other useful compounds in the most sustainable way possible? Guo will defend her…
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Share in the chair at the [s]TATTOO studio – and leave with a personal artwork
We often feel at ease in a salon chair, and the conversation soon starts to flow. That feeling will be recreated in the coming weeks in the [s]TATTOO pop-up studio. Students and staff can share their thoughts, feelings or worries – and will leave with an artwork based on their story.
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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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Bats on a break: tracking the secret life of pond bats
What do bats do at night when they’re not hunting? Using tiny GPS trackers, Leiden researchers discovered that pond bats spend a substantial portion of the night resting – often outdoors. This surprising insight could change the way we protect them.
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Junior multidisciplinary workshop on Migration: three reasons why you should attend
The Economics Department at Leiden University is pleased to announce a junior workshop focusing on The Economic, Social and Political Effects of Migration, which will be held Friday 19 April 2024, at the Gravensteen in Leiden.
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Leiden University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants
Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance.
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Planet found too big for its parent star
The discovery of a planet far too large for its sun defies models about the formation of solar systems and planets. In a paper in Science, researchers, including Yamila Miguel of Leiden Observatory, report the discovery of a planet more than 13 times heavier than Earth orbiting the ultracool dwarf star…
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Changing our diet would help absorb global food shocks, such as during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A plant-based diet could improve the resilience of our food system. Moving to such a diet in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) alone could replace almost all the production losses from Russia and Ukraine. That’s what an international team of researchers conclude in Nature Food. Leiden…
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Living Labs and ‘pavement plants’: Leiden University’s contributions to biodiversity
Through various initiatives, Leiden University is trying to make people aware of the importance of biodiversity: the cultivation of a wide variety of micro-organisms, animals and plant species. This is important because in the Netherlands biodiversity has declined from about 40 percent in 1900 to about…
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Common insecticide damages freshwater ecosystems
The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater invertebrates and their communities, upsetting the balance and functioning of entire freshwater ecosystems. This was shown by ecologist Henrik Barmentlo and colleagues, their research…
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Sabine Wenzel wins first Surface Science Young Investigator award
Ever did something for the first time and got an award for it? Sabine Wenzel did. Her research about the surface of zinc oxide won her the Surface Science Young Investigator award.
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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Efficient phosphorus use can prevent cropland expansion
More efficient use of phosphorus fertilisers would make it possible to meet food demand in 2050, without using more of the world’s land for agriculture. This is what environmental scientists José Mogollón and colleagues have discovered by working out various future scenarios for food production and…
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Planet-forming discs around young low-mass star differs fundamentally from one around sun-like star
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of researchers, including Leiden Professor of Molecular Astrophysics Ewine van Dishoeck, has discovered a palette of hydrocarbons in a planet-forming disc around a young, low-mass star. The results confirm that discs around very lightweight…
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Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space
The new Dutch government must act quickly to take rapid, far-reaching measures in three specific regions to tackle nitrogen emissions. This will create the space for a long-term strategy to deal with other urgent problems and the knot of obligations that the state will need to untangle. These are the…
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272704
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Eduard Fosch VillarongaFaculty of Law
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
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Katharina Riebelk.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275149
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Marieke Adriaansem.a.adriaanse@lumc.nl | 071 5279500
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Simon WillmettsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas MaguireFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Joana CookFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Bert KoendersFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Andrea BartolucciFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Damien Van PuyveldeFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jessica Kiefte-de Jongj.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | 071 5269111
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Jelle van BuurenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Malte RiemannFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Sergei BoekeFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
s.boeke@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Lars van DoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.m.j.van.doorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278511
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Jan Kolenj.c.a.kolen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271284
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Zakia ShirazFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
z.shiraz@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Eamon AloyoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009195
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Matthew HoyeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Veronica Janssen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Frans OsingaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
f.p.b.osinga@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Tom BuitelaarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Joachim KoopsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
j.a.koops@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Tommy van SteenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
t.van.steen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Graig KleinFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
g.r.e.klein@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Valérie PattynFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
v.e.pattyn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Vlad Niculescu-DincaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
v.niculescu-dinca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9573
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Thijs van DooremalenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
t.j.a.van.dooremalen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500