290 search results for “biodiversity” in the Staff website
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Luuk SiewersScience
l.siewers@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Konstantinos GeorgopoulosScience
k.georgopoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5114
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Frederic Lens: building bridges in biodiversity research
Four green research institutes in Leiden are joining forces to integrate evolution and biodiversity research, at local and at the national level. Pivot in this collaboration is Frederic Lens.
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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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Hopeful insights on climate and biodiversity in LDE white paper
A banker who puts making money second and makes a profit nonetheless. A farmer who stops ploughing and using insecticides but still has a good harvest. A new white paper by Leiden-Delft-Erasmus and Naturalis Biodiversity Center shows how the meeting of disciplines provides solutions to climate change…
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Research projects launched into biodiversity in food and horticulture production
Two Leiden research projects that focus on increasing the biodiversity of Dutch production systems for food and ornamental horticulture have started thanks to funding from the Dutch Research Council's KIC research programme.
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Laura SchererScience
l.a.scherer@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6832
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Hanneke LankveldFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.a.lankveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ellen CieraadScience
e.cieraad@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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Turning the tide: global biodiversity research gets time and funding
How do you compare the living environment of Dutch dairy cows with that of Masai cattle in East Africa? And how can we reverse biodiversity loss? These questions are central to CurveBend, an international research consortium in which ecologist Michiel Veldhuis plays a key role.
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Many animals, but little biodiversity in children’s picture books
Dutch children’s picture books are full of animals, but mainly mammals are portrayed. Especially pets and exotic animals are popular. A large part of the Dutch fauna is less visible, but biologist Michiel Hooykaas of Leiden University sees plenty of opportunities for a more biodiverse book world.
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Leiden Biodiversity Network workshop: scaling up is an issue for transdisciplinary projects
In a five day workshop, the interdisciplinary Leiden Biodiversity Network, together with societal stakeholders, worked on a research agenda and drafted an action plan to improve human-biodiversity relationships. Researcher Kat Stewart co-organized the workshop and shares some results.
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Athanasios MoraitisScience
a.moraitis@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2220 0860
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Caitlin BlackScience
c.e.black@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Niels RaesScience
niels.raes@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marvin GroenScience
m.groen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mariana Braz PiresScience
m.braz.pires@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Annetrude BoeijeScience
a.g.boeije@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fleur van DuinScience
f.c.m.van.duin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yun ShaoScience
s.shao@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jennifer AndersonScience
j.a.anderson@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Valerio BarbarossaScience
v.barbarossa@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275656
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Hazal KandemirScience
a.h.kandemir@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kevin GroenScience
k.groen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6822
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imported products, we are co-responsible for the global decline in biodiversity’
What we buy and consume in Europe often has an impact on biodiversity somewhere else in the world. With a Horizon Europe Funding of 600.000 euros, assistant professor Laura Scherer and her team will develop models to look at the impact of global trade in non-food biomass. ‘After developing the models,…
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Michiel HooykaasScience
m.j.d.hooykaas@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Leiden Bio Science Park focuses on biodiversity: from ornamental grass to thriving nature
Neat strips of grass and perfectly manicured flowerbeds may look green and inviting, but they’re often not the best for nature. That’s why Leiden University is prioritising a comprehensive biodiversity plan over conventional greenery at the Leiden Bio Science Park (LBSP).
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Kaixuan PanScience
k.pan@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Geert de SnooScience
g.r.de.snoo@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kees MustersScience
musters@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7461
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Ruben HueleScience
huele@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 FLEX
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Niels van der WindtScience
n.van.der.windt@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jorinde Nuytinck
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jorinde.nuytinck@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emily StrangeScience
e.f.strange@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Suzanne MarselisScience
s.m.marselis@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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IBL Spotlight - Evolution and Biodiversity
Lecture
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Merlijn van WeerdScience
m.van.weerd@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eefje de GoedeScience
e.m.de.goede@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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What do we define as urban green space?
When do we define a piece of nature in the city as a park? And when is something a tree or shrub? It may seem obvious, but in scientific literature the definitions vary quite a bit. That makes comparisons difficult. Environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo looked at the differences and designed a general…
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David Takacs: visiting professor Hastings College of the Law
Hastings College of the Law and Leiden Law School have a long-standing exchange programme. Each year, students participate in a student exchange programme. Likewise, professors from Hastings College of Law have been visiting Leiden Law School and vice versa.
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Suriname symposium: focus on diversity and biodiversity
Conference
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaScience
a.r.de.sousa.e.silva@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kat StewartScience
k.a.stewart@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emilie DidaskalouScience
e.a.didaskalou@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5652
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‘An internship can be very enlightening in helping you figure out where your interests lie’
Niels Broekman did an internship at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, where he worked on, among other things, biodiversity advocacy. After his internship, he decided to go in a different direction: ‘An internship can be very enlightening in helping you figure out where your interests…
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Four Leiden Scientists: 'Environmental risks of new pesticides with nanoparticles insufficiently examined'
The environmental risks of new pesticides containing nanoparticles are inadequately researched, according to four Leiden scientists in the scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology. They call for an examination of the long-term and environmental effects of pesticides containing nanoparti…
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NWO grant of 350.000 for Wielstra lab
Ben Wielstra and his team have received a ENW-M-1 grant. This grant of 354.000 euros is awarded by NWO, and will enable the researchers of the Institute of Biology Leiden and Naturalis to continue their evolutionary newt research.
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Matana Ng'weliScience
m.l.ngweli@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727