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Building materials drive carbon emissions, and they’re set to grow 21 October 2021
A new study from Leiden researchers shows that the carbon emissions of building materials are set to grow if we do not act rapidly. Even with known in...
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First graduates of Master’s Programme Governance of Sustainability 07 October 2021
The first generation of Governance of Sustainability master's students has graduated. They received their diplomas during a festive ceremony at Wijnha...
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Sustainable Tuesday: 4 questions for environmental scientist Ranran Wang 07 September 2021
On Sustainable Tuesday, two weeks before Dutch Budget Day, the Dutch cabinet receives a suitcase full of sustainable ideas and initiatives. The initia...
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New dataset helps to understand environmental impact of offshore windfarms 10 August 2021
While offshore wind farms generate clean and green energy, scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the harmful impact they may have on marine li...
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Visit by Members of Parliament highlights interdisciplinary research and collaboration 29 June 2021
High-quality education, research involving multiple faculties, collaboration between universities and central government funding to make all this poss...
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Leiden University takes 18th place in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 03 June 2021
Leiden University has taken 18th place in the SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking of universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...
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How nature boosts the health of city residents 10 May 2021
Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Leiden environmental scientist Roy Remme. In Proceedings of the Nat...
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Sustainable The Hague: Sustainable initiatives in your local area 03 May 2021
How can you do your bit for sustainability? Students from Leiden University have launched an interactive website with 150 sustainable initiatives in a...
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Students: ‘We want to be the most sustainable university in the world’ 23 March 2021
The students from the Leiden University Green Office have big ambitions and have outlined their recommendations in a new Green Paper. Like being the m...
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LUC Alumna makes it to Trouw Sustainable 100 11 March 2021
The Sustainable 100 is an initiative by Dutch newspaper Trouw, consisting of a list of the top 100 sustainable civil initiatives. In October of 2020, ...
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Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste 22 February 2021
In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a human...
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Polluted water as a source of fertilizer 26 January 2021
It may well be possible to remove nitrate from polluted groundwater and at the same time produce ammonia in a sustainable way, according to PhD candid...
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How to set ambitious goals for sustainable agriculture 25 January 2021
Food production in the Netherlands is an economic success but has led to many environmental issues, including nitrogen pollution. Recently, the policy...
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Report: what does our urban mine have to offer? 21 January 2021
On 21 January, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) has released two reports on circular economy and urban mining in the Netherlands. In them...
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Thinking Global, Acting Local 18 November 2020
The first year cohort of Leiden University College The Hague recently under took a local lesson which saw them collect 10200 pieces of plastic from th...