19 search results for “hortus botanicus” in the Public website
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The Hortus botanicus reopens on 1 June
Great news! From Whit Monday at noon, the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands will be open for visitors again. After twelve weeks of closure, visitors will be able to come and enjoy everything that grows and blossoms in the heart of Leiden's city center. In order to offer all visitors and staff…
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Inaugural lecture: Only nursing plants?
The Hortus botanicus Leiden has one of Europe’s largest collections of living plants from the Asian region. This rich resource is no longer the sole domain of botanists. Extraordinary professor Paul Kessler studies what the Hortus botanicus Leiden can offer research, higher education and the public…
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Hortus botanicus increases focus on Asia
The Hortus botanicus Leiden has one of Europe’s largest collections of living plants from the Asian region. This rich resource is no longer the sole domain of botanists. Multidisciplinary research, teaching and the general public are equally at home in the Hortus. This is the view of Paul Kessler, professor…
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Wilhelmina Hermann-DekkersScience
w.m.hermann@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5144
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Pieter Baas
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baas@nhn.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Edi Gittenberger
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e.gittenberger.1@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 568 4881
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Rogier van VugtScience
r.r.van.vugt@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5186
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Vincent Merckx
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merckx@nhn.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3570
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Peter van WelzenScience
peter.vanwelzen@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Niels Raes
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niels.raes@naturalis.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hortus receives remarkable inheritance of 5 million euros
The Leiden Hortus botanicus has received an inheritance of 5 million euros. This is a gift from the estate of Carla van Steijn, who was a loyal visitor to the Hortus during her lifetime. In accordance with her wishes, the gift will be used for new activities and to optimise accessibility for less-able-bodied…
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Han van Konijnenburg
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j.h.a.van.konijnenburg-van.cittert@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nienke BeetsScience
n.beets@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5144
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Adapting to salinity: Dutch mosquitos do take it with a grain of salt
Dutch mosquitos are more resilient to saltwater than previously thought. Environmental scientist Sam Boerlijst discovered this during his PhD research at the Hortus botanicus. This knowledge is crucial for understanding how mosquito-borne disease transmission might change in the future.
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Meet and greet Jane Goodall in Leiden’s Hortus
Primate and test specialist Jane Goodall paid a visit to the Hortus botanicus in Leiden on 21 May for a ‘meet & greet’. Goodall, a world-famous researcher and nature protectionist, was presented with an orchid named after her and used the occasion to draw attention to the issue of plant protection.…
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Tim ClaerhoutScience
t.claerhout@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul KesslerScience
p.j.a.kessler@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5235
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Roderick BoumanScience
r.w.bouman@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2180
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Nienke Beets wins prize for connecting nature and art
Nienke Beets of the Leiden Hortus botanicus has won the brand new Joke 't Hart Prize for connecting nature and art. For the botanical garden in Leiden, she developed a series of colourful plant icons and an educational board game. On 20 May, the Dutch Association of Botanical Gardens (NVBT) unanimously…