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Oude UB exhibition shows the beauty of ‘pavement plants’
For a few years now, Leiden’s Hortus botanicus has been mounting a campaign to cherish wild plants in the city – for the biodiversity and beauty of this spontaneous vegetation. Botanical artists reveal this beauty in an exhibition at Oude UB in Leiden.
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Adapt or perish – traits identified that help plants survive
PhD candidate Jianhong Zhou aimed to better understand whether and how plant species adapt to environmental changes. She developed two databases that she used to analyze how easily or difficultly plants adapt to changing conditions. Zhou defended her PhD thesis on 4 September.
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Jiaxin ZhangScience
j.z.zhang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Federico De MussoFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.de.musso@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cristina GrasseniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.grasseni@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Xinpeng JinScience
x.jin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nicolas NavarreScience
n.h.navarre@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jac AartsFaculteit Archeologie
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Plant stress increases: New research with bacteria offers hope
Soil that is too wet, or too dry. Or with a lot or few nutrients. Due to climate change, the differences are becoming bigger, and plants must increasingly be able to adapt to survive. How do you make plants more stress-resistant? For this purpose, researchers from Leiden, along with other universities,…
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How a pathogenic bacterium searches for food
Bacteria whirl around in the mouths of most people, forming dental plaques and sometimes causing nasty gum infections. Treponema denticola might be a dangerous pathogen, but not much is known about this bacterium. It was up to Ariane Briegel and her research group to change that.
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Archaeologist Amanda Henry linked to Naturalis as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet
Starting September 2024, Amanda Henry has started a new role as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. She will use this position to draw closer ties between the Faculty of Archaeology and Naturalis, and explore means for public…
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, grab your mobile and take part in the BioBlitz 'Higher Education is Flourishing' from 22 May.
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Farzad AslaniScience
f.aslani@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Weilin HuangScience
w.huang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Han van KonijnenburgScience
j.h.a.van.konijnenburg-van.cittert@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Isabel Siles AsaffScience
m.i.siles.asaff@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Pascal NuijtenScience
p.nuijten@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4384
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599
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How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability
Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a relatively small group of high-volume consumers need to modify their diet to achieve an enormous environmental gain.
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Xinya PanScience
x.pan@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Frederic LensScience
f.p.lens@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alena Gsell
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a.s.gsell@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Grant opens door to decipher the secret sensory world of plants
Plants not only sense when they are touched, but they can also adapt to it. For example, by strengthening or defending themselves. But how do plants do this? The Green TE (Green Tissue Engineering) consortium has been granted a Gravitation grant of almost 23 million euros to investigate exactly this…
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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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No legal career but a food truck on Bonaire instead
If you study law, you won’t necessarily end up striding round a law firm in tailor-made suits. Alumnus Harrie Schoffelen certainly hasn’t: he made the conscious decision to follow another path in life. Together with his fiancée he runs a successful food truck on the tropical island of Bonaire. ‘Return…
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Gerard BreemanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.e.breeman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9373
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Ancois De VilliersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.c.de.villiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7402
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Emily StrangeScience
e.f.strange@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Amanda HenryFaculteit Archeologie
a.g.henry@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7844
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Andrea WatersFaculteit Archeologie
a.l.waters@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tessa MinterFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
mintert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3816
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sandrine GalloisFaculteit Archeologie
s.l.gallois@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6086
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Vincent DelhommeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
v.n.delhomme@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maarten SchramaScience
m.j.j.schrama@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7483
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Jiahui WangScience
j.h.wang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2761
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics
Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid changes that have taken place since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Ola Gracjasz's research shows that people are redefining their national identity, blending…
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Striking similarities in how humans and other primates search for food
How unique is the human capacity for learning and adapting to an environment? In field research – in the rainforest and Artis Zoo – primatologist Karline Janmaat is studying how humans and other primates adapt to their environment in their search for food. She will give her inaugural lecture as Professor…
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Save food, bring the city together: become a volunteer at BuurtBuik Leiden
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4995
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Innovative research on impact of violent conflicts on food security in Chad
Violent conflicts and civil wars in Chad impede most rural households' access to food security, agricultural activities and access to essential services such as health care. In her dissertation, Nakar Djindil Syntyche denounces this issue. She obtained her PhD on 24 November.
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Jessica Kiefte-de JongFaculteit Geneeskunde
j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | +31 71 5 26 91 11
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Sandra IrmischScience
s.irmisch@biology.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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Sylvia de PaterScience
b.s.de.pater@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4760
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Roderick BoumanScience
r.w.bouman@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2180
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Chenguang GaoScience
c.gao@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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research at the Europa Institute monthly research exchange meeting “Food for Thought”
On 3 March 2021 Zuzana Vikarská presented some of her work in progress research at the Europa Institute's "Food for Thought" session.