594 search results for “climate change” in the Student website
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Martha Dellar
Science
m.e.dellar@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Honours Class tackles climate change head-on
An international and interdisciplinary collaborative effort, the Honours Class ‘Sustainability Beyond Frustration: Saving the Planet as an Academic Skill’ aims to present students’ ideas to sustainability experts that know how to bring them to fruition.
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Valerie de Koeijer
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
v.j.c.de.koeijer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8206
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The impact of climate change on groups of people
The socio-economic effects of climate change often do not receive enough attention. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) a group of researchers will provide more insight. How does climate change affect whether people work together or conversely end up as opponents? And what can we learn from societies…
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Tackling climate change with the ground beneath our feet
Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula has been awarded a Vidi grant by NWO to examine how soil could become a promising ally in combating climate change and improving biodiversity. ‘Soil creatures might be invisible’, she says, ‘but they play a huge role in creating a healthy environment.’
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Nature: Tobias Müller on people of faith being allies to stall climate change
Tobias Müller, post-doctoral researcher in the field of Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA, writes how together, religious groups and scientists can be a powerful force for a liveable planet.
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How climate change affects intangible heritage: ‘Specific materials to build instruments are disappearing’
What do climate change and traditional Japanese music have to do with each other? A great deal, university lecturer Andrea Giolai suspects. He has been awarded an NWO grant to study the relationship in more depth.
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New minor Sustainability, Climate Change and Food ‘A full spectrum analysis of global society’
In September 2023 the new minor Sustainability, Climate Change and Food starts. This minor critically examines the complexities of food sustainability through ecological, socio-economic, political, and cultural systems.
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Heritage expert Gül Aktürk Hauser investigates climate change adaptation of cultural heritage
Recently, Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser took up the position as Assistant Professor at the department of Heritage and Society. Originally an architect, she got caught up in the study of historical vernacular buildings in northeastern Turkey. Now her focus lies on the impact of climate change on cultural heri…
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Building partnerships for mapping of archaeological sites impacted by climate change
In July 2023, Leiden University conducted another phase of its ongoing archaeological collaboration with the Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Activities focused on mapping and assessing coastal sites impacted by climate stressors, undertaking knowledge-exchange sessions, and co-creating…
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Jolein Holtz
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.i.holtz@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Oscar Rueda
Science
o.rueda@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Former CADS PhD student MacDonald on climate change in Dutch tv show
In the Dutch tv-programme 'NOS Amalia and the Dutch Caribbean' Stacey shows the impact of climate change on the coast, coral and culture.
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Lianne Baars
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.p.baars@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sarah Giest
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.n.giest@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9084
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Andrea Richards-Cummins
Faculteit Archeologie
a.c.richards@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Shijie Wei
Science
s.j.wei@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Ryan Chang
Science
chang@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5908
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Leon Chang
ICT Shared Service Centre
f.s.chang@issc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7116
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chang liu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.liu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Mei Chang-
Faculty of Humanities
c.m.x.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Climate Casino should excite secondary vocational education students about climate
Joeri Reinders, universitair docent bij het LUC, ontving een NWO-subsidie voor het project 'Het KlimaatCasino'.
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represents Latvia and the African Union in landmark use of force and climate change cases
Dr Mamadou Hébié, Associate Professor of International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, served last week as legal counsel in the world’s first advisory proceedings concerning climate change before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), on the one hand, and…
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Satellites reveal: these ecosystems are the most vulnerable to drought
More severe droughts that will also last longer: this will primarily be a problem for irrigated croplands, as discovered by environmental scientist Qi Chen. Mixed forests with a variety of plant species will be the least vulnerable. Chen compared the effects of drought on different ecosystems across…
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professor Florian Schneider: ‘Chinese citizens are more perturbed by climate change than many in America or Europa’
After a gap of five years, Leiden has a new Professor of Modern China. Florian Schneider started his position on 1 September.
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Vincent Chang
Faculty of Humanities
v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2151
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Sonja Wijfjes-Chang
Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre
s.t.s.wijfjes-chang@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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roofs and tile flipping: research in The Hague on the best approach to climate and species diversity
Does a communal garden provide cool air and warm neighbourly relations? Does an additional row of trees increase biodiversity? These kinds of questions are key in the COMBINED project, on which Leiden scientists and residents of The Hague, among others, can work for six years with 4 million euros from…
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Gül Aktürk Hauser
Faculteit Archeologie
g.akturk.hauser@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jianhong Zhou
Science
j.zhou@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1494
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Joanne Mol
Faculteit Archeologie
j.a.mol@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Esther van der Ent
Science
e.van.der.ent@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Akkermans
Faculteit Archeologie
p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2391
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Conference on Human Rights and Climate Change
Conference
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance
Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. This project will address a significant knowledge gap on the potentials and pitfalls of climate governance, with an initial…
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Roundtable on Climate Change and Land Rights: IOM’s e-course module on HLP, Protection and Climate Change
Lecture, Roundtable discussion
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.
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The Dutch take no action after climate interventions
Climate interventions do not lead to more climate action among Dutch, but they do raise awareness about climate change.
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Public lecture: 'The ocean’s role in mitigating climate change'
Lecture
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Corinne Hofman
Faculteit Archeologie
c.l.hofman@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2449
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our most-read stories were about the climate crisis and the elections: here’s the list.
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Marleen Dekker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6715
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LUF Thesis Prize with groundbreaking research on human responses to climatic shifts
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Dies for Alumni event, archaeology alumni Everest Gromoll was awarded the LUF Thesis Prize. His thesis, titled ‘Neolithizers by Nurture’, explores parallels between the only two comparable climatic shifts in the history of modern humans: that of the one 12,000…
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Dubai climate summit: 'Virtually all funds are underfunded'
Dubai is teeming with world leaders these days at the United Nations' annual climate conference. What can we expect? We look ahead with university lecturer and environmental politics specialist Shiming Yang. 'The funding always comes slowly.'
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture
Every year Leiden University holds the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March.
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Paul Behrens
Science
p.a.behrens@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Organising a sustainable academic event at Archaeology: ‘You will be surprised how many people actually enjoy it’
At Leiden University many staff members and students value making sustainable and responsible choices in their personal lives. Making these choices in our professional lives may feel a bit more complicated. But is that feeling justified? Archaeologists Gerrit Dusseldorp and Roos van Oosten share their…
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’Society would flourish with new farming styles’
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near future, I think we will wonder why we didn’t make these changes earlier.’