3,503 search results for “environmental sciences” in the Public website
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Political Science
The Institute of Political Science is a vibrant department with nearly 70 academic staff in Leiden and nearby The Hague.
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Older Publications
Overview of the publications of the department of Industrial Ecology (1982-2015)
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An overall picture: the environmental impacts of a new solar cell technology
A more efficient solar panel sounds great. But what if these new panels consume more toxic materials, or their production consumes a lot of energy? Leiden environmental scientists, together with colleagues from the Fraunhofer ISE, address this multifaceted question in a new publication in the prestigious…
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Archaeological Sciences
The Department of Archaeological Sciences seeks to achieve the highest standards of excellence in science-driven education and archaeological research across the globe and across all periods.
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Computer Science
Computational thinking, programming, and algorithms form the basic of many of the things that are shaping our world, the way we work, interact, organize ourselves, and even spend our free time with social networks, streaming media, and games. And this transformation is far from being complete, it is…
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Richard Jiang on the potential role of export duties in China’s environmental policy
On 26 and 27 May 2017, Richard Jiang, PhD candidate at the Europa Institute, participated as a speaker in the ninth annual meeting of the Society for Environmental Law and Economics at Worcester College, University of Oxford.
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Olivier Burggraaff
Science
burggraaff@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5737
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Juan Claramunt Gonzalez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.claramunt.gonzalez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6026
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Liselotte Rambonnet
Science
l.rambonnet@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 5082
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Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart
Faculteit Archeologie
w.b.verschoof@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 NVT
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Wessel Kraaij
Science
w.kraaij@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5778
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Science podcasts
Leiden University will be recording a brand-new series of podcasts in 2019: Science Shots. Our top scientists will talk about their research in less than 15 minutes. Tip: something to enjoy on the train journey between Leiden and The Hague, our two University cities!
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Hai Lin
Science
h.x.lin@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7460
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Johannes Müller
Faculty of Humanities
j.m.muller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2193
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Kat Stewart
Science
k.a.stewart@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ann Marie Wilson
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.m.wilson@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9355
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Assessing total environmental impact is becoming even more important
Life cycle assessment (LCA) reveals the total environmental impact of products or production processes, and EU rules are going to make this even more important.
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New dataset helps to understand environmental impact of offshore windfarms
While offshore wind farms generate clean and green energy, scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the harmful impact they may have on marine life. To get a better overview of these impacts and to find the best locations for future wind farms, environmental scientist Yali Si and her colleagues…
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Postdoctoral position in Modelling Amphibian Species Invasions
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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Policy-Relevant Indicators for National Consumption and Environment (PRINCE)
PRINCE (for Policy Relevant Indicators for Consumption and Environment) was a three-year project set up to explore ways to improve and expand the set of indicators used to estimate the environmental impacts linked to Swedish consumption, both within Sweden and abroad. Any new methods and indicators…
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PhD position in 'Effects of Pollution at the Ecosystem Level'
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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CitiObs – Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities
CitiObs will consolidate and apply tools and practice-based knowledge for co-creating data, knowledge and local action regarding the environmental impacts of climate change and human activity in the urban context via Citizen Observatories.
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Discoveries in 2023
From nanoparticles to colliding ice planets and from biological origami to new x-ray scanner techniques: this year again, our scientists have made wonderful discoveries. From the largest numbers to the smallest molecules and from the oldest galaxies up to the latest algorithms, take a look at each institute's…
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Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Science Communication and Society (MSc)
The master’s specialisation Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences and Science Communication & Society at Leiden University is a two-year programme which combines research training in chemistry with one in techniques of communication.
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Publications
Recent publications
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Why Leiden University?
We offer a unique master’s programme where we bring knowledge of natural and social sciences together.
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Archaeological Sciences
With the emergence of new methods and technologies such as improved DNA analysis and big data, archaeological research has changed radically in recent decades. The researchers from the Department of Archaeological Sciences at the Faculty of Archaeology use new scientific knowledge to answer fundamental…
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BeOpen – Boosting engagement of Serbian universities in open science
BE-OPEN is a structural project funded under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education action. The project is coordinated by the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The main objective of the project is to develop conditions for the implementation of the core principles of Open Science at universities…
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Contact
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Academics requesting retraction of FAO report that misrepresents their research
Paul Behrens (Leiden University) and Matthew Hayek (New York University) have responded to an FAO report on livestock pathways which misrepresented the potential for dietary change to reduce emissions from the food system. The authors have sent a letter to the FAO calling for an urgent retraction on…
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Triple E Lectures
The EEE lectures are a monthly cross-disciplinary lecture series where globally renowned and inspiring thinkers and scientists are invited.
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Science & Cinema
In films kunnen de meest wonderlijke acties plaatsvinden. Maar zijn die acties in de 'echte' wereld ook mogelijk? En in hoeverre houden filmmakers ons voor de gek? Tijdens het Leiden International Film Festival komen film en wetenschap samen.
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Marion Collewet
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.m.f.collewet@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7305
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Sofie Rasmussen
Science
a.s.b.rasmussen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Angela Caredda
Science
a.m.c.caredda@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Daniel Zumel Gete
Science
d.zumel.gete@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Arjan de Koning
Science
koning@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5653
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Jennifer Anderson
Science
j.a.anderson@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Science teachers' knowledge development in the context of educational innovation
The research reported in this thesis is concerned with the knowledge development of a small sample of experienced science teachers in the context of a broad innovation in Dutch secondary education, including the introduction of a new syllabus on Public Understanding of Science.
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Computer Science (MSc)
The two-year master’s programme in Computer Science at Leiden University offers seven specialisations ranging from AI to Bioinformatics and Data Science. The programme combines excellent theoretical teaching with possibilities for applied work with industrial relevance.
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Social Science Matters
Social Science Matters is an online variant on London’s famous Speakers’ Corner – a platform for the researchers in the various disciplines in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to react to the news. This soapbox gives our social scientists an opportunity to voice their opinions on current…
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Political Science
Politics is about the authorised allocation of values: who gets what, when and how much? This question is relevant at many different levels, in many different places and in very different ways.
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Partner Institutes
The IBL represents the core of modern biological research at Leiden and we interact closely with the other life science Partner Institutes in the faculty:
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Rebecca Ploof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.a.ploof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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James McAllister
Faculty of Humanities
j.w.mcallister@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2004
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Fred Janssen
ICLON
fjanssen@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6590
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Resources and Energy
How do technological systems impact the environment? And can they be designed in a more sustainable way? The Resources and Energy research program studies the importance of resources and energy for our society and aims to guide the shift towards a sustainable circular economy.
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Industry science links
How to facilitate the translation of science into innovation
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Science Communication & Society
The research group Science Communication and Society aims to understand how science communication works to improve the interaction between science and society. Central themes are ‘Bridging the gap between experts and the general public’ and ‘Evaluating Science Communication’.