565 search results for “life cycle assessment” in the Student website
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Emilio Solis SanchezFaculty of Science
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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows
Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, have a smaller positive effect than previously thought. Amatuni advises people to ‘pay attention to actual changes in their consumption behaviour rather…
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How sustainable is your coffee cup? Professor Jeroen Guinée finds out
What is the environmental impact of the fish on our plates? And is an electric car really more sustainable when we include the generation of electricity? Jeroen Guinée maps the environmental impact of products and technologies. He analyses them from raw material to waste disposal. He was appointed Professor…
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Residence Life
"A Home Away from Home"
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Zoran GavricFaculty of Science
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Higher Education Knowledge Café: Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI
Conference, Kenniscafé
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Cycling away from inequality
A bike tour is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about inequality. However, students of a Master Honours Challenge came up with this and other solutions to tackle local inequalities. Creativity and empathy turned out to be useful ingredients.
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Jatmiko WahyudiFaculty of Science
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Md Faysal TareqFaculty of Science
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Franco DonatiFaculty of Science
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Willie PeijnenburgFaculty of Science
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Valerio BarbarossaFaculty of Science
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Jie ShuaiFaculty of Science
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How polluting are the clothes in your closet?
Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans and shirts actually? Environmental scientist Laura Scherer coordinated an international research project on the impacts of cotton. ‘The purchases of consumers in Europe can contribute to water scarcity in China…
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Sofie RasmussenFaculty of Science
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Edwin de BeursFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alumnus Thomas King: 'Cycling home after a borrel feels like a thing of the past now'
Meet Thomas King, alumnus BA International Studies: ‘I’m currently living in London which is a really amazing experience! I’m a British citizen and I moved to the Netherlands to study BA International Studies back in 2017. I had the best three years ever living in The Hague and studying at Leiden.’
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The academic life dissected
Every student learns about science, but those of the Master Honours Class ‘The Academic Life’ went an extra mile. They learned all the ins-and-outs of academia and rounded off this successful lecture series with a final session on evaluating scientific research.
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José MogollónFaculty of Science
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Spread the Wor(l)d – where international experiences come to life
The Spread the Wor(l)d event during the Study Abroad Fair is the place where international experiences truly come alive. Not only will you discover everything about studying abroad, you’ll also get the chance to connect with the vibrant international community of Leiden University.
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Improving safety assessment of nanoparticles
How safe are the nanoparticles in transparent sunscreen, anti-odour socks and bacteria-resistant plasters? Although microbes are present on all organisms, the tools that estimate the safety of nanomaterials still hardly take them into account. Bregje Brinkmann explored the role of these microbes during…
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Imke BrunsFaculty of Science
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Surendra BalraadjsingFaculty of Science
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New committee to assess fossil fuel collaboration
From 1 March 2025, a new university ‘fossil fuel collaboration’ committee will assess potential new collaborations with the fossil fuel industry and determine whether they comply with the Paris Agreement.
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excavation to public outreach: our bachelor's students experienced the full cycle of archaeology
In May and June of 2021, Bachelor 1 and 2 students of the Faculty of Archaeology joined in the excavation at Oss. After the fieldwork itself, a second post-excavations week started in Leiden where each of them participated in small groups conducting archaeological find processing and working on creative…
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Mathilde VerdamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Esther van der EntFaculty of Science
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Tycho JongenelenFaculty of Science
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Life-course and intergenerational mobility among enslaved people in plantation hierarchies in 18th and 19th-century Suriname
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Lieke WirkenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ten ways to improve academic CVs for fairer research assessment
Concrete actions for assessment panels, boosting responsible evaluation
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Jessica Kiefte-de JongFaculty of Medicine
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Suliman IbrahimFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carlotta RiebleFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Femke Stad
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Loes JanssenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Heidi RooijakkersAdministration and Central Services
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Ine AlbertsAdministration and Central Services
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Quality of master’s programmes assessed in new guide
The Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) master’s programme at Leiden University is among ten ‘excellent master’s programmes’ at Dutch universities. This is according to ‘Keuzegids masters 2024’, a guide to master’s programmes in the Netherlands.
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
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Friso SeltenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Xiaoyang ZhongFaculty of Science
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Giulia CallegaroFaculty of Science
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Fatma Al ManjiFaculty of Science
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Update Executive Board: Motion to scrap assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Guidelines for the use of GenAI in assessment
Education
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Anika BexkensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Semiha AydinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences