Sustainable Society | Leiden•Delft•Erasmus

One of the main themes of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus is Sustainable Society. Examples are the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability, the MSc Industrial Ecology and the joint minors Georesources for the future, Responsible Innovation and Sustainable Chemistry & Biotechnology.

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Circular communities in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: a promising path to sustainable development and nature conservation

How can fish waste be reused for other purposes? This question about circular use was...

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From greenhouse to know-how: Thesis Lab 'Energy in Horticulture'

Energy use is an important issue in greenhouse horticulture. Recently, Klaas Knot...

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Growing rice in the Green Heart? Read about it in this student white paper

In the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Thesis Lab Greener Heart, ten students from the universities...

Whitepaper Verbind Klimaat en Biodiversiteit

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Brewing sustainability: students innovate tea processing with biomass gasifiers in Vietnam

From academic theory to hands-on practical application: Students from the minor Frugal...

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Dutch - Moroccan collaboration in greenhouse horticulture

The horticulture sector of Agadir faces a challenge to increase greenhouse food production...

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White paper: Critical materials, green energy and geopolitics: a complex mix

The Green Deal, formulated by the European Union, comprises climate targets that are as...

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Recycling solar panels: a solution waiting to happen

Last year, the Netherlands capacity for creating solar energy increased with 30% to a...

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Financing: a raw material for the energy transition

Without access to raw materials, it is impossible to build the wind turbines and solar...

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Urban mining: raw materials in your back yard and pocket

Urban mining is a relatively new concept. It perceives the whole of society as a mine...

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Centre for Sustainability collaborates with Medical Delta on thesis lab 'Sustainable Hospitals'

Seven percent of the total carbon footprint of the Netherlands is related to the...

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Responsible Innovation: the ethics of innovation, from the perspective of various disciplines

Biotechnology, artificial Intelligence, solar energy: these are all innovations about...

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The Green Village, field lab for the climate adaptive city

A sustainable future requires innovative ideas and new applicable methods and techniques...

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Here is how students help the municipality of Leiden to build sustainably

The municipality of Leiden aims for circular construction, but how do you reconcile that...

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Project launch: Understanding the effects of heatwaves on vulnerable population groups in the municipality of The Hague

Green light has been given to the joint research project ‘Heatwaves and vulnerable...

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A new approach to vertical gardens: Frugal innovation through multidisciplinary thinking

Each year, the LDE Centre for Frugal Innovation in Africa organises a unique minor program...

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Interview with ERC Advanced Grant-winner Prof. Marc Koper about the energy transition

What was once a dusty, boring part of chemistry is now trendy and booming...