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  2015.12.03

  What your father ate before you were born could influence your health

  There is increasing evidence that parents’ lifestyle and the environment they inhabit even long bef … »

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  2015.12.02

  Intestinal bacteria are affected by antidiabetic drugs

  Intestinal bacteria change their composition and function when diabetic patients are treated with t … »

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  2015.12.01

  Pioneering crops for future generations

  By 2050, the global population is expected to increase to 9.6 billion people. The world will need m … »

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  2015.11.25

  CERN collides heavy nuclei at new record high energy

  The world’s most powerful accelerator, the 27 km long Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operating at CERN … »

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  2015.11.20

  The cuckoo sheds new light on the scientific mystery of bird migration

  The cuckoo is not only capable of finding its way from unknown locations; it does this through high … »

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  2015.11.16

  FOOD works towards the formation of a European food innovation alliance

  Department of Food Science at University of Copenhagen is part of the consortium "FoodNexus" (forme … »

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  2015.11.13

  Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social interaction

  Persons with facial paralysis often experience difficulties in their social interactions because th … »

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  2015.11.13

  Seniors expend as much energy as Tour de France cyclists

  Physically fit seniors expend as much energy as Tour de France cyclists. New Danish research shows … »

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  2015.11.11

  Politicians condition the influence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

  EU politicians have decisive  influence on the broader impact of the Court’s jurisprudence. That is … »

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  2015.11.09

  The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth

  New research shows how past abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic propagated globally. The … »

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  2015.11.06

  Swift satellite detects 1000th gamma-ray burst

  The NASA satellite, Swift, has now detected its 1000th gamma-ray burst. Since the launch of the sat … »

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  2015.11.04

  The most vulnerable countries miss out on climate change knowledge

  Collaborations on climate change research are divided into separate regions of the world with littl … »

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  2015.11.04

  The Greenland ice sheet contains nutrients from precipitation

  New research shows that the ice sheet on Greenland contains the nutrient phosphorus, which was carr … »

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  2015.11.03

  The role of plant science in food security

  Plant science has a necessary but not sufficient role to play in meeting the global food security c … »

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  2015.11.02

  Bugs collected on rooftop for 18 years reveal climate change effects

  Study of insects on the roof of Zoological Museum has revealed local insect community turnover due … »

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  2015.10.26

  Insulin cells determine weight loss surgery success rate

  Danish researchers have found that the ability to produce insulin is pivotal to the success of weig … »

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  2015.10.23

  Plague Infected Humans Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

  However, it was at least another thousand years until the bacterium that causes the disease, Yersin … »

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  2015.10.21

  European birdwatchers unravel how birds respond to climate change

  New details on how birds respond to climate change have been revealed by volunteer bird watchers al … »

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  2015.10.13

  Malaria vaccine provides hope for a general cure for cancer

  The hunt for a vaccine against malaria in pregnant women has provided an unexpected side benefit fo … »

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  2015.09.21

  Shared workdays to strengthen and stimulate collaboration between researchers and businesses

  The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences invites businesses to benefit from the departmen … »

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  2015.09.18

  UCPH scientists well represented in Nature and Science

  The University of Copenhagen has joined the ranks of the top 50 research institutions that publish … »

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  2015.09.16

  Panum location for new film

  He is one of the writers behind top box office films like Fasandræberne (The Pheasant Killers), A R … »

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  2015.09.14

  Give refugees access to education

  New thinking in education is called for if Denmark is to deliver a truly humanitarian effort while … »

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  2015.09.08

  Copepod migrations are important for the ocean’s uptake of CO2

  Zooplankton no bigger than grains of rice play a much larger role in the transport and storage of C … »

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  2015.09.08

  The right tree for the right place in Africa

  A new version of vegetationmap4africa makes it easier to select species for agroforestry and land r … »

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  2015.09.07

  American NIH grant to Danish research on childhood asthma

  Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC), led by Professor Hans Bisgaard, Uni … »

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  2015.09.07

  Linguists use the Bible to develop language technology for small languages

  Linguists from the University of Copenhagen can now produce language technology – based on Biblical … »

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  2015.09.02

  Biodiversity belowground is just as important as aboveground

  Most of the world’s biodiversity is below ground, but little is known about how it affects ecosyste … »

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  2015.08.28

  Ambitious new biomedical research programme at University of Copenhagen

  The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 60 million for an ambitious new research pro … »

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  2015.08.27

  University of Copenhagen joins European health elite

  Knowledge, growth and visions for future health. These will be the keywords when the University of … »