News from the University of Copenhagen

Baby galaxies grew up quickly

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:00 +0200

Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought,...

Orhan Pamuk is awarded the 2012 Sonning Prize

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Turkish author recieves Denmarks largest culture award. The Sonning Prize is given to a person who has...

Vampires give Danish teenagers taste for spirituality

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 +0200

A new PhD thesis shows that a film series like Twilight replaces traditional religion and enhances interest...

Particle physics professor appointed dean

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:00 +0200

John Renner Hansen, Head of the Niels Bohr Institute, will become the new dean of the Faculty of Science....

Heavy new arguments weigh in on the danger of obesity

Tue, 01 May 2012 23:00:00 +0200

A large new Danish-British study documents for the first time a definite correlation between a high BMI...

India designs its own image as global power

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0200

The shift in India's image is not merely a result of economic growth figures alone – it has resulted...

Fruit flies provide new knowledge about uninhibited cell growth

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0200

In a new study, scientists show that a specific type of carbohydrate plays an important role in the intercellular...

Stem cell researchers map new knowledge about insulin production

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0200

Scientists from DanStem have gained new insight into the signaling paths that control the body’s...

Dietary changes help some children with ADHD

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0200

Researchers have just completed an extensive report that shows there are potential benefits in changing...

Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +0200

Researchers have developed a new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals...

New forage plant prepares farmers for climate changes

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:30:00 +0200

Researchers have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant...

Glacier-fed river systems threatened by climate change

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0100

As glaciers vanish due to global warming, so will those species dependent upon the icy runoff. The alarming...

Protein researchers unravel the molecular dance of DNA repair

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0100

The results of a new study will help unravel exactly how chemotherapy affects cells´ workings and...

New Danish centre to explore the Earth's interior

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:30:00 +0100

To solve the mantle plume mystery Professor Hans Thybo and colleagues will lower advanced seismographic...

Defect in transport system cause DNA chaos in red blood cells

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:45:00 +0100

Researchers from BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have just found a mechanism of the protein Codanin-1,...

Sustainability threatened by rising demand for livestock products

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0100

A major new European research project aims to identify and develop innovative solutions and technologies...

Scientists map new mechanism in brain's barrier tissue

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:15:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have documented a previously unknown biological mechanism...

The first Danish basic research centre in law opens

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:30:00 +0100

A new basic research centre in law at the University of Copenhagen has been established to study the...

Exercise changes the genetic identity of your muscle cells

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0100

New research may change the way we view our DNA and its ability to change. This could not only help improve...

The Blue Planet's new water budget

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Stanford have examined 3.8 billion year old minerals from...

New indicator diseases reveal hidden HIV

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has revealed that a number...

Sturdy Scandinavian conifers survived Ice Age

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0100

New research shows that some Scandinavian conifers survived the inhospitable ice age climate likely for...

'REST' is crucial for the timing of brain development

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Researchers from BRIC have just shown that the molecule REST acts as an adapter between genetic off-switches...

Top researcher takes over as Director of the Protein Center

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:30:00 +0100

From 1 April, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR) at the University of Copenhagen...

Researchers from Europe battle aggressive type 2 diabetes

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0100

A major European research effort with Danish participation and EU funding of DKK 11 million is...

Birds sing louder amidst the noise and structures of the urban jungle

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Aberystwyth have discovered that besides...

Promising new compound for treating stroke

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound...

Toxins from diseased brain cells make diseases of the brain even worse

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered one of the molecular combat mechanisms in...

Archaeologists discover Jordan's earliest buildings

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0100

Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert,...

Rainforest plant combats multi-resistant bacterial strains

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Researchers have discovered a natural substance in a Chilean avocado plant that is active in combination...

Cellular aging increases risk of heart attack and early death

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

A large-scale population study in Denmark involving nearly 20,000 people shows a direct link between...

Synthetic protein amplifies genes needed for stem cells

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100

Scientists have found a way to generate and maintain stem cells much more efficiently by amplifying...

New international genome research centre to open in Denmark

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0100

BGI Europe, a subsidiary of the leading Chinese genomic organisation, will open its first European genome...

Leading University of Copenhagen scholars honoured as Elite Researchers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Danish Ministry awards two of its five prestigious Elite Researcher Awards to leading scholars at the...

Schooling protects fleeing children from disease

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0100

New research shows that just a few hours of schooling a week markedly effects the health of children...

Protein researcher receives prestigious European award

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Professor Matthias Mann has just received the prestigious Louis-Jeantet Prize for medicine for his outstanding...

Cooling semiconductor by laser light

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Researchers at the NBI have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has...

Report shows risk of blindness halved over last decade

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

The number of new cases of blindness and severe visual loss in Denmark has been halved during the last...

The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100

University of Copenhagen leaves imprint on new UN panel in effort to preserve world nature.

Research prevents eco-fraud

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:15:00 +0100

In recent years, the growing demand for organic food products has led to the faking of food and fraud....

A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:15:00 +0100

Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered that most of the Milky Way’s 100 billion...

Niels Bohr Institute gets top researcher from Harvard

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:45:00 +0100

A grant of 38 million from the VILLUM FOUNDATION paves the way for a brand new professorship at the...

Discovery of the first planet the size of Earth

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0100

Astronomers from the NBI have participated in the first discovery of a planet the size of Earth. Using...

New research platform paves way for future bio-based society

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0100

The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation is donating DKK 112 million for a new platform bringing...

Breastfeeding promotes healthy growth

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +0100

A PhD project from LIFE – the Faculty of Life Sciences – has shown that breastfed children...

Scientists turn to protein clues to recreate mammoth DNA

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:45:00 +0100

For the first time ever scientists have been able to work backwards by using 126 proteins from...

University of Copenhagen creates new super faculties

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

University of Copenhagen has decided to merge four of the University’s eight faculties into two....

Robert Feidenhans'l receives 20 million for food product research

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0100

Professor Robert Feidenhans'l has received a large grant of almost 20 million kroner from the Danish...

Extra weight loss from dietary fibres extracted from seaweed

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0100

A new research project conducted shows that dietary fibres from brown algae boost the sensation of satiety,...

A lake fauna in a shot-glass

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:15:00 +0100

Danish research team leads the way for future biodiversity monitoring using DNA traces in the environment...

Danish mushroom inspires cancer researchers

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Researchers have explored the active principles of a Danish mushroom and found that some of the substances...

Chemistry student working for climate-friendly fridges

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:30:00 +0100

Coolants used in refrigerators have been revealed to be disruptive to earth climate. Now a student of...

Danish HIV patients can live as long as the general population when treated optimally

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Researchers who have been following Danish HIV patients for more than fifteen years now see that the...

New research project to examine the transatlantic slave trade

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

A new research project will bring together an unprecedented range of young researchers to examine the...

Mysterious Christmas star explosion

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:30:00 +0100

Christmas Day 2010 the Swift satellite observed a very strange gamma-ray burst in the distant universe....

Predicting future threats for global amphibian biodiversity

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0100

New research shows that amphibian populations are declining worldwide, and their declines far exceed...

Surgery on toy animals lessens anxiety of veterinary students

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Training basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals...

Ancient stars shed light on the prehistory of the Milky Way

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0100

Some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way – a kind of stellar fossils contain abnormally large...

Billions in savings in health costs through reduced air pollution

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:45:00 +0100

Air pollution causes people to get sick, and illness costs society money. A report from CEEH shows that...

Risk of contracting diabetes to increase in world of 7 billion people

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 +0100

World citizen number 7 billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS,...

Research in cellular memory

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Associate Professor Anja Groth has recieved an ERC Starting Grant and has been selected for EMBO's Young...

Nano-tech makes medicine greener

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0100

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are behind the development of a new method that will make...

Dirt prevents allergy

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:30:00 +0100

If infants encounter a wide range of bacteria they are less at risk of developing allergic disease later...

Unraveling the causes of the Ice Age megafauna extinctions

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:00 +0100

Was it humans or climate change that caused the extinctions of the iconic Ice Age mammals? University...

Giant star explosion casts light on distant galaxies

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Astronomers including members from the NBI have used light from a distant gamma-ray burst to investigate...

Two giant grants from the EU to the Niels Bohr Institute

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:15:00 +0200

The Niels Bohr Institute has received two large research grants totalling 35 million kroner from ERC....

Tracing the first North American hunters

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0200

An astonishing new chapter has been added to North American prehistory with research showing that...

Sea levels will continue to rise for 500 years

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0200

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have calculated the long-term outlook for rising sea levels,...

Polar bears ill from accumulated environmental toxins

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:15:00 +0200

Industrial chemicals are transported from the industrialised world to the Arctic via air and sea currents...

Small molecules can starve cancer cells

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0200

Researchers from BRIC have found that a small molecule in our cells can block autophagy in cancer...

Could football give homeless men a health kick?

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:15:00 +0200

Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men,...

Aboriginals get new history

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:30:00 +0200

New reserach from the Willerslev group show, that the Aboriginal Australians were the first explorers....

Denmark moves up the stem cell research league

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Several members from one of Europe's leading research groups in stem cell research which focuses on...

Deans present rough outline for larger faculties

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:30:00 +0200

The University of Copenhagen Board has given Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and the University’s deans...

Virus a potential future cancer medicine

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:15:00 +0200

In a new project, researchers document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously unknown...