News from the University of Copenhagen

Innovative medication to shatter blood clots with light

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 +0200

One in five die when a blood clot detaches from an artery to get stuck in heart or brain. Now chemist...

Homeowners do not increase consumption despite their property rising in value

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:00 +0200

Economists conclude that although the value of our property might rise, we do not on that account increase...

Chemistry breakthrough sheds new light on illness and health

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:15:00 +0200

Danish chemistry researchers set to revolutionize medical imaging. If only someone would use their invention....

Love is in the air on Kierkegaard's birthday

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 +0200

What do a 170-year-old engagement ring, the key to house that no longer exists and a chipped coffee cup...

Riots create irrational behaviour

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 +0200

A new doctoral thesis encourages police to take the destructive behaviour of some participants into...

Researchers discover new explanation for diabetes and poor growth

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0200

A group of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has taken a significant step towards understanding...

Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0200

A major Nordic research project has, for the first time ever, mapped the use of alternative treatment...

Homosexuality has become an image of modernity in Denmark

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0200

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows how public opinion on homosexuality has changed...

Information technology amplifies irrational group behaviour

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0200

Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and...

New centre to focus on harvest and storage of solar energy

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:45:00 +0200

Paint which combines the properties of solar cells and batteries is the ultimate goal for chemist Morten...

They swam north to survive

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0200

Many of the large land mammals, such as mammoths and woolly rhinos, didn’t survive the last ice-age....

Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0200

Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce...

New research centre focuses on the interaction between China and Europe

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0200

Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Fudan University in China are to collaborate in a new centre...

Darwinian Evolution of new Chemistry and Nano-Medicine

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0200

An entirely new way of thinking about pharmaceuticals – this is the goal of Morten Meldal...

Researchers successfully map fountain of youth

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100

In collaboration with an international research team, University of Copenhagen researchers have for the...

Monster from the deep hits the surface

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The giant squid is one of the most enigmatic animals on the planet. It is extremely rarely seen, except....

Volunteer divers benefit marine research

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0100

Many volunteer SCUBA divers collect data on the marine environment every year. Now research shows that...

Mobile phones have given the Chinese a voice

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0100

A new PhD thesis presents several case studies on the use of the mobile phone for political participation...

Researchers find molecular switch turning on self-renewal upon liver damage

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:30:00 +0100

New research has identified a protein complex that acts as a molecular switch turning on a self-regeneration...

Why your brain tires when exercising

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0100

For the first time ever, a research team at the University of Copenhagen is able to explain why our brains...

Experts to calculate potential of Greenlandic mineral wealth

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0100

A joint Greenlandic and Danish university committee will seek to identify how best to use Greenland’s...

Pregnant mothers' blood pressure may affect future health of children

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:45:00 +0100

Up to 10% of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchersfrom...

Ralf Hemmingsen appointed Rector for new term

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0100

The Board of the University of Copenhagen has decided to appoint Ralf Hemmingsen Rector until 1 March...

University of Copenhagen partner in online learning platform

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:00 +0100

The University of Copenhagen is now an official partner in the world's most important platform for online...

This is why it takes so long to get over tendon injuries

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

By combining the nuclear tests of the 1950s with tissue samples and modern technology, a research collaboration now...

Scientists make racehorses fertile

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

Ten percent of mares have difficulties conceiving. Professor Anders Miki Bojesen and veterinarian Morten...

Exploring human self-understanding and its limits

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:00:00 +0100

Professor Claudia Welz is the first theologian ever to receive one of the Ministry of Education’s...

Protein paves the way for correct stem cell differentiation

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:30:00 +0100

Researchers from BRIC, University of Copenhagen, gain new insight into the molecular switches controlling...

Danish research to strengthen conflict resolution in global hotspots

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0100

New research on conflict theory can make Denmark better at preventing the escalation of conflicts throughout...

Researchers explode widespread myths about obesity

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Many people believe that slow weight loss, sex and breastfeeding prevent and relieve obesity. But these...

Researchers find gene that turns up effect of chemotherapy

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0100

Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer patients. New research from BRIC and Center...

Researchers prevent cancer spread by blocking tissue scarring

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:15:00 +0100

New research findings on fibrosis and cancer metastasis from Associate Professor Janine Erler's...

Discovering the secrets of tumour growth

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:15:00 +0100

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Healthy Ageing have identified a compound...

Overlooked ugly cholesterol causes heart disease

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:30:00 +0100

The risk of ischemic heart disease – the leading cause of death worldwide – is three times...

Grants attract top researchers to Copenhagen

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Two international researchers have each been awarded a Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate Research Grant...

Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:00:00 +0100

Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels suffer from...

Groundbreaking air-cleaner saves polluting industrials

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:15:00 +0100

An aircleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove difficult...

A new centre to analyse future disasters

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:15:00 +0100

A new centre at the University of Copenhagen and CBS will equip relief aid organisations, authorities,...

Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Branch retinal vein occlusion is a common eye disease. A type of blood clot in the eye, the disease...

Wallace's century-old map of natural world updated

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Until today, Alfred Russel Wallace's century old map from 1876 has been the backbone for our understanding...

Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:45:00 +0100

2,200 years ago in the ancient Egyptian city Tebtunis, Egyptians voluntarily entered into slave contracts...

Common house plant threatened by climate change

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:15:00 +0100

The purple flower African violet is a popular house plant in most of the world. Scientists from the University...

Drought in the Horn of Africa delays migrating birds

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:00:00 +0100

The drought last year in the Horn of Africa caused the extremely late arrival into northern Europe...

Stem cells develop best in 3D

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Scientists from The Danish Stem Cell Center (DanStem) are contributing important knowledge about how...

Greenland's viking settlers gorged on seals

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:00:00 +0100

A Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an inability...

Foetus suffers when mother lacks vitamin C

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Maternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the foetal brain. And...

Reconsidering cancer's bad guy

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Researchers have found that a protein, known for causing cancer cells to spread, is also one of the molecules...

International research team become the first to map pig genome

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Together with an international team of scientists, researchers from the University of Copenhagen are...

ADHD medicine affects the brain's reward system

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

A group of scientists has created a model that shows how some types of ADHD medicine influence the brain’s...

Solar system's birth record revised

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:30:00 +0100

New research suggests that our solar system is not quite as special as once believed.

High blood cholesterol is overlooked

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:30:00 +0100

High blood cholesterol, a serious hereditary disease, is far more common than previously recognised and...

The modern view of nature has religious roots

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0200

All over the planet, people are fighting to save animals and plants from extinction. In a new book, University...

Danish researchers release ground-breaking knowledge about calcium pumps in cells

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0200

Researchers have now shown that calcium pumps in the cell’s outer membrane adjust the pump speed...

A cancer diagnosis does not make young people religious

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:30:00 +0200

A sociologist of religion has interviewed 21 young patients diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer...

See the light at Culture Night

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0200

On Friday evening the University of Copenhagen opens its doors, with events, displays and special lectures....

Chloroquine makes comeback to combat malaria

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0200

Resistance monitoring shows that the previously efficacious drug chloroquine is once again beginning...

New research into species extinction under climate change

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0200

Nine researchers from University of Copenhagen are awarded the prestigious Sapere Aude grant.

Ancient stinging nettles reveal Bronze Age trade connections

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0200

A piece of nettle cloth retrieved from Denmark's richest known Bronze Age burial mound may derive from...

Gut bacteria could cause diabetes

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:00:00 +0200

New research shows that the composition of a person’s intestinal bacteria could play an important...

New simulation method produces realistic fluid movements

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0200

What does a yoghurt look like over time? The food industry will soon be able to answer this question...

Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of heart disease

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0200

New research shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart attack...

Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:00:00 +0200

Researchers have shown that the increased activity of one particular iron-transport protein destroys...

New strategies needed to combat disease in developing countries

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:00:00 +0200

Research suggests that dividing campaigns into combating either non-communicable or communicable diseases...

Birth is no reason to go to hospital

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0200

A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services...

Research Prizes from the Carlsberg Foundation to prominent UCPH researchers

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:00:00 +0200

The Carlsberg Foundations Research Prizes 2012 go to Professor in molecular biology Kristian Helin, BRIC...

Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:00:00 +0200

A PhD student has drawn on nature’s own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in...

Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 06:00:00 +0200

Individuals with raised levels of an antibody known as rheumatoid factor in their blood have up to a...

Karen Blixen and Isak Dinesen: One woman, two authors

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0200

Literary scholars have compared world-famous Danish author Karen Blixen's Danish and English texts and...

Botanical Garden - renewed and beautified

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0200

From 2009 to 2012 the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen has been transformed, and now it appears more beautiful...

New Danish fungal species discovered

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0200

A new fungal species has been discovered in Denmark during a mushroom-hunting tour headed by postdoc...

The mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:45:00 +0200

With the latest observations from the Planck satellite, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among...

New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0200

Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity...

Sod turned on groundbreaking research tower

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0200

The expansion of the Panum building complex is officially underway. When completed in 2015, students...

Sweet building blocks of life found around young star

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0200

Life is made up of a series of complex organic molecules, including sugars. Astronomers from NBI...

Antibiotic residues in sausage meat target beneficial bacteria

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +0200

Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria...