DIGITISATION

Transferring two million butterflies from pin tips to fingertips

With the help of volunteers, the Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen is digitising the images and data of two million butterflies in an initiative to shed light on how nature has changed over time and how climate change might effect future transformations. The butterfly digitization project is the first step of a complete digitisation of the Natural History Museum of Denmark’s collections.

D-FACTOR

Psychologists define 'the dark core of personality'

Egoism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, sadism, spitefulness, and others are among the traits that stand for the malevolent dark sides of human personality. As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, these traits share a common ‘dark core’. So, if you have one of these tendencies, you are also likely to have one or more of the others.

BACTERIA

Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics

Researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. Researchers found examples of a small portion of pathogenic bacteria hiding out in a dormant, hibernation-like state, until the danger posed to them by antibiotics passes. When safe, they awaken and resume their regular functions.

mobility 13/09 2018

Academics advocating student mobility

To provide students with global mindsets and prepare them for their future careers, most universities aim to increase international student mobility. In our effort to raise outbound mobility numbers, we asked select faculty to share their personal study abroad stories in six short films.

Funding 29/08 2018

New strategic funding to metabolic research at the University of Copenhagen

The Novo Nordisk Foundation awards DKK 700 million to enable the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen to excel its research, educational and communication activities and to create new knowledge about prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders for the benefit of people all over the world.

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Transferring two million butterflies from pin tips to fingertips
2018.10.04
With the help of volunteers, the Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen is digitising the images and data of two million butterflies in an initiative to shed light on how nature has changed… »
Study: New allergy vaccine for hay fever shows promising results
2018.09.26
Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce treatment times and increase the effect of treatments. The vaccine, which is still at the… »
Psychologists define 'the dark core of personality'
2018.09.26
As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, traits as egoism, machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadisme share a common ‘dark core’. So, if you have one of these tendencies, you… »
Infectious bacteria hibernate to evade antibiotics
2018.09.24
University of Copenhagen researchers have discovered a surprising tactic of pathogenic bacteria when being attacked by antibiotics: hibernation. … »
Doubts and dialogue may alter public perceptions of science
2018.09.24
Science projects within controversial fields such as synthetic biology could benefit from experimenting with communication settings in which experts share their thoughts and feelings with each other and the public. This… »
Insulin Shows Great Potential Against Chronic Colitis
2018.09.20
Diabetes is not the only disease on which insulin has an effect, it appears. In a new study that involved tests on mice researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, have discovered a new method for… »
Academics advocating student mobility
2018.09.13
To provide students with global mindsets and prepare them for their future careers, most universities aim to increase international student mobility.… »
Explore Wonderful Research at Culture Night at SUND
2018.09.10
Listen to musical cardiac rhythms, become a surgeon for a day, solve a death, meet confused sperm cells, experience animal dissections and feel the rush of the most beautiful view of Copenhagen from the 15th floor of the… »