Initiative 30/05 2019

New institute to describe the diversity of humans and the Earth

Through research into the origins of life and the Earth, the distribution and genetic diversity of life as well as the interaction of humans with the Earth, scientists at the new Globe Institute will contribute to a deeper understanding of how diseases occur, develop and affect humans.

Exercise 13/06 2019

Exercise may have different effects in the Morning and Evening

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed.

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UCPH researchers on hunt for sustainable super crop recipe
2019.06.14
Smarter food production is becoming an imperative as the world's population swells and climate changes. With the backing of a 203 million kroner grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers at the University of… »
Exercise may have different effects in the Morning and Evening
2019.06.13
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In mice they demonstrate that exercise in the morning results in an… »
New center at the University of Copenhagen to predict climate tipping points
2019.06.03
Current climate models are unable to predict sudden and violent changes to climate, known as tipping points. This is a phenomenon that researchers fear more and more, and that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel… »
New institute to describe the diversity of humans and the Earth
2019.05.30
Through research into the origins of life and the Earth, the distribution and genetic diversity of life as well as the interaction of humans with the Earth, scientists at the new Globe Institute will contribute to a… »
Tempted to cheat on a written exam? Artificial intelligence is 90 percent certain to nab you
2019.05.29
Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or whether a ghostwriter penned it for you - with nearly 90 percent… »
New Professional Master’s Degree Programme in Neurorehabilitation Will Strengthen Practitioners
2019.05.27
The University of Copenhagen is introducing a new professional master’s degree programme in neurorehabilitation. It is targeted at physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, doctors and other practitioners, who… »
New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival
2019.05.24
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm. Among other things, it uses disease history from the past 23 years… »
Research Team Identifies the First Gene that Increases the Risk of Fainting
2019.05.16
Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on… »