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Climate

2023.05.25

Philosophers agree with economists on climate action - but stress ethical considerations

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations.

Mesopotamia

2023.05.18

The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago

Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago. The sources have been analysed by researchers from the University of…

Conflict prevention

2023.05.17

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

How can private corporations and public authorities ensure the engagement of citizens before building plants for green energy production? Researchers from the UCPH have set out to answer this question in a new project.

Innovation

2023.05.16

UCPH launches first strategy for innovation

University of Copenhagen is one of Europe's leading universities when it comes to research. Now the university wants to see more of its good ideas developed and implemented in practice for the greater benefit of society…

quantum math

2023.05.11

Leading mathematician wants to solve the riddle of a million quantum particles

One of Europe’s leading mathematicians - Professor Søren Fournais of the University of Copenhagen – is dedicating the next five years to understanding a mysterious quantum phenomenon through extremely complex equations.…

Food science

2023.05.10

Danish innovation to convert nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming into high value seaweed

Instead of polluting the sea and contributing to global warming, nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming will be used to produce sea lettuce – a green protein and valuable high-fiber seaweed species –…

Dissemination Award

2023.05.09

Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire

When a number of British colonies demanded independence after World War 2, they kick-started the decolonisation process, which has since emptied the concept of 'Britishness' of meaning. Even Great Britain is falling…

Plant Science

2023.05.04

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial change…

eating disorder

2023.04.17

The intestinal ecosystem directly affects anorexia

Severe changes in the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria and viruses directly affect the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa.

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THEME: Green research and green solutions

Impact since 1479

Recent news

Philosophers agree with economists on climate action - but stress ethical considerations

The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

UCPH launches first strategy for innovation

Leading mathematician wants to solve the riddle of a million quantum particles

Danish innovation to convert nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming into high value seaweed

Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

Impaired verbal memory increases psychiatric patients' risk of hospitalisation

Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

The intestinal ecosystem directly affects anorexia

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