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Food

2023.01.30

Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect

Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. A combination of proteins and antioxidants…

Computer science

2023.01.30

Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly

Experience and opinion trump fact in Twitter conversations about sustainable food. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers demonstrate that natural language algorithms make it possible to identify people's…

ECONOMY

2023.01.27

What the heck are pulses? European unawareness stands in the way of this “green” superfood

European consumption of pulses doesn’t stack up against national dietary recommendations – with Denmark in last place. This is the finding of a new EU-funded study by the University of Copenhagen as part of the…

The Sonning Prize

2023.01.18

Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize

Body and gaze are the focal points of the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović, who is also known as ‘the godmother of performance art’. She is known for using herself and her body and for actively involving the…

AMERICAN POLITICS

2023.01.11

Russia’s disinformation campaign in the US did not influence political attitudes or voting behavior

The Russian online disinformation effort during the 2016 US presidential election influenced neither attitudes nor voter behavior, new research shows.

Green research

2023.01.03

Sustainable labs are climate-friendly and save money

More than 1,200 researchers and laboratory technicians are involved in a new programme that has led to more sustainable laboratories at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). It benefits the climate and creates green…

Health

2022.12.25

Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that a portion of the Danish population has a composition of gut microbes that, on average, extracts more energy from food than do the microbes in the guts of thei…

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THEME: Green research and green solutions

Impact since 1479

Recent news

Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect

Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly

Green breakthrough: New models calculate our impact on nature and climate

Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance

Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power

Psychologist: Sexuality is founded in childhood

New measurements show high air pollution in the Copenhagen metro

What the heck are pulses? European unawareness stands in the way of this “green” superfood

Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize

Russia’s disinformation campaign in the US did not influence political attitudes or voting behavior

Sustainable labs are climate-friendly and save money

Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy

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