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Health

2025.09.12

Team Sports lower blood pressure and improve function in patients with chronic diseases

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending form of exercise for patients with high blood pressure and COPD. Even after a relatively short…

Bacteria

2025.09.12

Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past

Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have provided researchers at the University of Copenhagen with unique insight into Denmark's butter production history.…

AI

2025.09.08

AI tool built for learners supports learning better than ChatGPT

Artificial intelligence does not necessarily help students learn more if it is only used to provide answers. However, research from the University of Copenhagen shows how aligning GenAI with learning theories and a…

public health

2025.09.08

Children from homes with fewer resources have an increased risk of asthma

Children from less-advantaged socio-economic circumstances have a significantly increased risk of developing asthma. Smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding are two of the major contributing factors to these…

Carbon Capture

2025.09.05

Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials

From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for efficient and sustainable CO2 capture. This is killing two birds wit…

social media

2025.09.05

Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media

Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. But the extreme content is often mixed with ironic play, memes and hashtags, which…

2025.09.01

Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health

Muesli bars, toast bread, and protein drinks. Delicious and convenient solutions for a busy everyday life. But also foods that men may benefit from avoiding if they want to improve their fertility and overall health.

TECH

2025.08.21

Denmark can now contribute to producing world-class chips

For the first time, Denmark is establishing production of microchip wafers at the leading standard. This makes Denmark a global player in chip production. The new “wafer factory,” which will be part of the University of…

Greenland

2025.08.21

Sled Dog DNA Reveals Hidden Chapter in Greenland’s History

The Inuit arrived in Greenland several hundred years earlier than previously believed. This is revealed by a genetic mapping of sled dogs, conducted by researchers from University of Copenhagen.

art

2025.08.18

13 contemporary artists challenge the monument tradition of the University of Copenhagen

In August, the University of Copenhagen will open the doors to RECAST, a large group exhibition organised to mark the 150th anniversary of women's admission to university. The exhibition challenges the university's…

PARTICLE PHYSICS

2025.08.15

Intergalactic experiment: Researchers hunt for mysterious dark matter particle with clever trick

Physicists use magnetic fields of galaxy clusters to observe black holes in their search for a particle that has stumped scientists for decades.

Climate change

2025.08.14

Arctic Reindeer Face Drastic Decline

By the year 2100, reindeer populations in parts of the Arctic could decline by up to 80 percent. This is the alarming conclusion of a new international study led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the…

Politics

2025.08.14

How we can improve online political debates

With a few adjustments, the quality of online political debates can be significantly improved, according to new research. However, a better tone of debate does not necessarily change people's attitudes, the researchers…

ISOTOPES

2025.08.07

Chemical detective work could be the solution to stolen and repackaged medicine

Medicines have a unique chemical fingerprint. Researchers say this knowledge can be used to trace counterfeit or stolen medicine.

Microbiome

2025.08.01

Microbiome breakthrough: Gut bacterium may hold key to future treatments for widespread chronic diseases

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common gut bacterium that lowers body weight and blood sugar while increasing bone density. The finding could pave the…

Psychology

2025.07.23

Americans prefer a more diverse society

A new study challenges the notion that Americans fear ethnic and religious replacement. On the contrary, the majority want a more diverse United States.

Staphylococcus

2025.07.17

Bacteria from cows show promising results in treating MRSA infections

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that signaling molecules from a specific Staphylococcus bacterium can treat MRSA infections as effectively as antibiotics.

ANCIENT DNA

2025.07.09

Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history

A new study maps infectious diseases across millennia and offers new insight into how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our health landscape.

Mysterious animals

2025.07.09

New study points to Skagerrak as nursery area for the enigmatic Greenland shark

The Greenland shark – the world's longest-living vertebrate – is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new international study led by researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and…

Sea Levels

2025.07.03

Old aerial photos give scientists a new tool to predict sea level rise

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained unique insight into the mechanisms behind the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves, which are crucial for sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere. The discovery o…

zoonotic diseases

2025.06.30

Dangerous Variant of Salmonella Still Not Eradicated

The infectious and multi-resistant cattle disease Salmonella Dublin can be fatal to both humans and animals and causes significant losses for farmers. Although Denmark has attempted to eradicate the disease since 2008,…

ADHD

2025.06.30

Researchers find serious flaws in trials with adult ADHD patients

Millions of adults around the world are diagnosed with ADHD every year, and there is a great need for research in the field. However, much clinical research on adult ADHD suffers from serious methodological shortcomings…

insects

2025.06.27

Here are the flowers that both bees and humans like best

Botanists from the University of Copenhagen and the UK set out to find the best flower combinations for bees and hoverflies. The results make it easier for garden owners and municipalities, among others, to plant the…

Politics

2025.06.27

When politicians gain power, their language becomes garbled

New research shows that politicians speak less intelligibly when in government – losing voters can be the consequence.

Digital habits

2025.06.26

Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied

What lies behind our dissatisfaction with our screen use – and why does the dissatisfaction rarely lead to action? A new Danish study sheds light on this.

mental health

2025.06.25

Mental health problems may spill over in mother groups

In mother groups, mental health challenges can spread among new parents. New research from the University of Copenhagen and VIVE shows that the risk of experiencing postnatal reactions, such as depression, increases if…

Parenthood

2025.06.25

How first-time parents experience the first year with their baby

Most first-time parents in Denmark feel competent and experience low levels of parental stress during their child's first year of life. However, new research shows that some groups find it significantly more difficult –…

Protein research

2025.06.25

New Danish research centre to make designed proteins with vast potential

Designed proteins are anticipated to have groundbreaking impact on a range of issues from treating disease to tackling environmental problems. With a DKK 700 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and headed by…

Groceries

2025.06.24

Good deals - bad for the climate: Supermarket volume discounts lead to food waste

A new study reveals an unfortunate effect of supermarkets' popular “2 for 1” offers: Not only do they make us buy more, these offers also lead to food waste at home.

Economy

2025.06.23

Economists: Long-term investments can become more equitable

Two economists have developed a new way of looking at equity between later and earlier generations in the long-term investments we make as a society in areas such as climate change. The new theoretical framework could…