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Thunderstorms often provoke violent cloud bursts that can result in devastating flooding. But what actually spawns thunderstorms and cloud bursts? This question has spurred a new study by researchers at the University of

The 2021 Sonning Prize goes to the Belarusian author and dissident Svetlana Alexievich. She is recognised for her novels that are based on personal stories from Soviet citizens. After the presidential election in Belarus

A University of Copenhagen chemist has invented a cutting-edge green technology that uses CO2 to convert seawater into drinking water — within minutes. The plan is to use the desalination technology to replace

Trial and error define today’s approach to developing new pharmaceutical drugs. But with their enormous computing power, quantum computers are expected to solve important and complex problems in medicine, biology and

New research from the University of California and the University of Copenhagen into COVID-19 redefines the known mechanism of infection of human cells.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen are introducing a new biological concept in the fight against diabetes: glucagon resistance. Glucagon resistance or decreased sensitivity to the hormone glucagon increases

Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. The proximity of the hot springs indicates to the researchers that early humans could have used

New research from the University of Copenhagen show that Viking genomes contain lots of genes from Southern and Eastern Europe, which also implies that they had dark rather than blond hair.

PRECISION MEDICINE Researchers from University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital have discovered a biomarker that might predict the course of the disease in patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC).

The less we know about what is expected of us in a given situation, the more likely we are to act upon self-interest alone. According to the UCPH researcher behind the new study, this applies both to our degree of

After 10 months of camera surveillance in the Tanzanian rainforest, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have become the first to conclude that female and male leopards are active at very different times of the

Refugee children arriving in the Nordic countries at a late school age achieve better school results in Sweden than in Denmark. This is the conclusion of new research findings from the Nordic CAGE project, in which

The English researcher and disease-modeling expert Dr. Samir Bhatt will soon join University of Copenhagen. From his position at Imperial College London, he has been a key expert in the British COVID-19 response.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied a range of perceptions among Danes about good, healthy and safe foodstuffs. Their findings report that mold prone foods are considered to be more natural than

Danish university lecturer experiments with banning screens in discussion lessons. In a new study, a UCPH researcher and her colleagues at Aarhus University analyzed the results, which include greater student presence,

A new study from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University reports that people spend a little less time looking at 'fake news' headlines than to factual ones — knowledge that could make it easier to sort

A new study published by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and partner institutions has proven that repeated and abrupt climate changes during the last ice age occurred simultaneously in South America,

Bad behaviour isn’t what leads dog and cat owners to relinquish their little Fido or Daisy to the animal shelter. On the contrary, relinquishing a pet is often due to an owner’s poor health, housing problems or a lack of

The Danish researcher Mads Gyrd-Hansen will soon be exchanging Oxford University for the University of Copenhagen, the place where his research career started.

Social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. This is the conclusion of a new large-scale study conducted at the University of Copenhagen.

Arctic sea ice is melting more quickly than once assumed. Today’s climate models have yet to incorporate the steep rise in temperatures that have occurred over the past 40 years. This, according to a new study by

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also gives

The 4EU+ University Alliance, of which the University of Copenhagen is a member, has received EU funding to develop a collaboration project that will boost support for research and innovation. The project will provide

The largest and most complex CRISPR system has been visualized by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in a new study. The system may have potential applications in biomedicine and biotechnology, the researchers

On 28 July, 7,831 applicants were offered a place on one of the University's undergraduate programmes. This is an increase of close to 7 percent compared to 2019 and the highest number of students ever admitted to the

A great deal of food research hinges upon the honesty of participants in relation to what they say they have eaten. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among others, deployed a method that in

The fatal disease smallpox is older and more widespread than scientists so far have proved. A new study by an international team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge shows that

Findings of stone tools move back the first immigration of humans to America at least 15,000 years. This is revealed in a new international study from the University of Copenhagen, where researchers have analysed ancient

The remote electronic monitoring of fishermen generally has more advantages than disadvantages, according to an extensive international study conducted by University of Copenhagen researchers, among others. The method

Access to preventive dental care depends very much on where in the world you live. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that more high-income countries offer dental care to children and adults to prevent