News archive 2018 – University of Copenhagen

Young research talents to be nudged out of their comfort zone

2018.12.21

The University of Copenhagen is launching UCPH Forward, a new talent development programme offering…

Study: The Brain's Support Cells Show Defective Development in Huntington’s Disease

2018.12.21

The neurological disorder Huntington’s disease causes behavioural and motor changes, which among…

New supercomputer puts Denmark in life science's top league

2018.12.20

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invest in a new…

Folate deficiency Creates Hitherto Unknown Problems in Connection with Cell Division

2018.12.14

Folate deficiency creates more problems in connection with DNA replication than researchers had…

Researchers Use Computer Model to Predict Prostate Cancer Progression

2018.12.11

An international team of cancer researchers from Denmark and Germany have used cancer patient data…

Genome and Microbiota Researcher Receives the Niels A. Lassen Award

2018.12.07

This year Professor Oluf Borbye Pedersen receives the Niels A. Lassen Foundation’s honorary award…

Wage transparency works

2018.12.06

New research shows that wage transparancy reduces gender pay gap by 7%.

Support for a fresh generation of original research talent

2018.12.06

Six SCIENCE researchers, driven by original ideas and a desire for leadership, receive roughly six…

UCPH researchers to develop AI code of ethics

2018.12.05

For the next two years, a pair of University of Copenhagen researchers will examine ethical dilemma…

Despite Common Obesity Gene Variants Overweight Children Lose Weight Following Lifestyle Intervention

2018.11.28

Children who are genetically predisposed to overweight, due to common gene variants, can still lose…

Free tool helps predict if the next downpour will flood your basement

2018.11.25

A new digital tool allows users to identify drainage patterns from deluges and identify highly…

Less Pollution Can Add a Year to the Lives of Copenhageners in 2040

2018.11.17

If air pollution in the city is reduced to the level found in the countryside, approximately one…

Annual commemoration with loving regards to 1968

2018.11.16

“Why are the students not allowed to speak at the annual commemoration at their own University.…

Faecal Transplant May Protect Premature Babies from Fatal Bowel Disease

2018.11.15

Children born prematurely often experience serious problems with the gastrointestinal tract and…

Massive impact crater from a kilometre-wide iron meteorite discovered in Greenland

2018.11.14

An international team lead by researchers from the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History…

Should you eat a low-gluten diet

2018.11.13

When healthy people eat a low-gluten and fibre-rich diet compared with a high-gluten diet they…

New discovery: The Greenland Icesheet emits methane to the atmosphere

2018.11.12

For the first time researchers has documented, that methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is emitted…

Improved measurements might unveil the unknown 95 percent of the universe's building blocks

2018.11.09

An 11.2 million kroner grant from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science will help shed light…

Inflammation Puts Insulin Production on Hold

2018.11.08

When people become overweight and develop type 2 diabetes, the body goes into a state of chronic…

Million Kroner Prize to UCPH Researcher for Revolutionary Discovery of the Brain’s Cleaning System

2018.11.07

Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Copenhagen is this year’s recipient of the…

New study: Parents put nature in the shopping basket

2018.11.07

In a world of vast consumer choice, ambiguous product descriptions and self-appointed experts,…

New organizational affiliation for Natural History Museum of Denmark

2018.11.02

The Natural History Museum of Denmark will merge with the University of Copenhagen’s Department of…

Veterinarians in International Collaboration

2018.10.31

Veterinary researchers at the University of Copenhagen have just entered into an international…

Colectomy Associated with Increased Risk of Diabetes

2018.10.31

People who have had a colectomy have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from…

Rich people don't live that much longer than the poor

2018.10.30

New research results challenge previous findings of huge differences in life expectancy between the…

A billion euros for quantum research

2018.10.29

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen are part of a high-profile…

Researchers Make Mice Lose Weight by Imitating Effects from Cold and Nicotine

2018.10.24

Inspired by some of the effects from winter swimming and smoking, researchers from the University o…

Research Team Receives New Funding for Continued Research into the Blood-Brain Barrier

2018.10.23

The Lundbeck Foundation grants DKK 24 million in funding for the Research Initiative on Brain…

The composition of gut bacteria almost recovers after antibiotics

2018.10.22

The use of antibiotics has long been linked to deprivation of gut bacteria. Now, a new study from…

Transferring two million butterflies from pin tips to fingertips

2018.10.04

With the help of volunteers, the Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen…