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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 o…

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.

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

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 give…

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 researcher…

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…

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 tha…

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 ancien…

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…

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…

When atmospheric chemistry researchers began to wonder why laundry dried outside smells so good, they began by hanging towels outside of the University of Copenhagen’s chemistry building in an unusual experiment.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, the National Museum of Denmark and the University of Kiel have become the first ever to test a tracing method on the cremated remains of a large number of ancient humans.…

The international alliance of scientists ICDA is publishing its recommendations as to what science should focus on to take the next quantum leap to an understanding of the major common diseases and their genetic origins…

This year, three researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen receive awards from the Bagger-Sørensen Foundation. Professor Karsten Buschard receives this year’s main award…

The first batch of insect veterinarians is set to be trained at the University of Copenhagen. This new breed of veterinarian will help the growing insect industry to keep their insect micro stocks healthy and abuzz.

A new report released by University of Copenhagen researchers indicates that Danish soybean and palm oil imports account for seven million tons of CO2 emissions annually. By comparison, Danish agriculture’s combined CO2…

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen are working on a vaccine against COVID-19. The vaccine has been tested in mice and shows promising results. The researchers hope to commence clinical trials before the end o…

The job market in 2020 has taken a hard hit due to COVID-19. However, a joint effort by the Danish University network has established a virtual job fair to connect UCPH’s soon-to-be graduates with Danish companies…

Students and teachers at the University of Copenhagen can expect the upcoming semester to be a bit different from what they are used to. All faculties at UCPH are in the midst of planning exactly how they will organise …