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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 …

Many international students at the University of Copenhagen felt lonely, anxious and useless during the lockdown of the University and Danish society. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out by four researcher…

Denmark has slowly reopened and life is returning to a state of near-normality. However, COVID-19 keeps affecting us as other countries struggle with infection rates on the rise and second waves looming. Still, UCPH wil…

A new research project at the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet will investigate the transmission of COVID-19 among people in the labour market in Denmark. The researchers hope that up to 40,000 people will…

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have used unconventional methods to identify coronavirus transmission chains. An advanced family tree of the virus’ development can provide an exceptionally accurate overview…

Since 2006, the University of Copenhagen has reduced its CO2 emissions from energy consumption and transport by 70 percent. The excellent results will be the foundation of an even more holistic and ambitious effort wher…

Sledge dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. In a new study from the QIMMEQ project, researchers from the University of Copenhagen show that ancestors of modern…

Young students have not only learned to live with the lockdown during the corona epidemic. A new study shows that they have strengthened close relationships and found new, creative ways to be together online.

Two research projects from the University of Copenhagen have received a grant from the Innovation Fund Denmark. The projects will conduct research into improved diagnosing and treatment of people with diabetes as well a…

Forskere fra Københavns Universitet har udviklet et tværfagligt forløb til gymnasieelever, som bringer dem helt tæt på forskning. Eleverne skal analysere arkæologiske fund og få et indblik i arbejdet som forsker.…

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be adversely affecting mental health. This is shown in a new review from the University of Copenhagen that gathers the current knowledge on mental symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.