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  2019.06.21

  University of Copenhagen’s Amanda Hammar elected President of AEGIS

  Head of the Centre of African Studies at University of Copenhagen, Amanda Hammar, looks forward to extending global research collaboration in African Studies as new president of the European African Studies Association. … »

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  2019.06.20

  Danish researchers confirm that narwhals and belugas can interbreed

  A team of University of Copenhagen researchers has compiled the first and only evidence that narwhals and beluga whales can breed successfully. DNA and stable isotope analysis of an anomalous skull from the Natural … »

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  2019.06.19

  Wanted: A new chairperson and two new members of the Board of the University of Copenhagen

  From 1 January 2020, the University Board needs three new external members, including a new chairperson. The hunt is therefore on to find candidates who meet the formal requirements and the nomination bodies’ list of … »

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  2019.06.17

  Danish researchers unravel how toxic almonds became edible

  After more than 12 years of work, researchers can now reveal that only a single change in a gene has made the toxic almonds sweet and edible. Their discoveries are now published in SCIENCE and show the way to improved … »

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  2019.06.14

  UCPH researchers on hunt for sustainable super crop recipe

  Smarter food production is becoming an imperative as the world's population swells and climate changes. With the backing of a 203 million kroner grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers at the University of … »

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  2019.06.13

  Exercise may have different effects in the Morning and Evening

  Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have learned that the effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day it is performed. In mice they demonstrate that exercise in the morning results in an … »

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  2019.06.03

  New center at the University of Copenhagen to predict climate tipping points

  Current climate models are unable to predict sudden and violent changes to climate, known as tipping points. This is a phenomenon that researchers fear more and more, and that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel … »

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  2019.05.30

  New institute to describe the diversity of humans and the Earth

  Through research into the origins of life and the Earth, the distribution and genetic diversity of life as well as the interaction of humans with the Earth, scientists at the new Globe Institute will contribute to a … »

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  2019.05.29

  Tempted to cheat on a written exam? Artificial intelligence is 90 percent certain to nab you

  Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or whether a ghostwriter penned it for you - with nearly 90 percent … »

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  2019.05.27

  New Professional Master’s Degree Programme in Neurorehabilitation Will Strengthen Practitioners

  The University of Copenhagen is introducing a new professional master’s degree programme in neurorehabilitation. It is targeted at physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, doctors and other practitioners, who … »

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  2019.05.24

  New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival

  Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop a new algorithm. Among other things, it uses disease history from the past 23 years … »

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  2019.05.16

  Research Team Identifies the First Gene that Increases the Risk of Fainting

  Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet. Based on … »

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  2019.05.13

  Crown Princess Mary awards two Australian exchange students

  On 13 May, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary gave out the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students at the University of Copenhagen. … »