News archive 2014

Male cooking

2014.06.30

PhD thesis on masculinity in TV cooking shows

Masculinity in TV cooking shows is the focus in a new PhD dissertation by Jonatan Leer.

Award

2014.06.25

Forward-thinking protein scientist receives prestigious award

Professor Jiri Lukas, director of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, has been…

STEP BY STEP

2014.06.24

Researchers mapping your route from illness to illness

Studies in a complex data landscape now enable researchers to pinpoint very busy routes for…

Heart Research

2014.06.18

New research can improve heart health

For the first time, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet are able to show…

METABOLIC GENETICS

2014.06.18

Scientists break the genetic code for diabetes in Greenland

New Danish genetics research explains the high incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Greenlandic…

Genetics

2014.06.16

Researchers map parasite with promising effect on autoimmune diseases

Researchers have successfully mapped the genome of the whipworm parasite.

EU law

2014.05.30

Reports uncover the tender spot in relation to EU citizens' rights

Recently published reports uncover that there are considerable differences in EU Member States’…

Climate change

2014.05.27

Climate warming favours light-coloured insects in Europe

Butterflies and dragonflies with a lighter shade of colour do better in warmer areas of Europe. Thi…

Gambling mania

2014.05.26

At New Delhi's racecourse races are rigged

PhD Stine Simonsen Puri's dissertation deals with gambling at the New Delhi racecourse. It provides…

Nutrition

2014.05.15

HIV patient nutrition more vital than once assumed

Access to HIV medication has significantly reduced the number of AIDS related deaths in Africa. Yet…

internationalisation

2014.05.15

International collaboration in medicines regulatory affairs

The Universities of Copenhagen, Basel, Hertfordshire and King’s College, London, have signed a…

Healthy aging

2014.05.09

Constant arguing increases premature death risk

People who frequently argue with family and friends, or worry too much about their loved ones, may…

Polarbears

2014.05.09

Genome gives clues to how polar bears rapidly evolved to cope with high-fat diet

A comparison of the genomes of polar bears and brown bears reveals that the polar bear is a much…

AUSTRALIAN TRIO

2014.05.08

Australian students awarded by Crown Princess Mary

Today HRH Crown Princess Mary gave out The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian…

Diabetes

2014.05.08

Gluten-free diet reduces risk of type 1 diabetes in mice

New experiments on mice show, that mouse mothers can protect their pups from developing type 1…

CLIMATE

2014.05.07

Deep green cuts reduce University energy consumption 20%

The University of Copenhagen has met its first climate goal of reducing carbon-dioxide emissions…

Climate change

2014.05.01

Multiple dimensions of climate change reveal unappreciated impacts on biodiversity

Shrinking ice sheets and melting ice caps are well known consequences of climate change. But a new…

climate fiction

2014.04.23

Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming

Climate fiction – or simply cli-fi – is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the…

Media and politics

2014.04.10

Newspapers follow suit when Danish politicians go to war

Danish newspapers mirror to a high degree the viewpoints of the political elite when Danish militar…

ANIMAL WELFARE

2014.04.10

Experts disagree on horses with incoordination

At least one in 100 horses at some point in its life will lose the ability to control of its gait a…