News archive 2015

News archive 2015

ISOLATED MOUNTAINS

Africa’s secret rainforests revealed in new book

Udzungwa: Tales of Discovery in an East African Rainforest is a beautiful and lavishly illustrated…

Life in the soil

Biodiversity belowground is just as important as aboveground

Most of the world’s biodiversity is below ground, but little is known about how it affects…

Ambitious new biomedical research programme at University of Copenhagen

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of DKK 60 million for an ambitious new research…

Health Axis Europe

University of Copenhagen joins European health elite

Knowledge, growth and visions for future health. These will be the keywords when the University of…

Department of Political Science celebrates its 50 year anniversary

The Department of Political Science is publishing an anniversary book to celebrate that on 1…

The Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Malaysia

The future survival of the wild Sumatran rhinos now depends entirely on the less than 100…

A day dedicated to education quality

For the fifth time the University of Copenhagen is hosting a teaching conference for everyone in…

Physical performance

Higher intelligence score means better physical performance

New research reveals a distinct association between male intelligence in early adulthood and their…

New study preferences and high grade points in this year’s intake

On 30 July, 7,641 applicants were offered a place at the University of Copenhagen. The number is at…

Quantum technology

Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances!

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where…

The population history of Native Americans

There is archaeological evidence of modern humans in the Americas by approx. 15 thousand years ago…

Chemistry research

Rock paper fungus: How X-ray imaging of rocks will save papers of the past

Believe it or not: X-ray works a lot better on rocks than on paper. This has been a problem for…

Definitive scientific evidence to support earlier initiation of HIV treatment

Final results from two landmark studies bolstered the scientific case for initiating HIV treatment…

University of Copenhagen remains first choice for most applicants

The University of Copenhagen received 25,995 applications from a total of 17,238 individual…

Adverse effects of clinical trial data transparency – should we worry?

New legislation forces drug developers to disclose most of their clinical trials data when applying…

Risk of COPD may already occur in adolescence

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of most common causes of death in the world…

Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate

Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds…

Super-bright supernova with extreme burst of gamma radiation

Astronomers from NBI have observed a super-bright supernova association with a very unusual long…

EUROPEAN LANDSCAPES

EU-project prepares “Roadmap” for the sustainable use of European landscapes

What will European landscapes look like in 2040? Researchers from IGN has gone through this questio…

NEW PhD PROJECT

Do children with ADHD benefit from nature?

A new PhD project seeks to investigate whether time in nature can be an effective supplementary…