News archive 2015

News archive 2015

CERN starting the LHC accelerator up again to solve new mysteries

2015.03.12

The 27 km long subterranean particle accelerator, the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is ready…
High levels of vitamin D is suspected of increasing mortality rates

2015.03.10

The level of vitamin D in our blood should neither be too high nor to low. Scientists from the…
New research into materials for tooth fillings

2015.03.10

Tooth decay is a serious health problem and it is often necessary to repair cavities. Today they…
Chemistry at the heart of new Danish-Qatari partnership

2015.03.09

Faculty of Science Dean John Renner Hansen recently signed an agreement with Qatar University’s…
Quick, easy and early diagnosis with rare earth ions

2015.03.09

A chemist from the University of Copenhagen has invented a compound which measures oxygen in cells…
Poorly preserved DNA from African slaves reveals their origins

2015.03.09

An analysis of DNA extracted from the tooth roots of three 17th century slaves reveals that they…
Quantum mechanic frequency filter for atomic clocks

2015.03.06

In an atomic clock, electrons jumping from one orbit to another decides the clock’s frequency. To…
Astronomers observe four images of the same supernova using a cosmic lens

2015.03.05

Astronomers have for the first time observed a supernova multiply-imaged due to gravitational…
The Carlsberg Foundation funds Centre for Information and Bubble Studies

2015.03.02

The Carlsberg Foundation has awarded Professor Vincent F. Hendricks 1,92 million euros to establish…
Astronomers find dust in the early universe

2015.03.02

Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe – both in the formation of planets and new…
GLP-1 secretion is reduced in overweight, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes

2015.02.26

The world’s largest study looking at the secretion of the gut hormone GLP-1 has found that the…
Biophysicist receives EliteForsk Award 2015

2015.02.26

Biophysics professor Lene Oddershede of the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute at the…
Greenland is melting – the past might tell what the future holds

2015.02.20

A team of scientists lead by Danish geologist Nicolaj Krog Larsen have managed to quantify how the…
Prestigious American award for Danish Professor Maiken Nedergaard

2015.02.12

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded scientist Maiken…
Hiring target: A woman in every applicant pool

2015.02.10

Equal opportunity New University of Copenhagen hiring guidelines now require that women be included…
World’s governments are failing on protected areas for nature

2015.02.09

A new study has found that while governments are making progress in expanding Protected Area…
Global focus on metabolic research at University of Copenhagen

2015.02.06

A ‘world-renowned’ scientist from Yale University, Professor Tamas L. Horvath is going to establish…
University of Copenhagen and University of British Columbia share international professorship

2015.02.05

Funding from the Lundbeck Foundation ensures joint professorship in drug delivery and nanomedicine…
Innovative aging researcher gives us new view of older people

2015.02.03

Professor Rudi Westendorp has for many years endeavoured to change the way society view older peopl…
Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually

2015.01.27

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have studied the immediate reaction in the brain after…

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