News archive 2016

Quantum technology:

2016.04.26

Superfast light source made from artificial atom

New research results from the Niels Bohr Institute show that light sources can be made much faster…

Agreement

2016.04.18

Danish diabetes expertise reaches Mexico

The University of Copenhagen has signed an agreement with the Mexican health authorities about…

Success

2016.04.18

Arla Foods and University of Copenhagen consolidate ambitious collaboration agreement

Today, Arla Foods and University of Copenhagen celebrate the renewal of a strategic framework…

SOCIAL MEDIA

2016.04.14

The Faculty of Social Sciences is investing heavily in social big data

The Faculty of Social Sciences is opening a new research centre for social big data: Copenhagen…

OBESITY

2016.04.14

Obese people can maintain stable weight loss

Maintaining a stable weight loss is the biggest struggle for obese individuals, yet new research…

zinc

2016.04.11

Researchers find key to zinc rich plants to combat malnutrition

The diet in many developing countries is lacking zinc, but researchers have just solved the riddle…

Talents

2016.04.11

Aspiring researchers are budding

246 upper-secondary-school students participate in this year’s junior researcher project. Emphasis…

Plant gasses possibly dampen

2016.04.05

Plant gasses can counteract arctic climate change

Plant gasses possibly dampen the temperature rise in Greenland. Plants emit compounds to deter pest…

Reverse photosynthesis

2016.04.04

Biotech breakthrough: Sunlight can be used to produce chemicals and energy

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a natural process they describe as…

Cutbacks

2016.04.04

Only a few small study programmes to survive cuts

Several small study programmes to close at the Faculty of Humanities. Some may continue as elements…

Appointment

2016.04.01

Danish professor new vice-president of the CERN Council

Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje, a professor of particle physics and head of the Subatomic research group at…

Chemistry education

2016.03.30

New bachelor programme in chemistry opens doors to international jobs

University of Copenhagen Department of Chemistry is establishing a new chemistry undergraduate…

GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH

2016.03.30

For the first time scientists can observe the nano structure of food in 3D

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland have,…

Published in SCIENCE:

2016.03.25

Gatekeepers of cell membranes studied one at a time with revolutionary nanotechnology

All cells protect themselves from the environment using very thin but ultra-strong membranes. In…

Easter

2016.03.18

Easter can be calculated with greater accuracy using new ‘old’ astronomical method

Easter can fall early and late, in fact, the timing can fluctuate by an entire month from late Marc…

Chemistry business

2016.03.17

University of Copenhagen spin-out presents air cleaner in Beijing

A novel technology to clean air is now presented in the Chinese capital Beijing...

chemistry research

2016.03.17

Cleaning air with light proven to be uniquely versatile

A novel invention using light to remove air pollution has proven to be more versatile than any…

plant protection

2016.03.17

Breakthrough: Microbes protect plants with plant hormones

Researchers from the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at University of Copenhagen hav…

Climate

2016.03.16

Climate variations analysed 5 million years back in time

When we talk about climate change today, we have to recognise the natural variations to be able to…

Chemistry Business

2016.03.10

University of Copenhagen spinout opens advanced air laboratory

Danish air quality company “Infuser” is now inaugurating what promises to be Europe’s, and possibly…