Nature, Numbers & Technology

Ocean Research

2020.04.14

Danish and Icelandic Ocean Research Center opens at UCPH

New ocean research center opens at the University of Copenhagen with support from the Carlsberg Foundation. The center is led by Professor Katherine Richardson from the GLOBE Institute.

corona virus

2020.04.02

Artificial intelligence to predict corona-patients' risk of needing ventilators

Experts at the University of Copenhagen have begun using artificial intelligence to create computer models that calculate the risk of a corona patient’s needing intensive care or a ventilator. The new initiative is bein…

economy

2020.03.27

Expert: Coronavirus pandemic will not trigger a food crisis

The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to provoke a food crisis according to a food economics expert at the University of Copenhagen. Food supply and demand have hardly changed. And globally, food stockpiles are topped up…

CRISPR

2020.03.24

Research breakthrough: Humans are not the first to repurpose CRISPR

We humans are far from the first to exploit the benefits of CRISPR. Groundbreaking research at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) has helped to redefine what CRISPR is. UCPH Researchers have discovered that primitive…

COVID-19 FUNDING

2020.03.19

UCPH researchers to be part of team studying our social behavior during the Covid-19 epidemic

As a direct result of the spread of the Corona virus and the acute health crisis in Denmark and the rest of the world, the Carlsberg Foundation grants DKK 25 million to a new Semper Ardens project to investigate behavio…

Food science

2020.03.05

The composition of urine is related to economic status

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that the diets of the wealthy and people in risk of poverty are correlated with urinary fingerprints of their respective metabolisms. Urine samples from more than…

Dementia

2020.02.11

Taller young men may have lower dementia risk

Being taller in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia in men, even when education, intelligence and family genetics are taken into account.

eating behaviour

2020.01.29

Using games to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables

Board games, card games and even computer games can be used to get children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Conversely, games can also encourage children to eat more unhealthy snacks. This is the conclusion of…

air pollution

2020.01.20

New discovery about harmful particles: "We have found a fundamental shortcoming in air pollution models"

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a surprising phenomenon in a process by which certain gas molecules produce harmful particles. The impact of this phenomenon is likely to increase in urban…

Genetics

2020.01.16

A sea monster’s genome

The giant squid is an elusive giant, but its secrets are about to be revealed. A new study led by the University of Copenhagen has sequenced the creature’s entire genome, offering an opportunity to throw some light on…

RESEARCH FUNDING

2019.12.10

Mapping the digital impact of interest groups on politicians and the public

Professor of Political Science Anne Rasmussen is set to receive a DKK 15 million ERC Consolidator Grant to study how interest groups’ use of digital forms of communication (e.g. tweets, YouTube videos, Facebook posts an…

Gastronomic research

2019.11.12

Knowledge of the origin of the food makes it taste better

Food we are familiar with tastes the best, but if we know where the food comes from and how it is made, it actually gets better, even if we don’t think the taste is spot on. New research from the Future Consumer Lab at…

Climate research:

2019.11.11

Climate change resulting in bigger and more destructive hurricanes in the USA

During the last 100 years hurricanes have become more frequent and more destructive, new research from the University of Copenhagen shows. The study has surveyed the most destructive hurricanes on the south- and east…

Cosmos

2019.11.11

Danish Health Research Becomes Part of the International Space Station

The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a contract for DKK 7.75 million for the development of intelligent exercise clothing that will monitor the fitness level of astronauts in space. The physiological part of…

Circadian Rhythm

2019.11.08

Stress hormone helps control the circadian rhythm of brain cells

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown how the brain's circadian rhythm in rats is, among other things, controlled by the stress hormone corticosterone - in humans called cortisol. This has been shown…

Microbiology

2019.10.10

Friendly bacteria collaborate to survive

New microbial research at the University of Copenhagen suggests that 'survival of the friendliest' outweighs 'survival of the fittest’ for groups of bacteria. Bacteria make space for one another and sacrifice properties…

Biodiversity

2019.09.13

Why is Earth so biologically diverse? Mountains hold the answer

Life on Earth is amazingly diverse, and exhibits striking geographical global patterns in biodiversity. A pair of companion papers published September 13th in Science reveal that mountain regions—especially those in the…

Mathematics

2019.09.09

The ever-winning lottery ticket: Mathematicians solve a dusty mystery

After years of work, University of Copenhagen mathematics researchers have answered a mysterious half-century-old riddle. The mystery was all but forgotten until a Danish researcher heard about, and then decided to…

Climate

2019.09.06

Results of an eight-year climate experiment: Danish heath vegetation increases CO2 uptake as atmospheric concentration rises

In a unique experiment, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, DTU and Aarhus University have simulated future climate change on a heath in Jægerspris, Denmark. The heath was exposed to increased CO2, higher…

Plants

2019.08.28

New method reveals whether your potato is organic or not

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new approach that helps public agencies and commercial interests combat fraudulently-labelled organic foods. By looking at how organic plants are fertilised,…

machine learning

2019.08.27

Women are beautiful, men rational

Men are typically described by words that refer to behavior, while adjectives ascribed to women tend to be associated with physical appearance. This, according to a group of computer scientists from the University of…

Blockchain

2019.08.23

The Technology Behind Bitcoin May Improve the Medications of the Future

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose of medicine for the individual patient, as well as prevent counterfeit products.

Forskning

2019.08.16

New research could provide better food and faster analysis of blood tests

Forskere fra Institut for Fødevarevidenskab på Københavns Universitet har fundet ud af, hvordan man ved at bruge deep learning hurtigere kan tolke analyser, der foretages ved hjælp af gaskromatografi. Da denne type…

regulation of blood sugar

2019.08.10

Reduction of carbohydrate intake improves type 2 diabetics’ ability to regulate blood sugar

Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate their blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a recent study…

Tremor

2019.08.08

Brain Researchers Invent an Affordable Smartphone Measurement for Testing of Medications

Brain researchers from the University of Copenhagen have invented an inexpensive method to measure tremor as known from Parkinson's disease in mice. The method utilises the accelerometer in a smartphone to measure the…