EMPLOYMENT 2021.06.17 New Associate Dean for Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences On 1 September Professor Sara Hagemann takes up office as the new Associate Dean for Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
artificial intelligence 2021.06.16 Algorithm reveals the mysterious foraging habits of narwhals An algorithm can predict when narwhals hunt – a task once nearly impossible to gain insight into. Mathematicians and computer scientists at the University of Copenhagen, together with marine biologists in Greenland, hav…
Appointment 2021.05.20 Carsten Selch Jensen becomes dean of the Faculty of Theology During the past year, the former associate dean has been acting dean of the faculty that he will now be heading for the next five years.
CLIMATE 2021.05.11 Significantly reducing agricultural CO2 emissions by way of wheatgrass Wheatgrass has the potential to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in Denmark by up to 10 percent according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Carlsberg Research Laboratory. Over the next five…
Big Data 2021.04.27 Big Brother isn’t always as clever as we think New research questions the value of digital surveillance and big data. Sometimes traditional and less privacy-invasive data can predict human behaviour much more effectively.
Biology 2021.04.19 Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow’s pest control Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a better way of targeting and…
FARMING 2021.04.16 New invention can reduce agricultural pesticide use: Distinguishes harmful insects from helpful ones A researcher from the University of Copenhagen has developed an algorithm that, in tandem with a sensor, makes it possible to distinguish crop-harming insects from helpful ones that pollinate and contribute to plant…
PSYCHOLOGY 2021.04.07 Our personality traits explain how we perceive and react to COVID-19 Both Danes and Germans with prosocial personality traits are more likely to follow health recommendations, while people with traits that make them more susceptible to negative emotions are more likely to see COVID-19 as…
rewilding 2021.04.06 Letting nature manage itself may lead to the least costs - but EU subsidies remain an obstacle Nature management through rewilding can be significantly more cost-effective than by traditional conservation measures. However, EU agricultural subsidies distort competition. This is the conclusion of an economic…
carbon footprint 2021.03.29 Climate labeling reduces our CO2 footprint Climate labels informing us of a meat product’s carbon footprint cause many people to opt for climate-friendlier alternatives. This applies to people who are curious about a product’s carbon footprint, as well as to…
Health 2021.03.25 We need to rethink the healthcare sector The conference on chronic conditions at the UCPH revealed a growing interest in the everyday lives of chronic patients. The job is now to make improved quality of life a matter of priority, says Ayo Wahlberg, one of the…
AGRICULTURE 2021.03.15 LITTLE NINJA protein helps crops grow more side shoots A tiny, newly discovered protein can regulate how tall grass species like wheat, barley and rice become and how many side shoots they produce. University of Copenhagen researchers have identified the microProtein LITTLE…
PLANT BIOLOGY 2021.03.04 Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of Copenhagen, an international team of researchers has discovered how plants sense zinc and use this knowledge to enhance…
Conference 2021.02.24 UCPH gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions With close to 500 participants, the Chronic Living conference on 4-6 March will be one of the largest medical anthropological events on record.
Low mobility 2021.02.24 Educational mobility on the decline in Denmark In 20 years, the impact of parental background on children’s education has increased significantly, and today Denmark is on par with the US despite free education and state education grants.
Survey 2021.02.17 Every fifth Dane wants to put immigrants with COVID-19 back in the hospital queue According to a new survey, up to one in five Danes would prioritise hospital beds for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms born in Denmark over recent immigrants.
education 2021.02.09 The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom According to the Education Act, schools in the ethnically divided Bosnia and Herzegovina must teach students “democratic ideals in a multicultural society." But according to new research from the University of…
Education 2021.02.04 New unit at UCPH to put focus on research into children and education New funding from the Ministry of Children and Education will enable researchers from across the Faculty of Social Sciences to strengthen quantitative research into children’s education and their social mobility.
climate 2021.02.02 Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a widespread phenomenon fuelled by “system errors” built into journalism, social media and parliamentary debates. A new…
DEMOCRACY 2021.01.29 The struggle for recognition: The liberal world order is eroded from both within and without New research conludes that replacing Donald Trump with Joe Biden does not take us back to the liberal international order that represented ideas and rules of democracy, equality, trade and economic prosperity.