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Event in connection with new report: Let's talk about food waste

On Friday 27 September 2024, in connection with the annual food waste week, the research project Fighting food waste – navigating values, choices and habits organised an event at the University library in Fiolstræde.

Gene Editing Cattle for Enhancing Heat Tolerance: A Welfare Review of the “PRLR‑SLICK Cattle” Case

Pozzebon, M., Guldbrandtsen, B. & Sandøe, P. (2024) Nanoethics. Springer Nature Abstract In March 2022 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a risk assessment of a recent animal gene editing proposal…

Strong at TEONGRAV

Last week, Sept 16-20, La Sapienza University of Rome hosted the first TEONGRAV international workshop on the theory of gravitational waves. TEONGRAV is a collaboration of 11 research groups from across Italy, all…

Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth

On 7-9 September 2024, the University of Copenhagen’s annual global health case challenge “Global Health Solutions” brought together a diverse group of students from various disciplines.

AI could predict breast cancer risk via ‘zombie cells’

Research from the University of Copenhagen shows that new AI technology is better at predicting the risk of breast cancer than current clinical benchmarks.

BARC welcomes Florestan Brunck

BARC welcomes new PhD student Florestan Brunck to the team.

Blockbuster of the Blok - Ala Trusina

The NBI teaching committee has decided to highlight a teacher four times a year to recognize outstanding teaching at the institute. In Blok 4 i 2024 it's Ala Trusina.

Long-COVID sufferers are conserving strength with a "hack" of their fitness tech

When people suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19 faced more questions than answers from doctors, they began collecting data on themselves using fitness watches to better understand their disease. University…

New international network to train researchers in hologenomics

Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics will soon host two PhD students as part of a new multidisciplinary training network across Europe focused on the field of hologenomics.

New study on September 2024 floods in Central Europe

Researchers Emmanuel Raju and Nick Baumgart from the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new study on the mid-September 2024 floods in C. Europe, titled "Climate change and high exposur…

Strong hosted Ringdown Inside and Out

This summer the Strong group hosted the Ringdown Inside and Out meeting. The event took place in Copenhagen from August 22-24, 2024, inside the glass conference room of the Danish Architecture Center (DAC), directly…

The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection

Associate Professor Kristoffer Albris, has together with Karin Fast, Faltin Karlsen, Anne Kaun, Stine Lomborg, and Trine Syvertsen edited the volume The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnections.

Villum Experiments grants to 3 researchers at Department of Biology

51 innovative and unconventional research ideas have just received support from the Villum Foundation.

Do you feel eco-guilt or eco-shame? Emotions reveal how much we care about the environment

Green choices related to everyday climate, environment and sustainability decisions are influenced by shame and guilt according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. And the way one feels hinges upon one’s…

Spin Qubits

Congratulations LIne!

PhD defence by Line Lykke Hansen on 13 September 2024.

Why is welfare pork so expensive?

Inspired by data from the Danish pork market, the present study seeks to identify cost drivers in the value chain of niche pork products.

New DNA Evidence Reveals How Early European Farmers Shaped Forest Ecosystems

Study traces ancient impact of early farmers on Central European forests using cutting-edge sedimentary DNA analysis.

New CMS Report: Drones, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and the Future of Armed Conflict

The war between Russia and Ukraine provides important lessons for future armed conflicts and illustrates the prominent role that drone technology will play in the future.

Renovation of buildings 10-4 and 10-5 at Panum

Notice from CAS Dear users at Panum building 4, 6, 10, 12 and 16 On 23 September 2024, the renovation of floors 4 and 5 in building 10 will begin, respectively. AEM and reNEW/BMI. Establishment of construction site The…

Spin Qubits: Characterization and Integration of Low-noise Building Blocks

Master Project Description At NQCP, we aim at developing quantum technology that can enable solving life-science relevant problems. Practical quantum computing will require millions of interacting and high-quality…

Laura Bassi award for Maggio

Elisa Maggio received the Laura Bassi Prize for early-career women in physics by the Italian Physics Society. She received the prize on September 9th at the national congress of the Italian Physics Society in Bologna…

Newsletter no. 39 is out

Read about the latest updates in Daisy, progress in the AgroEco-HPM project, the new PHISHES project, recent articles using Daisy, and more. All in the latest version of the quarterly Daisy newsletter.

Weak Leaks of Wave Dark Matter

Extensions to the Standard Model suggest the existence of new ultralight fundamental fields, potentially describing dark matter, that are up to 10^28 times lighter than the electron. In a Physical Review Letters,…