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New project may take the leading position in photonic quantum technology

Denmark is set to redefine photonic quantum computing with the launch of a five-year research and innovation initiative, backed by a grant from the Innovation Fund. The 'Fault-Tolerant Quantum Photonics' (FTQP) project…

New DISTRACT paper: "Who makes open source code? The hybridisation of commercial and open source practices"

DISTRACT researchers Anna Sapienza, Eva Iris Otto, and Peter Mehler just published the paper "Who makes open source code? The hybridisation of commercial and open source practices" in EPJ Data Science

In search of a very special plant: red peat moss (Sphagnum medium)

We are in search of a very special plant that forms the entire basis of this landscape: red peat moss (Sphagnum medium). It belongs to the group of peat mosses that can shape an entire landscape.

Preventing food rot with microbes

An innovative research project led by Henriette Lyng Røder is setting out to prevent soft rot from afflicting our plant-based foods by designing intentional microbial communities and harnessing their interactions to…

Welcome to Ruochen - new PhD student!

New PhD student in Plant Microbe Interactions.

Eclipse of time: a journey into black holes

Vitor has written a book (Eclipse of time: a journey into black holes, or "Eclipse do tempo: um guia para entrar em buracos negros," in portuguese) on black holes, a journey that starts with the notion of time and…

Let the sea in - coastal protection and urban development

Smart cities are not so smart after all Ulrik Ekman's research covers a wide range of disciplines. He is drawn to complex adaptive systems, transitional relationships and network thinking. With a background in computer…

Newsletter #1 2024

Please read the whole newsletter here. Renovation of SPF 10.4 – all breeding mice have been relocated to SPF 10.2 Introduction to policies Policy for survival surgery Policy for single housing of animals Expired…

Three Individual EU MSCA Fellowships to NBIA

Marica Minucci will join the Strong Group as a two-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow to work on the FundBHspec project: “Fundaments of Black Hole Spectroscopy” in collaboration with Rodrigo Panosso Macedo. This…

Helene Willadsen presents at Trygfonden seminar at Aarhus University

On April 25th DISTRACT postdoc Helene Willadsen presented on gendered differences in choice of education at a Trygfonden seminar at Aarhus University.

Young researcher has created a sensor that detects errors in MRI scans

Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor, developed by a young researcher at the University of Copenhagen and…

Young researcher has created a sensor that detects errors in MRI scans

Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor, developed by a young researcher at the University of Copenhagen and…

Ethicists’ commentary on confronting misinformation in the animal-care community

Ethical question of the month, February 2024 While discussing vaccine protocols with the owner of a new puppy, you learn that the owner and head trainer at a local dog education center has also been discussing vaccines…

Fluid gels as the solution to the sensory drawbacks of plant-based foods

Getting consumers on board with more plant-based diets is not only a question of climate-friendliness, health benefits or taste. The texture must also be as satisfying as in the food we’re used to. This conundrum is wha…

Helle Samuelsen: How civil servants promote climate change adaptation in Burkina Faso

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Healthy Future exhibition features Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen

COPE member and associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen is featured in a new exhibition inaugurated by the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Bente Merete…

CopenHel workshop in Finland

Henrik Kjærgaard and Jing Chen Participated in the CopenHel 2024 Workshop on 29th of April. The workshop was held in Inkala, Finland, and is a joint group meeting between the Kjæergaard group and the groups of Dr. Theo…

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Dusty grain in charging protoplanetary disks and the potential emergence of lightning Supervisor: Uffe Gråe Jørgensen

The puzzle of Life Sciences - Add your piece

ELLS Scientific Student Conference, 22nd - 23rd November 2024 in Wageningen, The Netherlands

Fixin’ to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables

Greening the way we eat needn’t mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to “boring” vegetables. University of Copenhagen gastrophysicist Ole G.…

Fixin’ to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables

Greening the way we eat needn’t mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to “boring” vegetables. University of Copenhagen gastrophysicist Ole G.…

Largest James Webb program yet approved: led by researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center

Among the successful proposals that have now been selected by the committee is the largest program ever conducted with Webb, “COSMOS-3D”, led by assistant professor Koki Kakiichi at the Cosmic Dawn Center.

New PhD bridges gap for future teachers between university and high school math

There is a need for a better link between the theoretics of university mathematics and the practical mathematics teaching of secondary school if teachers are not to lose the broader perspective.

DISTRACT Talk next Friday, May 3rd, with Rie Kristensen & Signe Vangkilde

Next Friday, May 3rd 11.00-12.00, DISTRACT will host a talk with PhD fellow Rie Kristensen & Professor Signe Vangkilde, Department of Psychology (UCPH). In the talk Rie Kristensen and Signe Vangkilde will explore core…