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Annual BBQ 2025

The annual BBQ was held again this year on Constitution day, the 5th of June. The theme for this year was Mexico.

Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely

Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.

A 1960s idea inspires NBI researchers to study hitherto inaccessible quantum states

Scientists have created a new way to study the highly volatile quantum states in superconducting vortices, whose existence has been known since the 1960s, but it has been very difficult to verify them directly, until…

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…

The USE Center seeks visionary leader to transform university science teaching

The USE Center is looking for an experienced discipline-based education researcher to lead the mission of strengthening science education.

Whitsun holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the Whitsun holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

Veterinarians to comment on veterinary issues outside their area of expertise

Ethical question of the month, March 2025 Is it ethical for veterinarians to use their credentials to act as an “expert” despite having limited or no knowledge of the issues in another aspect of veterinary medicine? Thi…

Look up in June

Read here (in Danish) about the star trinity in the bright June night sky.

Green transition to be “the new normal” for future farmers

The FEAST research project has received DKK 4.75 million from Innovation Fund Denmark, AgriFoodTure and NextGenerationEU to anchor sustainability theory and practice in agricultural education institutions through…

Important: Import/Export Services Unavailable June 23 – July 18

Important Notice: AEM's Import/Export Unit is closed from June 23rd to July 18th due to the summer holiday.

New species named after CMEC researcher

New species of skink has been named in honor of Harith Farooq for his work on reptile fauna.

DNA from marine sediments reveals millennia of marine mammal occurrences in the Arctic

Utilizing DNA from marine sediment cores, the international team—led by researchers at University of Copenhagen and GEUS (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland)—reconstructed historical occurrences of marine…

Ox-eye daisy, bellis and yarrow: Flower strips with at least two sown species provide 70 percent more natural enemies of pests

Planting flower strips in a field with at least two species can increase the number of natural enemies of pests by 70 percent. The more flower species, the better the effect, according to a new meta-analysis from the…

Galactic dust reveals hidden patterns in stunning new images from James Webb

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers led by a Danish bachelor student has uncovered surprising new details about the fine structure of cosmic dust in nearby galaxies.

Sign up for AEM User Meeting

All users of the services provided by the Department of Experimental Medicine (AEM) are invited to attend the first user meeting of 2025.

Ascension Day holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the Ascension Day holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

First light from student-built radio telescope

During the last six months, academic employee Gaurav Kumar, together with master students Kaj Grimstrup, Jiazhe Li, and Omar Rashdan, have built two radio telescopes. One of them now observed its first light, while the…

Decades-long international study reveals the complexity in Arctic ecosystem response to climate change

Arctic plant communities are shifting due to climate change, not in species numbers, but in composition. A new Nature study reveals diverse, local responses rather than uniform trends.

New podcast explores the digital human

How are digital technologies and data changing what it means to be human? Third Ear has created a podcast series in collaboration with the Center for Tracking and Society and skilled researchers from Denmark and abroad.

Benedetta Virginia Freddi

Benedetta Virginia Freddi, a law Master’s student at the University of Trento, researches how EU case law influences national rules on environmental liability, focusing on the precautionary principle.

Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen receives Villum Investigator Grant

Professor Charlotte Fløe Kristjansen, currently the Deputy Head of Institute for Research at Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) has been awarded a Villum Investigator grant of 20Mkr from the Villum Foundation to explore how…

Call for Abstracts: XVII Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability

The XVII Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy & Sustainability on 23 October 2025 invites students and early-career researchers to present their work and receive feedback.

Key building block missing to develop successful computer systems: Professor receives major grant to create it

The VILLUM Foundation is awarding Professor Kasper Hornbæk from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen DKK 30 million to make theoretical insights on usability part of computer science.

Top Researchers Receive Multi-Million DKK Grants from Villum Foundation

How can we recycle plastic more effectively? And how can we transmit data using less energy? Eleven top researchers receive more than DKK 300 million from Villum Foundation for research that may help answer those…