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Students' Use of AI in Academic Writing, New Podcast Episode

Listen to CIP's podcast about students' use of generative AI (GAI) in relation to their studies in the podcast series Language Use at KU .

BARC visited ITU for the social programming event of the year

BARCies coding for drinks!

Fermented seaweed found to boost gut health and immunity in Atlantic Salmon

A new study has found that fermented sugar kelp can enhance gut health and immunity in Atlantic salmon, offering a sustainable solution to boost fish welfare in a growing aquaculture industry.

Head of Department is the new Dean of SCIENCE

On 1 January, Professor Bo Jellesmark Thorsen will take over from Dean Katrine Krogh Andersen, who has headed the Faculty of Science since 1 January 2020.

Ken Friis Larsen appointed as acting Head of Department at the Department of Computer Science

On 1 January 2025, Jakob Grue Simonsen will start as pro-rector at the IT University af Copenhagen (ITU) after 3.5 years as Head of Department at the Department of Computer Science (DIKU). Until a new head of department…

Thomas Jensen er årets bedste forelæser

Thomas’ kursusevalueringer placerer ham i den bedste evalueringskategori, A-fag, som kun 10% af de udbudte fag på Økonomi ligger i.

Alfredo Jauregui joins CMP

Alfredo joins the EPITOPE team

Ny strategi: Danmark skal styrkes som rumnation

By Marianne Thellersen, Executive Vice President for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at DTU, Lone Ryg Olsen, Business Director at Aarhus University and Andreas Blohm Graversen, Deputy Director for Innovation and Externa…

Two communication researchers receive the Tietgen Award 2024

Sofie Flensburg and Signe Sophus Lai, from the Center for Tracking and Society, are the recipients of the 2024 Tietgen Prize.

Economist wants to shed light on corporate waste

How is a company's waste production and recycling affected by owners, managers, employees and lenders? Professor Morten Bennedsen will investigate this in a new project supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Funding for green research

Independent Research Fund Denmark has just distributed thematic funds for "Free Green Research". Out of 333 applications, 42 ground-breaking projects were granted support - 3 of these at the Department of Biology: …

Funding for research into quinoa and brain health in the elderly

The Independent Research Fund Denmark supports two projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences focussing on green research and the elderly.

IARU intern

INTERSECT have been awarded one of the coveted International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) internships and among many highly qualified candidates we have selected Ana Waqar from University of Tokyo.

Odense: Multicomponent drugs: co-crystals, co-amorphous & deep eutectic systems

The meeting hosted by prof. Annette Bauer-BrandlDrug Delivery & Research Group, Dept. of Physics Chemistry and Pharmacy, is meant to introduce differences and similarities, as well as general advantages and disadvantage…

Inclusive Cities workshop in Heidelberg

On 12-14 November representatives from the University of Warsaw, Sorbonne University, University of Geneve and University of Copenhagen gathered for the second workshop of the Inclusive Cities project – a seed funding…

New insights into hologenomics research in wild vertebrates

In a new technical paper just published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, researchers highlight the potential of hologenomics to deepen our understanding of biological systems from a host-microbiota perspective.…

Proof of Concept grant to Michala Hvidt Breengaard

INTERSECT is delighted to announce the Proof-of-Concept grant for the project DiverCities: Transferring knowledge on green transport and diversity through gaming Michala Hvidt Breengaard will lead the development of a…

The Graduate School is closed 28 November 2024

The Graduate School is closed Thursday 28 November 2024. Telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Millions in funding for mental health research

The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 20 projects at SUND focussing on psychiatry, marginalised children and youth, poor well-being and loneliness.

Workshop: Remediating Genocide: The Case of ARDAMATA

An innovative workshop that critically explores the intersection of art, forensic journalism, and filmmaking.

How does compassion for animals develop and take root?

Looking at Tibetans and Indians who provide care for stray animals in northern India, a new anthropological project will explore how people develop a compassion-based ethics through their encounters with animals.

Department of Computer Science joins new European AI and innovation collaboration with elite institutions

The newly launched initiative, ELIAS Alliance, will strengthen AI research, sustainability and entrepreneurship in Europe. The ambition is to connect talent between academia and industry across Europe to upscale…

Dictionary of embodied cognition: We know it works, but we lack the language

Many teachers already use embodied cognition approaches in their teaching, but it is not easy to pin point what exactly it consists of - and why it works. That SENSES network wants to change that.

New interdisciplinary PhD programme supported by 6.6 million EURO Marie S. Curie grant

BRIC joins forces with physical science and engineering environments at University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark in establishing a new interdisciplinary PhD training programme, INTERACT. The PhDs…