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On the Trail of the Mystery of Time – New Book on Time for Non-Physicists

Associate Professor Troels Harmark has published a book, On the Trail of the Mystery of Time, which attempts to explain to ordinary people what the fascinating concept of "time" really is.

Experimental Microscopy Lab

The newly established Experimental Microscopy Lab hosted at CAB develops experimental and innovative microscopy techniques beyond the commercially available modalities, while at the same time contributing to sustainable…

Metabolism is a major player in early human development

A paper published in the Nature Cell Biology Journal by Żylicz Group uncovers how metabolism is a major player in early human development.

Anna Helene Kvist Møller defends PhD thesis

On the 11th of April 2025, DISTRACT affiliated Anna Helene Kvist Møller defended her PhD thesis entitled "Towards a Visual Social Data Science: An AI-Assisted Approach to Analysing Visual Collective Action." On the…

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

New essay in NYT on the systematic deletion of government data in the United States

Guest essay in The New York Times titled "Politicians Shouldn't Get to Delete Inconvenient Facts" co-authored by Associate Professor Nanna Bonde Thylstrup.

Johan Samsing recieves 2025 MERAC Prize

Johan Samsing receives this year's MERAC prize, which is awarded by the European Astronomical Society, for his pioneering work on ways to probe the origin of binary black hole mergers in the new era of observational…

A male Denisovan jawbone from Taiwan expands the known geographic range of this extinct human group

A team of international researchers based in Denmark, Japan and Taiwan has made a significant breakthrough in the field of paleoanthropology with the attribution of a Pleistocene mandible from Taiwan to a male Denisovan…

Marat Karatayev

Dr. Marat Karatayev is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow researching energy transitions, climate change, and sustainability, with a focus on policy, innovation, and the water-energy-food nexus.

New Research: Maternal Diet During Pregnancy Linked to Child Brain Development and Intelligence

A new Danish study reveals that what mothers eat during pregnancy may play a crucial role in shaping their child’s brain growth and cognitive abilities later in life. The findings highlight that early-life nutrition —…

Configuring the carbon farmer Emerging practices of carbon accounting and biochar engagements in Danish agriculture

Inge-Merethe Hougaard has authored a chapter in the book The Cultural Complexity of Carbon.

Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe’s future

Sorghum is one of the world’s oldest grains and possesses many traits that can benefit food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity. However, the mechanisms behind these traits have long remained a mystery to…

Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe's future

Sorghum is one of the world’s oldest grains and possesses many traits that can benefit food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity. However, the mechanisms behind these traits have long remained a mystery to…

New Field Inoculation Experiment Launched

In April, the Silva Nova team initiated a large-scale field inoculation experiment at a post-agricultural site north of Copenhagen.

The effect of the Green Tripartite to be analysed

A new research project will investigate the economic, environmental and climate effects of the ‘Agreement on a Green Denmark’. The project is led by Peter Birch Sørensen, Professor at the Department of Economics.

CTS professor is co-PI on CAISA, a new national Center for AI in Society

Professor Stine Lomborg from the Center for Tracking and Society is now part of the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAISA).

New article: "Mediating Market Moralities"

DISTRACT-affiliated Eva Iris Otto just published the article “Mediating Market Moralities“ in the journal Social Analysis. The article considers how actors within digital markets creatively navigate moral ambiguities in…

Quantum Sensing

On January 20–21, a group of CBQS researchers from DTU — Sarah, Luca, Chu-Dan, and Alex — participated in a workshop on solid-state quantum sensing and hyperpolarization in Ulm. The event addressed both experimental and…

Kasper Elm Heintz among Berlingske’s Top 100 Talents

Congratulations to Kasper Elm Heintz, assistant professor at the Cosmic Dawn Center, who has been selected as one of the top 100 talents in Denmark 2025 in Berlingske’s annual award for his discoveries in observational…

Daisy User meetings - Spring 2025

This spring, we will host Daisy User Lunch meetings every first Wednesday of the month from 12.30-13.30. The meetings will take place physically at PLEN, in room T532, Thorvaldsensvej 40, and online. For a link to the…

Interdisciplinary research team wins NNF award for their teaching

Professor Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen and Associate Professor Nathalia Brichet from the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences have been awarded the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Prize for Interdisciplinary Educators for…

New Article in 'Dansk Kemi'

"IBT Samlingen – Fra biodiversitet til bæredygtige biologiske løsninger"

New national centre to strengthen responsible use of artificial intelligence

As part of its strategic AI initiative, the Danish government has taken a groundbreaking step by launching the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAISA). This national consortium is led by the…

New paper: "Beyond Cheap and Biased: Informal Volunteering on Social Media During the COVID-19 Crisis"

DISTRACT researcher Hjalmar Bang Carlsen and co-author Jonas Toubøl have just published the article “Beyond Cheap and Biased: Informal Volunteering on Social Media During the COVID-19 Crisis” in the journal Social Media…