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Tobias Boesen Larsen, PhD student

PhD student Tobias Boesen Larsen has been appointed for the period 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029. Supervisor: Professor Mogens Steffensen.

Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades

A new attribution study shows that the latest European heatwave was made much more intense by fossil-fuel-driven climate change and would have been far less likely in the past.

Frigg Maj Nøhr Larsen, PhD student

PhD Frigg Maj Nøhr Larsen has been employed for the period 14 April 2026 – 15 April 2029,

New Postdoc in the Analysis & Quantum section

Three new Postdocin the Analysis & Quantum section

Record-breaking SMBE 2026 conference brings more than 1,700 evolutionary biologists to Copenhagen

The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) 2026 conference concluded after a week of inspiring science, lively discussions, and record-breaking participation, with more than 1,700 researchers gathering in…

How cell shape and behavior reveal future cell identity

Study from Sedzinski Group in Systems Biology reveals that cell shape and behaviour contain predictive information about future cell identity.

A new model for dark energy rewrites the fate of the Universe

New study based on six years of data from the Dark Energy Survey challenges the standard cosmological model - could force a rethink of what drives the accelerating expansion of the Universe.

Professor Tom Gilbert elected to the EMBO Membership

The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics is proud to announce that our Director, Professor Tom Gilbert, has been elected to the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Membership - one of the highest…

"I gathered small pieces from experts across CBMR and puzzled it together"

In this interview, Svenja Hansson explains why skeletal muscle has been overlooked in functional genomics, why CRISPR screens are such a powerful way to generate new hypotheses, and how a string of small, informal…

Martin Pessah Receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

The award recognizes internationally renowned researchers for their outstanding academic achievements and future potential. It will support extended research visits to Germany, during which Martin Pessah will strengthe…

Third BOHR21 Workshop hosted by the Niels Bohr Archive

The Third BOHR21 Workshop takes place in Copenhagen from 29 June to 1 July 2026 in the historic Auditorium A at the old Niels Bohr Institute.

Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant

The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen congratulates Craig Day, Assistant Professor, on receiving the prestigious Sapere_Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant.

Homing pigeon navigation relies on superparamagnetic macrophages under overcast conditions

In Science by Lisowski, C., ... Thorup, K., ... and Kurts, C. (2026)

Biodiversity Symposium 2026, Copenhagen

Members of the Silva Nova team attended the 8th Biodiversity Symposium hosted by University of Copenhagen in the Mærsk Tower.

Formulation problem or Problem formulation?

Making dsRNA Work Better May Also Change Its Risk.

Scientists have designed a clay that can prevent fruits and vegetables from rotting too quickly

The gas ethylene causes fruit and vegetables to ripen faster and is responsible for millions of tons of food being lost annually during transport and storage. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among…

2026 Clay Research Award to Robert Burklund

Robert Burklund wins 2026 Clay Research Award together with collaborators Hahn, Levy, and Schlank, for the their counterexamples to Ravenel's telescope conjecture.

Competition from Chinese imports is causing CO₂ emissions to rise globally

Danish companies emit less CO₂ when they relocate certain tasks abroad. At the same time, emissions rise correspondingly in those countries. However, global emissions increase when companies are under pressure from chea…

Researchers behind new spinout: Only a fraction of the chemicals in drinking water are tested for

Much of our drinking water contains hundreds of chemicals, but today we test for only a fraction of them. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now launched a company offering an exceptionally broad…

AI gigafactories require political decisions – not just technological investments

The EU plans to build massive AI gigafactories, and Denmark has thrown its hat into the ring. But according to a new research brief from CAISA – the National Centre for AI in Society – there is a lack of broad political…

Stretching skin without breaking it

How can skin expand while maintaining its structure and protective barrier function? New study from the Aragona Group uncovers some of the fundamental cellular mechanisms underlying this process.

Asta Egede Andreasen

Asta is a law student pursuing her MSc in Law at the University of Copenhagen. She has a particular interest in EU energy and climate change law and will be writing her master’s thesis in this field in the autumn of…

Katja Jane Elizabeth Juthans

Katja will be writing her master's thesis at CLIMA this fall under the title "Mapping the Operationalization of Environmental Justice Principles in Arctic Ocean Climate Law and Governance."

Silva Nova at BioGeoMon

Members of the Silva Nova Team participated in this years BioGeoMon conference from 8-11 June 2026 in Sweden.