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Seven New Frog Species Discovered in Madagascar: Sounds Like Something from Star Trek

An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound…

Potent antimicrobials from bacteria in toxic birds

Bacteria are a valuable reservoir for natural molecules that can be explored for developing new drugs. Recently, an international team of researchers identified two new classes of bioactive substances from an…

Workshop on Streptococcus agalactiae in the Nordic countries

Udder health researchers from Norway, Sweden and Finland were invited to Copenhagen for a workshop in the Danish project “Sikker diagnostik i B-streptokokbesætninger”.

"Islands" of Regularity Discovered in the Famously Chaotic Three-Body Problem

When three massive objects meet in space, they influence each other through gravity in ways that evolve unpredictably. In a word: Chaos. That is the conventional understanding. Now, a researcher from the University of…

"Islands" of Regularity Discovered in the Famously Chaotic Three-Body Problem

When three massive objects meet in space, they influence each other through gravity in ways that evolve unpredictably. In a word: Chaos. That is the conventional understanding. Now, a researcher from the University of…

Congratulation Christos!

Christos Theodorou was successfully awarded the PhD degree.

HUM:Global launches four new Flagship Initiatives at the Humanities

We are delighted to announce that HUM:Global is awarding 40,000 DKK to four separate Flagship Initiatives in 2024/25.

Hussam new Head of Section

Hussam Nour-Eldin takes over as Head of Section in Molecular Plant Biology from 1 October 2024. Link to Hussams Research Group at PLMOL Congratulations!

Rosa Lopez Marques becomes Professor in Plant Membrane Biotechnology

Professor Rosa Lopez Marques investigates the small, invisible processes that are crucial for plant survival. In her new position, she aims to raise awareness of how cell membranes could be the key to more robust plants…

How can we effectively monitor the world’s tree resources down to the level of individual trees?

TreeSense focuses on the critical role of trees in terrestrial ecosystems, such as climate regulation, biodiversity support and local livelihoods. Both climate change and human management have drastically altered tree…

New project will develop the use of artificial intelligence for interviews

With support from the Villum Foundation, Hjalmar Bang Carlsen, SODAS, will help develop the use of artificial intelligence for scientific interviews.

Oral behaviour during riding is associated with oral lesions in dressage horses – A field study

This study included 11 warmblood dressage horses, randomly selected for oral inspection after competition. Five of eleven inspected horses had abrasion of the skin and/or mucosa.

Apps, cartoons and training reduces need to anesthetise kids

A joint research project shows how to reduce the need for anesthetising scanned children by 94 percent.

Julian Curry Robinson-Tait

Cavity Enhanced Phase Measurements and Continuous Atomic Clocks Supervisor: Jörg Helge Müller

The annual Niels Bohr Institute photo

October 7 is the birthday of Niels Bohr, and according to our tradition at the institute, the annual photo of the institute's many employees is taken that morning in front of the institute at Blegdamsvej 17.

Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”

On 4 October 2024, the Avian Influenza Epidemiology group at UCPH hosted an online seminar, “Nordfugl 2024”, with the aim of exchanging information on research and surveillance of avian influenza between the Nordic…

BARC welcomes Prateek Dwivedi

BARC welcomes new Postdoc Prateek Dwivedi to the team.

Leafcutter Ants Domesticated Their Fungal Crops Millions of Years Before Humans - New Genomic Discoveries Reveal How

150 years after leafcutter ants were discovered deep in South American rainforests, scientists from the University of Copenhagen have revealed how these ant farmers achieved crop domestication by decoding the fungal…

New paper: “Analyzing differences between discursive communities using dialectograms”

In the paper “Analyzing differences between discursive communities using dialectograms,” current and previous DISTRACT researchers Thyge Enggaard, August Lohse, Morten Axel Pedersen and Sune Lehmann introduce a new way…

Pablo Pellon Ricciardi

The regulation of different types of renewable hydrogen in the EU and its member states.

BARC welcomes Mads Vestergaard Jensen

BARC welcomes new PhD student Mads Vestergaard Jensen to the team.

Mastering Meta-Control: From Cognitive Mechanisms to Practical Strategies - DISTRACT Talk by Signe Vangkilde and Rie Kristensen

On Friday the 27th of September, Signe Vangkilde and Rie Kristensen did a DISTRACT Talk where they explored core concepts and mechanisms of attention and control. They also provided research-based insights on ways of…

Quantum researchers come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development

University of Copenhagen mathematicians have developed a recipe for upgrading quantum computers to simulate complex quantum systems, such as molecules. Their discovery brings us closer to being able to predict how new…

Quantum researchers come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development

University of Copenhagen mathematicians have developed a recipe for upgrading quantum computers to simulate complex quantum systems, such as molecules. Their discovery brings us closer to being able to predict how new…