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Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially because most of it never gets recycled. The fabric, a blend of plastic and cotton, has been difficult for the industry to…

Comparison of physiological and ethological indicators and rein tension

This study is a first step to investigate the influence of riding on horses affected by Quine Headshaking Syndrome (EHS) and, in general, contributes to a better understanding of EHS.

Elena Cima

Elena Cima is a Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Geneva, where she teaches courses on international environmental law, energy law, and investment law.

Lauge Poulsen

Lauge Poulsen is Professor of International Relations & Law at University College London.

Nikolaos Karampatzos

Nikolaos Karampatzos is a PhD candidate at the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The Parrot–Owner Relationship and Problem Behaviors in Parrots

This study investigates 1) the relationships between companion parrots and their human owners and 2) the associations between the relationships and potential welfare-related problems.

New understanding of the body’s cells: Synchronise like pendulum clocks

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that old grandfather clocks and human cells have a central thing in common: They move in synchronisation. This strengthens the performance of our cells and…

Ethicists’ commentary on navigating options when clients refuse care due to cost

Ethical question of the month, May 2023 You provide ambulatory veterinary services for pets. You are contacted by the local animal welfare enforcement agency to perform an at-home euthanasia of a dog that was recently…

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University of Copenhagen has attained their goal of drilling to the bottom of the ice sheet. It marks the first time that this has…

NNF Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 awarded to Professor Nikos Hatzakis

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 million to Professor Nikos Hatzakis for realising the drugs of the future.

Carsten Rahbek invited as speaker at Paris exhibition

Professor Carsten Rahbek was invited by artist Danh Vo to give a talk on the biodiversity crisis as part of the Parisian exhibition Avant l’orage. The talk is now publicly available.

Scientists vacuum animal DNA from air in a Danish forest

Over 60 animal species in three days. That is how many mammals, birds and amphibians researchers found DNA traces from in the air in a Danish forest. The results can pave the way for a new and innovative way of mapping…

Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions…

Det her bliver måske en del af din morgenmysli

21 July 2023 Dr.dk Bornholm by Dorte Holden Langemark/Signe Iversen https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/bornholm/det-her-bliver-maaske-en-del-af-din-morgenmysli (In Danish)

Bence Kristof Takacs

Title: Alternative Cosmological Model with Repulsive Dark Matter Force Supervisor: Steen H. Hansen

Irati Lizaso Berrueta

Title: Numerical implementation of a new gravitational force derived within Spacetime Algebra Supervisor: Steen H. Hansen

TV-Avisen DR1 - Rapskagen kan blive fremtidens mad

TV AVISEN - 20. JUL 2023.mp4 Barbara Ann Halkier and Deyang Xu in the Danish news at 21:00.

Life on Earth didn’t arise as described in textbooks

No, oxygen didn’t catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth’s first multicellular organisms. The result defies a 70-year-old assumption about what caused an explosion of oceanic fauna hundreds of millions of years ago.

FutureArcticLives conducts fieldwork in East Greenland

FutureArcticLives has conducted field work in East Greenland and interviewed two seasoned hunters.

Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone

University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a gas leak, heat, magnetism and a host of other things with extreme precision. It can even scan the shape of a single virus.…

What mechanisms control conversion between fetal and adult intestinal stem cells

Promising results: research at reNEW outlines the mechanisms that control the conversion between fetal and adult intestinal stem cells.

22-year-old talent is now ‘researcher Tetris’ world champion

With world-class programming, 22-year-old computer science student William Bille Meyling beats seasoned professors at the unofficial world championships in geometric algorithms. He was recently honoured for his…

Lara Lausen

Title: Automation of tuning strategies for spin qubits - from 2DEG to quantum dot Supervisors: Anasua Chatterjee, Evert van Nieuwenburg, Ferdinand Kuemmeth

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried about other countries and cultures. The mismatch has been demonstrated in research from the University of Copenhagen. The…