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Welcome to our new PhD Fellows

The OxyMiST project greets our two new PhD fellows today – Niels Gudmand Christiansen and Marie Hesse.

Behavioural and physiological indicators of hoof trimming stress

Field study in juvenile stabel- and forestborn Konik Polski horses showing that restraint may affect equine behavioural and cardic stress indicators.

Ethicists' commentary on appropriate professional actions for a complex situation

Ethical question of the month, October 2024 You are a recent graduate working in a resort town with no overnight emergency hospital. A client on vacation in a motor home brings in a small dog that is having difficulty…

Look up in January

Read here (in Danish) about interesting objects to see the stellar sky in December.

Green food production needs more green measurements

The green transition of our diet requires a similar green transformation of our food production, which increasingly relies on measuring quality and efficiency across all stages of the production chain. The solution to…

Mikkel Vind Abrahamsen is awarded the Semper Ardens Accelerate Grant

Associate Professor and BARC member Mikkel Vind Abrahamsen is awarded the Semper Ardens Accelerate Grant by the Carlsberg Foundation for his project "IrregularFit: Maximizing Space Efficiency for Complex Shapes".

Single atom control at European Health Summit

PhD student Jacob Thorndeldt Hansen from the CBQS-QUANTOP group led by Jean Baptiste Beguin has presented a live demonstration of a lattice of ultra-cold and trapped atoms at the European Health Summit.

New study sheds light on the evolution of microbiomes in wild and domesticated plant

A recent publication in Trends in Microbiology offers a comprehensive exploration of how plant genomes and environmental factors shape the composition and evolution of plant microbiomes, providing a new lens on plant…

Nordic biodiversity took center stage in Copenhagen

On 11-12 December 2024, University of Copenhagen hosted a workshop in the nordic biodiversity framework with researchers from Iceland, Finland, and Denmark on advancing nordic collaboration for biodiversity protection.

Pablo Martínez Miravé is awarded prize for his PhD-thesis

The Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain (RADE) awards yearly prizes to doctoral theses which excel for their scientific achievements and innovative character.

Atmospheric chemistry Christmas lunch 2024

The group attended the atmospheric chemistry Christmas lunch on 18th December 2024.

New NNF Data Science Investigator at BIO

The Novo Nordisk Foundation supports highly promising starting group leaders in data science and computational science with the 'Data Science Emerging Investigator' grant. Sarah Rennie has received approx. DKK 11…

New project aims to make data science a meaningful part of high school mathematics

With support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a research project aims to determine how data science can become part of mathematics in upper secondary school without exceeding the boundaries of the curriculum.

Newsletter December 2024

This newsletter includes important information on the below mentioned topics. We encourage everyone to review the relevant sections carefully, as some of these updates may have an impact on daily activities. New…

RASOPTA wrap-up November 2024

After 3 years it was time for the final meeting in the ITN project RASOPTA.

The end of the vascular plant chauvinism?

Photo of a bryophyte ecosystem, Northern Sweden, Abisko. These small plants have no vascular system and no roots, yet, they are key for nutrient cycling, carbon storage and water balance. They hold large potential for…

Eirini Malegiannaki

Laser ablation for water isotopic analysis with particular focus in spectral estimation for diffusion studies Supervisors: Vasileios Gkinis, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Carlo Barbante

"Weapons of Mass Distraction?" Conference held in November

On the 14th and 15th November 2024 DISTRACT hosted the conference "Weapons of Mass Distraction?"

Rajeeb Sharma

Unveiling the Early Stages of Star and Planet Formation: Observational Insights From Studying Class 0 and I Protostars Supervisor: Jes K. Jørgensen

The Carlsberg Foundation promotes basic research at the Department of Biology

Urban encroachment – untangling drivers and dynamics of land-use transitions in ecologically sensitive areas

Manja Hoppe Andreasen, Associate Professor at KU discusses her project on urban encroachment in Ghana and Tanzania.

Coming soon – offline speech recognition even on low-memory phones

More than one in four people currently integrate speech recognition into their daily lives. A new algorithm developed by a University of Copenhagen researcher and his international colleagues makes it possible to…

How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based drinks

A University of Copenhagen study of plant-based drinks reveals a common issue: they are lacking in proteins and essential amino acids compared to cow’s milk. The explanation lies in their extensive processing, causing…

How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based drinks

A University of Copenhagen study of plant-based drinks reveals a common issue: they are lacking in proteins and essential amino acids compared to cow’s milk. The explanation lies in their extensive processing, causing…