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Rethinking Vulnerability in the Nordic countries: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers Emmanuel Raju, Claudia Morsut, Olivier Rubin, Gyöngyi Kovács, Johan von Schreeb, Carina King and Anne Bach Nielsen have published their new study in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction titled…

High air pollution in Denmark may impact children's academic performance

Pollution from traffic, farming and wood stoves may have a negative effect on children’s cognitive development. So a new study of Danish students’ performance in the lower secondary school leaving examination suggests.

Mental Health in a Changing Europe: Policy Brief

Read this European-level policy guidance and priority actions to advocate for mental health with greater respect for human rights while tackling structural injustices.

Fluctuating coffee prices put mental pressure on Vietnamese farmers

Vietnamese coffee farmers are experiencing significantly more stress and psychological difficulties. This is due to highly volatile coffee prices on international markets, according to a new study by development…

Our LEO Foundation Center's strategic review approved: What did the panel say?

LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery at IF has been subject to a strategic review by an international panel of experts, resulting in a report that recently was discussed and approved by the LEO Foundation.

Research explores how a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring

A mice study suggests a father’s diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso

Associate Professor Helle Samuelsen has recently published the monograph FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso. The book is published as a part of the series Epistemologies of Healing.

Professor Juleen Zierath awarded prestigious grant to study how circadian rhythms control type 2 diabetes

The Advanced Grant from the ERC will support research into the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between the circadian clock, diet and exercise, and metabolism, and their dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

Nsoh Godwin Anabire

Ph.D., University of Ghana

Three SUND researchers receive prestigious ERC Advanced Grants

Three researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive the ERC Advanced Grants of EUR 2.5 million for innovative research over the next five years.

Zakaria Seidu

Ph.D., University of Ghana

Save the date for Turku Biomaterials Days 2024 - this year focused on Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

With the support of Nordic POP, Åbo Akademi University, University of Turku, The BioCity Turku and Biomaterials and Medical Device Research Program are organizing the Turku Biomaterials Day 2024. "Turku Biomaterials Day…

PhD-student wins poster price at the SVEPM 2024 Conference

At the annual European conference in Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, SVEPM, PhD-student Helene Ane Jensen won the poster price.

Innovation project to increase well-being for patients and staff at super hospitals

A new innovation project aims to develop a technical solution to enhance the well-being and communication of patients and staff alike.

Magdalena Bogucewicz: Migrant healthcare in humanitarian contexts

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Maiken Nedergaard's glymphatic system research earns top scientific honor

Professor Maiken Nedergaard at the University of Copenhagen is the recipient of the 2024 HFSP Nakasone Award, recognizing pioneering contributions to life sciences and neurology.

Avian Influenza Group participated in the SVEPM 2024 Conference

The avian influenza epidemiology research influenza group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in 2024 with 5 contributions. Yangfan Liu showcased her work on a mathematical model for the spread of avian influenz…

New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain

Researchers can now observe in real time how oxygen moves around in the brains of mice. This could provide insights into diseases such as Alzheimer's, strokes, and heart attacks.

The Irony of Smoking to Stay Thin: Smoking Increases Belly Fat

A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that both starting smoking and lifetime smoking may increase abdominal fat: the unhealthy fat deep inside the abdomen.

The registration for 5th Nordic Conference on Paediatric and Orphan Medicines on May 14-15, 2024 in Helsinki is now opened!

The programme and registration for the 5th Nordic Conference on pediatrics and orphan medicines 14-15 May 2024, Helsinki, Finland is now launched. The conference, this time in #collaboration with the University of…

"Signs of a crime are visible on the body years after it has been committed”

Steen Holger Hansen has been in Ukraine together with a team of forensic technicians. Here he helped investigate war crimes that Vladimir Putin is accused of having committed.

EU-project PREPARE4VBD held Annual meeting in Kenya

The PREPARE4VBD Project held their 3rd Annual Consortium meeting and summer-school in Kenya.

NIVI welcomes Executive Director and CEO to lead novel vaccine research and development initiative

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), based partly at the University of Copenhagen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nicholas Jackson as its new ED/CEO. Nicholas Jackson…

NIVI welcomes Executive Director and CEO to lead novel vaccine research and development initiative

Dr. Nicholas Jackson will be the Executive Director and CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), a partnership between the University of Copenhagen and the Novo Nordisk Foundation,…