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Dietary diversity of Denisovans on the Tibetan Plateau

New research sheds light on Denisovan behaviour and indicates how adaptable they were to the harsh and variable environment of the Tibetan Plateau.

New study on children and food: Fruit chunks in yogurt are a turn off for one age group in particular

It’s no secret that kids aren’t crazy about having too many seeds, pulp or chunks in their food. But six-year-olds in particular definitely can’t stand lumps, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen…

New study on children and food: Fruit chunks in yogurt are a turn off for one age group in particular

It’s no secret that kids aren’t crazy about having too many seeds, pulp or chunks in their food. But six-year-olds in particular definitely can’t stand lumps, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen…

Congratulations Laura!

In front of colleagues and family, Laura Dethier successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled ‘From soil to plant: Exploration of beneficial bacteria from a Danish natural soil’. Laura before the defense in the main…

Congratulations William!

In front of colleagues, family and friends, William Thomas Wajn successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for glucosinolate biosynthesis'. William after the PhD defence with the…

Spotted apex predator being pressured by spotted pack hunters – and it's our fault

Leopards, who are already in decline, can’t keep up with hyenas when people are around. As we humans move into the their territories more and more, we are helping to disturb and unbalance ecosystems. This has been shown…

Ethicists’ commentary on addressing animal welfare concerns involving non-patients and non-clients

Ethical question of the month, April 2024 You are an equine veterinarian who provides services to a sport-horse facility. There is an educational clinic for young riders being held at the facility, with a guest…

Gravity Seminar: Mikolaj Korzynski

Title: Optical drift effects in general relativity Abstract: I will discuss the redshift and the position drifts in general relativity, i.e. the temporal variations of the redshift and the position on the sky of a ligh…

Organic material from Mars reveals the likely origin of life’s building blocks

Two samples from Mars together deliver the "smoking gun" in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material. The study presents solid evidence for a prediction made over a decade ago by University of…

This month's starry sky

Read here (in Danish) what's currently visible on the stellar sky.

Force Times Velocity

During the Rijksakademie Open Studios 2024, artist Alexandra Hunts and special guest Professor Vitor Cardoso, an expert in gravitational-wave and black-hole physics from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, embarked…

Groundbreaking work on further development of a cellular therapy to treat diabetes

Groundbreaking work on further development of a cellular therapy to treat diabetes has been published in Stem Cell Reports

Joining Forces with MIT for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

We are pleased to announce that we are building two identical quantum laboratory setups—one at here at NQCP and one at MIT. This initiative lets us continuously collaborate to develop research into fault tolerant quantu…

Master defense by Edgars Karnickis

On Monday June 17, 2024 at 13.00 in Bk2 at Blegdamsvej, Edgars Karnickis will defend his master thesis supervised by David Pereñiguez Rodriguez, and Vitor Cardoso. Censor will be Marta Orselli (University of Perugia).…

Price increases for internal users in 2025

The Department of Experimental Medicine (AEM) is the University of Copenhagen’s facility for experimental animals. AEM is responsible for the housing and breeding of experimental animals, and the department offers…

Simulating the Future through Science Fiction

Jaime Redondo-Yuste recently was part of the winning team of the PSI 15th Anniversary Reunion Pitch Grant. The event took place at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Waterloo (Canada), while celebrating th…

University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

Quantum computers have the potential to change the world. A new collaboration between Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme at University of Copenhagen and Engineering Quantum Systems group at the renowned…

University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

Quantum computers have the potential to change the world. A new collaboration between Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme at University of Copenhagen and Engineering Quantum Systems group at the renowned…

Does “Dr. Google” improve discussion and decisions in small animal practice?

Based on an online questionnaire aimed at dog and cat owners in Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom (N = 2117) this paper investigated the use of internet resources to find veterinary medical information.

Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen new DNRF chairperson

The Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, has appointed Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen as the new chairperson of the board of the Danish National Research Foundation.

Visit to ANSES, Ploufragan

During the week of June 17-21, 2024, Carsten Kirkeby visited Mathieu Andraud and colleagues at ANSES, Ploufragan

AI successfully helps detecting more breast cancers around Danish capital

AI has helped to detect significantly more cases of breast cancer and reduce radiologist workloads. These are among the main conclusions of a new evaluation study from the University of Copenhagen and Capital Region of…

New edited book: The Economic Lives of Platforms - Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets

Morten Axel Pedersen and former DISTRACT PhD Eva Iris Otto are amongst the editors in the newly published book "The Economic Lives of Platforms: Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets"

PhD student discovers that a cell type previously thought to be a source of nutrients can make an embryo on its own

PhD student discovers that a cell type previously thought to be a source of nutrients can make an embryo on its own