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New paper on flood emergency responders

This paper adds to the existing knowledge about flood management in Accra and contributes with insights into emergency responses to major flood events in a geospatial context

New weapon against dementia: "In just minutes, the AI solves a challenge that would take neuroscientists weeks."

The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect the brain such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new tool that…

Nyt våben mod demens: ”Algoritmen løser udfordring på få minutter som tager hjerneforsker flere uger.”

Proteiner, der klumper sig sammen, er årsag til en lang række sygdomme, der nedbryder hjernen såsom Alzheimers og demens. Forskere på Københavns Universitet har opfundet et nyt værktøj, som kan hjælpe os med at finde og…

Tetyana Pitik receives award for the best PhD thesis in Danish astronomy

Tetyana Pitik receives the 2024 IDA PhD award at the Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting hosted in Roskilde on May 22 and 23, 2024.

A global collaboration to study animals and their microbiota

The Earth Hologenome Initiative is a global collaboration with more than 200 collaborators from around the world and open for more to join. The ambitious aim is to generate and analyse hologenomic data from wild animals…

Complete Stellar Collapse: unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing evidence that…

Complete Stellar Collapse: unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing evidence that…

Malene Hornstrup Jespersen presents at COMPTEXT 2024

In the beginning of May DISTRACT PhD Malene Hornstrup Jespersen presented at the COMPTEXT 2024 conference held in Amsterdam.

Tomás Ortín visits Strong

Professor Tomás Ortín from the Instituto de Física Teórica (Madrid) visited Strong in May. Tomas is an expert on gravity, supergravity and string theory. Besides being a collaborator of the group, working with David…

A strong team visits IHES

Recently, two members of the Strong Group, Gregorio Carullo and Marina De Amicis, traveled to the quaint town of Bures-sur-Yvette, near Paris, to visit the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES). The purpose o…

From dairy proteins to plant-based sidestreams

Having recently started on the tenure track, Assistant Professor Norbert Raak seeks to use knowledge and research on dairy proteins to better utilize plant-based resources for food.

Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery by University of Copenhagen scientists provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the…

Now we know, what gets roots to grow: Can help in future droughts

A biological mechanism familiar to people who fast helps plant roots grow strong. The discovery by University of Copenhagen scientists provides an answer to a long-unanswered question and a deeper understanding of the…

Emilie Munch Gregersen presents EthNote for Anthropology master students at UCPH

On May 3rd DISTRACT researcher Emilie Munch Gregersen presented EthNote for Anthropology students soon to embark on their first prolonged fieldwork

Srijan Butola joins HPS as PhD student

Srijan Butolas research will be associated with the DataSpace Project

Student experience in the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Methods course, Chennai 2024

As part of the Master of Disaster Management programme, this year’s Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Methods (VRAM) elective was hosted in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in partnership with the Indian Institute of…

New initiative elevates Denmark's role in Fault-Tolerant Photonic Quantum Computing

Denmark is set to redefine photonic quantum computing with the launch of a five-year research and innovation initiative, backed by a DKK 16.2 million grant from the Innovation Fund. The 'Fault-Tolerant Quantum Photonics…

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Detecting and Characterizing Small Planets in Diverse Environments DTU Advisor: Lars A. Buchhave, UCB Advisor: Courtney Dressing, KU Advisor: Jes K. Jørgensen

Charles River & The Jackson Laboratory Seminar Series

Date: May 13, 2024, 13.15-17.00 Location: Victor Haderup Auditorium, University og Copenhagen, Panum, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N The full programme is available here. Registration required.

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology and Sociology will study the eating habits of four generations and how they relate to environmental and climate issues.

New project may take the leading position in photonic quantum technology

Denmark is set to redefine photonic quantum computing with the launch of a five-year research and innovation initiative, backed by a grant from the Innovation Fund. The 'Fault-Tolerant Quantum Photonics' (FTQP) project…

New DISTRACT paper: "Who makes open source code? The hybridisation of commercial and open source practices"

DISTRACT researchers Anna Sapienza, Eva Iris Otto, and Peter Mehler just published the paper "Who makes open source code? The hybridisation of commercial and open source practices" in EPJ Data Science

In search of a very special plant: red peat moss (Sphagnum medium)

We are in search of a very special plant that forms the entire basis of this landscape: red peat moss (Sphagnum medium). It belongs to the group of peat mosses that can shape an entire landscape.

Preventing food rot with microbes

An innovative research project led by Henriette Lyng Røder is setting out to prevent soft rot from afflicting our plant-based foods by designing intentional microbial communities and harnessing their interactions to…