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GWverse: the Action that looked up

In 2017, the European COST Action CA16104 Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse) was started, chaired by Prof Cardoso, and linking 3 scientific communities that were largely disjoint: one…

LISA moves into adoption stage

LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, has passed a major review with flying colours: the entire concept – from the definition of the overall mission and operations to the space hardware to be built – stood up t…

Johan Nikolaj Lausen

Regime Interactions in Marine Conservation Beyond National Jurisdiction

New study on global biodiversity hotspots

Based on millions of distribution data, researchers reveal unexpected patterns that may redefine our understanding of global hotspots of biodiversity.

Vivien Kovacs defended her MSc thesis, January 2024

"Exploring the Influence of Former Land Use on Soil Characteristics and Biodiversity Indicators across Denmark"

Carsten Rahbek receives Distinguished Fellow Award

Professor Carsten Rahbek received the 2024 IBS Distinguished Fellow Award at the biennial conference in Prague.

Homecoming: Experienced Professor in Computer Systems is back at DIKU

Franco-Danish Professor Philippe Bonnet is back at DIKU after 14 years at the IT University of Copenhagen. Before that, Philippe was at DIKU from 2001 to 2009. He returned to DIKU in October 2023 and became a part of th…

Innovative stormwater solution unveiled to tackle record rainfall in Denmark

Denmark faced unprecedented rainfall in 2023, breaking historical records and posing ongoing challenges with stormwater and flooding of streets and basements. Rather than resorting to expanding CO2-intensive concrete…

What even non-geniuses can still learn from Einstein 

Professor Richard Staley offers his insights on some of the defining qualities of Einstein that everyone can aspire to.

BIO researcher was researching his way through the eye of a needle

Rafael Pinilla Redondo from the section for Microbiology at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, was one of the 18 talented young researchers who today received a grant from the Villum Foundation's Young…

New study: Pig welfare outweighs climate concerns for consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for higher-welfare pork than for pork with a reduced climate footprint. Politicians and the pork industry can learn from the result, according to the researchers behind the University of…

Uncovering natures lessons in plant-root microbiome co-evolution

Associate Professor Christopher Barnes has secured a Villum Young Investigator grant for his ambitious research project aimed at unravelling the mysteries of the co-evolution between plants and their root microbiomes. A…

Professor Pernille Bjørn Recognized as Distinguished Member of ACM

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Professor Pernille Bjørn a Distinguished Member for her exceptional contributions to Global Software Development and Equity in Computing.

Ethnote's rejsegilde

Yesterday, the progress of the digital fieldnote app Ethnote was celebrated at a traditional 'rejsegilde'

Nutan Limaye receives prestigious ACM award

Nutan Limaye receives the ACM India Outstanding Contributions in Computing by a Woman Award.

Vale Palle Serup

It is with great sorrow that we announce the loss of our dear friend, colleague, and mentor, Palle Serup. Just before Christmas, Palle passed away peacefully after a prolonged battle with metastatic cancer.

BARC welcomes a new Associate Professor

BARC welcomes Andreas Björklund to the team.

Pioneering project to capture life in the stomach

A new two-year research project aims to explore the evolution of Helicobacter bacteria spanning 2 million years and a diverse array of host species. The study will investigate the important correlation between…

CMS Researcher Tobias Liebetrau publishes new article in Journal of Cyber Policy

Researcher at CMS, Tobias Liebetrau, has co-authored a newly published article in the Journal of Cyber Policy entitled: “Cybersecurity and the politics of knowledge production: towards a reflexive practice”.

Follow-up on the renovation of Unit 10.4

You can read the entire announcement here.

Ida Sternberg Holk

Title: Characterization of formaldehyde as molecular tracer in protostellar regions Supervisor: Jes Kristian Jørgensen

Islands in the Indian Ocean: Development and Biodiversity

In the latest news Associate Professor Stig Jensen, after a visit to the island state delves into the islands of the Indian Ocean focusing on their biodiversity, development, and the impact of colonization today. The…

Linea Stausbøll Hedemark

Title: Tau Neutrino Appearance in the IceCube Upgrade Supervisor: David Jason Koskinen

New national project aims to strengthen diversity in research environments

For many years, research environments in the fields of technical and natural sciences have been facing the challenge of attracting and retaining female researchers.