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Nordfugl October 2025

The Avian Influenza Epidemiology group hosted the annual Nordfugl online seminar on 1 October 2025.

Ilboudo H et al. Malar J 24: 297, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Traore B et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 69: e0180624, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Call for abstracts: Rethinking Global Aid - The Reset

Global aid is at a crossroads. Rising nationalism, colonial legacies, declining support for development assistance, and a shifting multilateral order are reshaping the foundations of international cooperation.

Cancer patients experience fewer complications with help from artificial intelligence

Patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer experience fewer serious complications and fewer readmissions when an AI tool supports treatment decisions.

Konrad Lüdecke

M.Sc., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Santos MI et al. Infect Immun (in press)

Team SURFACE manuscript accepted

Planetary Boundaries show rising risks and urgency to protect Earth’s life-support systems

The 2025 Planetary Health Check Report was launched earlier this week. Emmanuel Raju, Associate Professor at Global Health, IFSV and Director of the Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research and Friederike Otto, Professor…

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other users of the forests. The Danish Outdoor Council supports the project with DKK 1.6 million.

New investment brings proteomics technology and -education closer to researchers

Proteomics Research Infrastructure (PRI) at University of Copenhagen has just received 90 mill DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to continue and develop the facility and its services.

Noah Ghebremichael joins CMP

Noah joins the EPITOPE team

3,200 children take part in new research project on the impact of school-provided meals

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports is leading the new research project School Food in Denmark, which will study the effect of school-provided meals on pupils’ health, wellbeing and learning, with the…

Official opening of ESS Lighthouse

CaIFF is a collaboration between UCPH and Aarhus University with backing from the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Southern Denmark, Lund University, the European Spallation Source.

Louisa Daumer joins CMP

Louisa joins the TANZANIA team

New AI Model Can Predict Diseases 20 Years Ahead

By developing a new AI model, researchers prove able to forecast diseases decades before they occur, according to a new study involving scientists from the University of Copenhagen. The research holds particular promise…

PhD Supervisor Talk: Lessons from COVID's communication frontlines

During global emergencies, public health communication can be challenging for scientific experts. Drawing from his experiences as a virologist and government advisor during the 2009 H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics, Marc Van…

Exercising in nature is superior to exercising in the city or at the gym

Exercising in green surroundings improves mood, reduces stress levels, and improves heart rate compared to exercising in the city or indoors. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenhagen. The study…

Luiza Moraes Holst selected as BRIDGE fellow

Luiza Moraes Holst, MD, PhD, has been selected as a BRIDGE Fellow in the two-year BRIDGE – Translational Excellence Programme.

IFSV Researchers Awarded Both Erhoff Prizes in 2025

Two researchers from the Department of Public Health (IFSV) have been awarded this year’s prestigious Erhoff Prizes for their internationally recognized contributions to lifelong health research.

CBMR scientists discover protective genes that keep some people with obesity healthy

CBMR scientists have discovered why two people with the same BMI can have completely different health outcomes, with some developing diabetes and heart disease while others staying healthy.

15 BRIDGE fellows ready to tackle clinical challenges from asthma to breast cancer

Over the next two years, the 2025 BRIDGE fellows will engage in projects that combine excellent research with clinical insights to advance translational medicine and benefit patients.

Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past

Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have provided researchers at the University of Copenhagen with unique insight into Denmark's butter production history.…

Team Sports lower blood pressure and improve function in patients with chronic diseases

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending form of exercise for patients with high blood pressure and COPD. Even after a relatively short…

Tanzanian study finds many potentially avoidable cesarean sections amid global rise

More cesarean sections are being performed even when the medical need is unclear, a new analysis shows.