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Scientists have designed a clay that can prevent fruits and vegetables from rotting too quickly

The gas ethylene causes fruit and vegetables to ripen faster and is responsible for millions of tons of food being lost annually during transport and storage. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among…

2026 Clay Research Award to Robert Burklund

Robert Burklund wins 2026 Clay Research Award together with collaborators Hahn, Levy, and Schlank, for the their counterexamples to Ravenel's telescope conjecture.

Competition from Chinese imports is causing CO₂ emissions to rise globally

Danish companies emit less CO₂ when they relocate certain tasks abroad. At the same time, emissions rise correspondingly in those countries. However, global emissions increase when companies are under pressure from chea…

Researchers behind new spinout: Only a fraction of the chemicals in drinking water are tested for

Much of our drinking water contains hundreds of chemicals, but today we test for only a fraction of them. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now launched a company offering an exceptionally broad…

AI gigafactories require political decisions – not just technological investments

The EU plans to build massive AI gigafactories, and Denmark has thrown its hat into the ring. But according to a new research brief from CAISA – the National Centre for AI in Society – there is a lack of broad political…

Stretching skin without breaking it

How can skin expand while maintaining its structure and protective barrier function? New study from the Aragona Group uncovers some of the fundamental cellular mechanisms underlying this process.

Asta Egede Andreasen

Asta is a law student pursuing her MSc in Law at the University of Copenhagen. She has a particular interest in EU energy and climate change law and will be writing her master’s thesis in this field in the autumn of…

Katja Jane Elizabeth Juthans

Katja will be writing her master's thesis at CLIMA this fall under the title "Mapping the Operationalization of Environmental Justice Principles in Arctic Ocean Climate Law and Governance."

Silva Nova at BioGeoMon

Members of the Silva Nova Team participated in this years BioGeoMon conference from 8-11 June 2026 in Sweden.

BARC PhD receives Best Student Paper Award at STOC'26

Jack Stade receives Best Student Paper award at STOC this year.

Nordic Zebrafish Network Meeting 2026

The annual Nordic Zebrafish Network meeting will take place on November 19-20 in Copenhagen at the University of Copenhagen.

gAI in teaching and learning requires local dialogue, not just shared guidelines

Generative AI has rapidly changed the conditions for teaching, assignment writing, and assessment. Rules and declaration requirements are now in place, but one central question remains: How are these rules translated…

More calories will not fix global malnutrition

Laura Vang Rasmussen on rethinking the future of food production.

Studying appetite regulation in a dish

A new study from the Kirkeby Group adds to the understanding of how the brain controls hunger and satiety.

Silva Nova Annual meeting 2026

Thank you to all the team members who participated in the Silva Nova Annual meeting 2026 from 1-3 June 2026.

From flat moss to forests and flowers: New discovery may explain how plants conquered land

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a previously unknown protein that may help explain how plants managed to colonize land more than 400 million years ago.

Silva Nova at Naturmødet

Per Gundersen presented the groups work on 'Naturmødet' in Hirtshals in May 2026.

New eDNA initiative aims to make water quality monitoring in Denmark more accessible

A new Danish freshwater biodiversity initiative is gaining momentum following a major round of environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling that will support the development of a future taxonomic independent community index (TICI)…

STEM-PD continues its journey toward phase 2

A cell therapy for Parkinson's disease will continue toward phase 2 clinical trials. Associate Professor Agnete Kirkeby led its preclinical development.

New article by Johannes Riber in the Norwegian Naval Journal

Johannes Riber, lieutenant commander and postdoc/researcher at the Centre for Military Studies, has published the article "Er den fleksible flåde stadig en succes for Danmark?" (Is the flexible fleet still a success for…

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Artificial Intelligence visits CECS students

On 28 April 2026, Italian parliamentarian Frederica Onori, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Artificial Intelligence, conducted an official visit to Copenhagen and gave a guest lecture in CECS…

PRIVACY-workshop at Computer, Privacy and Data Protection conference in Brussels

During the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) annual conference in Brussels, Privacy Studies Journal and the centre, hosted a workshop on online and offline privacy practices.

Annual bird trip to Fyn and Sprogø

In late May 2026, the annual Avian Influenza Epidemiology Group bird trip went to the island of Fyn (Funen) to learn about and experience pheasant rearing in Denmark.

Call for Abstracts: XIX Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability

The Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) is organizing the XIX edition of the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability.