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The Genomic Organization of Superorganismal Ant Colonies

Worker ants increase their reproductive success by caring for their siblings instead of producing their own offspring. A new international study, initiated and co-directed by researchers at the University of Copenhagen…

University of Copenhagen ranked No.1 in Europe for HCI research over the past decade

The HCI researchers at the University of Copenhagen have achieved a significant milestone: their research has been ranked No. 1 in Europe according to the latest data from CSRankings.org.

Debut for reNEW at People’s Political Meeting – Folkemødet

Professor and Node Director Kim Bak Jensen and Associate Professor Agnete Kirkeby participated in the dialogue meetings speaking about the exiting ongoing stem cell research and how far the research has come.

New paper: "BROAD DATA: Ethnographic methods in the age of interdisciplinary collaboration"

On the 17th of June the DISTRACT researchers Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard, Emilie Munch Gregersen, Clara Rosa Sandbye and Morten Axel Pedersen published a new paper entitled “BROAD DATA: Ethnographic methods in the age of…

City Medal for Vitor Cardoso

Vitor was honoured by the city of Póvoa de Varzim, for his outstanding scientific contributions to our understanding of black holes and gravitational waves and the cosmos at large, and his leadership roles in…

Our 2025 Summer Party

Great weather, good food, and even better company.

Lauritz Brorsen wins AI Award for innovative skin cancer project

Postdoc Lauritz Brorsen recently won the AI Award at the AI and Pharmacology – now and in the future symposium hosted by Altinget 3 June.

New research warns of digital dependency in primary schools

Danish primary schools have become dependent on Google technologies. This threatens privacy, democracy, and educational autonomy, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

Summer holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the summer holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

Strong sails like the Vikings

On a wind-whipped day, June 14, 2025, in Roskilde, members of the Strong group embarked on an adventure to learn the Viking tradition that is rooted in the land that hosts us.

Master defense by Matilde Garcia

On June 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM in room HB1 at the Niels Bohr Institute, Matilde Garcia will defend her master thesis supervised by Associate Professor Jose Maria Ezquiaga.

Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro

Bernard is a LLM student from the North Sea Energy Law Program under the supervision of Beatriz Martinez Romera.

Emilie Victoria Nørgaard Elkjær

Emilie specializes in climate and energy law, holding an LL.M. from the University of Groningen and currently studying at the University of Copenhagen.

Emilie Victoria Nørgaard Elkjær

Emilie holds an LL.M. in Energy and Climate Law and is now pursuing a second master’s in climate and energy law at the University of Copenhagen.

Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro

Bernard is a LLM student from the North Sea Energy Law Program under the supervision of Beatriz Martinez Romera.

Zvi Bern receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2024

Zvi Bern is awarded the Niels Bohr Institute of Honour for his remarkable list of scientific achievements in theoretical physics. His association with the Niels Bohr Institute goes back more than 40 years.

Call for abstracts: Extreme heat and health in the context of climate change

The goal of this symposium is to highlight a global health emergency: The impact of extreme heat on public health due to climate change.

Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely

Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.

A 1960s idea inspires NBI researchers to study hitherto inaccessible quantum states

Scientists have created a new way to study the highly volatile quantum states in superconducting vortices, whose existence has been known since the 1960s, but it has been very difficult to verify them directly, until…

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…

All you wanted to know about black hole spectroscopy

Black holes vibrate, like stars, or guitar strings. The "ringdown" radiation emitted by oscillating black holes has great scientific potential.

The USE Center seeks visionary leader to transform university science teaching

The USE Center is looking for an experienced discipline-based education researcher to lead the mission of strengthening science education.

Whitsun holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the Whitsun holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

Look up in June

Read here (in Danish) about the star trinity in the bright June night sky.