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Research project metformin

Celebrating 1½ year of intensive research within atrial fibrillation and effect of metformin. Now data analyses are next step.

Foodnavigator Europe: Rapeseed cake can be altered to become an alternative protein source, study shows

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton 11-May-2023 - Last updated on 12-May-2023 at 12:45 GMT By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton 11-May-2023 - Last updated on 12-May-2023 at 12:45 GMT Rapeseed is very high in protein. The rapeseed cake…

James Webb’s “too massive” galaxies may be even more massive

The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have hinted at galaxies so early and so massive that they are in tension with our understanding of the formation of structure in the Universe.

Reaching the next generations

How do we share groundbreaking new technologies and research with the next generation of researchers? The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics believes that the answer to this question is to share our complex yet highly…

Reaching the next generations

How do we share groundbreaking new technologies and research with the next generation of researchers? The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics believes that the answer to this question is to share our complex yet highly…

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

How can private corporations and public authorities ensure the engagement of citizens before building plants for green energy production? Researchers from the UCPH have set out to answer this question in a new project.

Vitamin B12 deficiency could become a widespread health challenge

As we focus on changing dietary habits and increasing the supply of plant-based foods, we must ensure that a healthy nutritional profile follows, believes tenure-track assistant professor of dairy microbiology and plant…

Best Paper Award

The Kjaergaard Group received the annual Best Paper Award from the Department of Chemistry.

Leading mathematician wants to solve the riddle of a million quantum particles

One of Europe’s leading mathematicians - Professor Søren Fournais of the University of Copenhagen – is dedicating the next five years to understanding a mysterious quantum phenomenon through extremely complex equations.…

Visit of the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Our research group recently hosted a visit from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Can you date more than one chatbot at a time?

Feature article by Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Department of Political Science), Professor Anders Søgaard, Professor Sune Lehmann and Professor Michael Bang Petersen in Politiken on 10 May 2023.

Dags Olsteins

Cryogenic On-Chip Multiplexing Using SAG Nanowires Academic advisor: Thomas Sand Jespersen

Danish innovation to convert nutrients and CO2 from shrimp and fish farming into seaweed

Instead of polluting the sea and contributing to global warming, nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming will be used to produce sea lettuce – a green protein and valuable high-fiber seaweed species –…

Is it fair? Algorithms and asylum seekers

Europe is experimenting with the application of automated decision-making to manage asylum and migration processes.

Nearby galaxies help astronomers understand distant galaxies

In a newly published study researchers show how the amount of light that escapes from a galaxy is connected to its physical properties. The result has implication for how we interpret observations of galaxies in the…

UCPH FOOD is leading a project that will convert nutrients and CO2 from shrimp and fish farming into valuable seaweed

Instead of polluting the sea and contributing to global warming, nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming will be used to produce sea lettuce – a green protein and valuable high-fiber seaweed species –…

We are renovating the paths in the Botanical Garden

The paths in the Botanical Garden will be renovated over the next few years. The first stage starts now, and until medio December 2023 the main entrance at Nørreport will therefore be the only entrance and exit to the…

Science.ku.dk: Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Press release from Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen on DynaMo centers latest research, which was published in Nature.…

Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

Hans Henrik Bruun is an especially active voice of reason in public discourse about the present and future of Danish nature. Whenever engaging, he often greets strong emotions with facts. This year's recipient of…

Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts

Hans Henrik Bruun is an especially active voice of reason in public discourse about the present and future of Danish nature. Whenever engaging, he often greets strong emotions with facts. This year's recipient of…

Videnskab.dk: Dansk opdagelse åbner for »kæmpe uudnyttet potentiale« på rapsmarker

In this Videnskab.dk press release Professor Barbara Ann Halkier from DynaMo Center talk about the latest breakthrough research, which was published in Nature. The journalist is Lise Brix from Videnskab.dk…

Workshop hosted at CAB: Leica THUNDER Imager Live Cell

CAB hosts a workshop in collaboration with Triolab AS and Leica Microsystems, where Leica's THUNDER Imager Live Cell will be presented. Times are available on May 23 - 25 & May 30 - June 1.

Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature,…

Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature,…