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PRIVACY-workshop at the Computer Privacy Data Protection conference in Brussels

Postdoctoral researcher Natacha Klein Käfer gives her presentation ‘Borders and Epidemics: Controlling Information and Disease in Early Modern Saxony’ Science and Technology scholar Katja Pape de Neergaard (STAY…

The lives of premature babies are threatened by sugary nutrition

Many prematurely born infants are given sugary parenteral nutrition as it has so far been the belief that it was good for their development. But new research from the University of Copenhagen performed on pigs shows tha…

Users of high-cost loans have personality traits in common

High-cost consumer loans are controversial and the subject of much debate. But who typically takes out such loans – and what is the money used for? Economist Emil Toft Hansen has investigated the matter.

When you Google the word 'tick', you're helping science

Knowledge about the spread of tick-borne diseases is extremely limited and notoriously difficult to acquire. A new study from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that internet searches just might be the way to kee…

Are you aged 40 or over? In that case, you need to do heavy weight training to keep fit

Heavy weight training can help make sure your nerves and muscles continue to work together, and it is never too late to get started. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

New biodiversity report: The value of nature should be included in Danish economic decision making

Denmark is miles away from meeting its agreed targets for nature and biodiversity. To remedy the Danish and global biodiversity crisis effectively, we need to improve how the value of nature is measured to allow…

Phages to fight bacterial infections

A team of researchers from England, Scotland, Norway, and Denmark have joined forces to develop a safe and efficient phage therapy approach to control the bacteria Pasteurella in Atlantic Salmon farms.

What lies behind lies? New project looks deeper into honesty and dishonesty

Honest and dishonest behaviour comes in many forms and with various underlying motivations. Honesty and dishonesty also affect many areas of human life and social relations – from hiding an inconvenient truth from your…

New professor of sociology to focus on financial markets and new technologies

With the appointment of Christian Borch as professor, the Department of Sociology will gain new expertise in economic and political sociology.

How do we ensure local support for green energy production?

Huge Power-to-X investments in new hydrogen-based fuels shall propel the green transition in Denmark towards 2050. But how do we prevent local conflicts over new production plants?

How to see the forest and the trees

PhD student Mar Moure shares learnings and impressions from this year's IUFRO Risk Analysis conference "Socio-ecological conflicts in forest management: risks of (not) adapting?".

Torben Heien Nielsen keynote at IZA Workshop on Gender and Family Economics

Severe illness and subsequent deaths are among the most devastating shocks households face and a major source of financial risk.

Green and sustainable food should become the automatic choice

One of the main obstacles to introducing a more climate-friendly food culture in Denmark is the many everyday barriers. So says Professor Bente Halkier, who researches everyday life.

Querying into Data in Asylum Decisionmaking, Authors: William Hamilton Byrne, Thomas Gammeltoft Hansen and Henrik Palmer Olsen

This research reveals the full extent of interconnections and entanglement of the European Court of Human Rights’ migration jurisprudence, using cutting-edge legal research technology of citation network analysis.

Free movement? New Centre of Excellence examines global mobility rights

A new national Centre of Excellence in law will examine the complex legal structures that govern how we, as humans, move or are prevented from moving across national borders and parts of the world. The new centre will…

New research centre will investigate if mental illness is universal

Is the human psyche the same across cultures? And do people experience mental disorders in the same way no matter what language they speak? These are some of the fundamental questions that the new Centre for Culture and…

Varieties of organised decentralisation acrosssectors in Denmark: A company perspective

Trine P. Larsen and Anna Ilsøe examines why and to what extent the parties in Danish workplaces take advantage of the opportunities to negotiate locally

Starch from plants is key to bioplastic that is actually degradable

Professor Andreas Blennow’s research group experiments with bioplastics, nutritionally healthy crops and antibiotic multiresistance, but sustainability is the bond that ties Starch together.

New type of extremely reactive substance in the atmosphere

For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in close collaboration with international…

Wagner or Adele? Genes play a significant role in shaping our cultural tastes

Our genetic composition not only affects our sex, height, and other physical characteristics. New research shows that genes also influence our cultural preferences and habits.

The shady side of the Internet: How do young people share extreme content on social media?

A new research project will uncover how young people produce and share hateful and offensive memes.

Wildfires: When nature strikes back politically

With support from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, anthropologists will investigate how the extensive rainforest wildfires in 2019 in Amazon politically affected Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru.

Phenomenal raw materials will get Danes to fall in love with plant-based diets

Phenomenal raw materials and ingredients are the way forward if more people are to replace meat products with plant-based alternatives and Denmark is to become a world leading producer of plant-based foods. Today, the…

Language teaching will be crucial for the integration of Ukrainian refugees

When the many thousands of Ukrainians who come to Denmark have been given shelter, it's time to learn the Danish language – at least if they end up staying in Denmark.