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Denmark is crawling with the world's most resilient creature

They’re found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic water bear has a nearly unfathomable…

Strong art residency: selected artists

Art and science are different ways of expressing our human curiosity and our will to understand the cosmos. This often means dealing with the unknown. The Strong team at the Niels Bohr Institute invited proposals for…

Centennial Conference "Crossing the Disciplinary Boundaries of Physics"

Many people from IND have been involved in the organization of this celebration of the centenaries of the Niels Bohr Institute (founded in 1921) and Niels Bohr’s Nobel Prize in Physics (awarded to him in 1922).

Digital disruption diversified—FinTechs and the emergence of a coopetitive market ecosystem

In a new article in Socio-Economic Review Bengt Larsson, Bertil Rolandsson, Anna Ilsøe, Trine Pernille Larsen, Alex Lehr and Jaan Masso analyse the impact of FinTech on the traditional banking sector.

Filippo Garelli

Filippo Garelli is a PhD candidate in Public, Comparative and International Law at Sapienza University of Rome (Department of Political Science), curriculum International Order and Human Rights.

Quarantine system update

The quarantine from unit 16.4 to the Biocenter has been repealed, which means that animals and personnel can now move freely between these two units without quarantine restrictions. The quarantine restriction between…

Catherine Hall

Catherine Hall is a PhD candidate at the Center for Climate Change, Energy & Environmental Law (CCEEL) at the University of Eastern Finland. Prior to joining CCEEL, Catherine graduated with a Master’s degree in Global…

Maintenance work at Panum

The service water will be closed on Thursday, August 17th in building 10 at Panum between 11:30 and 15:00. Sorry for any inconveniences.

Sofie Helene Bruun

Selection of PTF Sources Based on Light-curve Variability Supervisors: Jens Hjorth and Adriano Agnello

Art & Science discussion at Møn

On July 29, 2023 Prof. Cardoso participated in a discussion on art and science at an event organized by the Container Academy and Kunsthal 44Moen, which took place in Moen, an island in south-eastern Denmark. The…

Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially because most of it never gets recycled. The fabric, a blend of plastic and cotton, has been difficult for the industry to…

Comparison of physiological and ethological indicators and rein tension

This study is a first step to investigate the influence of riding on horses affected by Quine Headshaking Syndrome (EHS) and, in general, contributes to a better understanding of EHS.

Elena Cima

Elena Cima is a Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Geneva, where she teaches courses on international environmental law, energy law, and investment law.

Lauge Poulsen

Lauge Poulsen is Professor of International Relations & Law at University College London.

Nikolaos Karampatzos

Nikolaos Karampatzos is a PhD candidate at the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The Parrot–Owner Relationship and Problem Behaviors in Parrots

This study investigates 1) the relationships between companion parrots and their human owners and 2) the associations between the relationships and potential welfare-related problems.

New understanding of the body’s cells: Synchronise like pendulum clocks

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that old grandfather clocks and human cells have a central thing in common: They move in synchronisation. This strengthens the performance of our cells and…

New understanding of the body’s cells: Synchronise like pendulum clocks

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that old grandfather clocks and human cells have a central thing in common: They move in synchronisation. This strengthens the performance of our cells and…

Ethicists’ commentary on navigating options when clients refuse care due to cost

Ethical question of the month, May 2023 You provide ambulatory veterinary services for pets. You are contacted by the local animal welfare enforcement agency to perform an at-home euthanasia of a dog that was recently…

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University of Copenhagen has attained their goal of drilling to the bottom of the ice sheet. It marks the first time that this has…

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University of Copenhagen has attained their goal of drilling to the bottom of the ice sheet. It marks the first time that this has…

NNF Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 awarded to Professor Nikos Hatzakis

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a Challenge Programme grant of DKK 60 million to Professor Nikos Hatzakis for realising the drugs of the future.

Carsten Rahbek invited as speaker at Paris exhibition

Professor Carsten Rahbek was invited by artist Danh Vo to give a talk on the biodiversity crisis as part of the Parisian exhibition Avant l’orage. The talk is now publicly available.

Scientists vacuum animal DNA from air in a Danish forest

Over 60 animal species in three days. That is how many mammals, birds and amphibians researchers found DNA traces from in the air in a Danish forest. The results can pave the way for a new and innovative way of mapping…