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22-year-old talent is now ‘researcher Tetris’ world champion

With world-class programming, 22-year-old computer science student William Bille Meyling beats seasoned professors at the unofficial world championships in geometric algorithms. He was recently honoured for his…

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried about other countries and cultures. The mismatch has been demonstrated in research from the University of Copenhagen. The…

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried about other countries and cultures. The mismatch has been demonstrated in research from the University of Copenhagen. The…

Unravelling the Dynamics of Genetic Rescue in Endangered Wolves

Seeking to combat the alarming decline in global biodiversity and the threat of a Sixth Mass Extinction, postdoctoral researcher Claudia Fontsere Alemany from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics has been awarded a Mari…

Unravelling the Dynamics of Genetic Rescue in Endangered Wolves

Seeking to combat the alarming decline in global biodiversity and the threat of a Sixth Mass Extinction, postdoctoral researcher Claudia Fontsere Alemany from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics has been awarded a Mari…

“Super Mixtures”: Adding Delicious Flavors to Alcohol-Free Beer

If non-alcoholic beer tasted better, it would probably make up a larger proportion of total beer sales and therefore improve public health. A group of researchers at the University of Copenhagen want to make this a…

Rebekka Johansen

Title: A Diachronic Study of the Polar Front in the North Atlantic Region & it’s Connection to the North Atlantic Oscillation Supervisors: Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen and Aksel Walløe Hansen

Celebrating World Microbiome Day with the world's first holobiont data portal

As a leading research institution within the field of hologenomics and microbiome research, Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics proudly participated in the global celebration of World Microbiome Day and on the very sam…

Celebrating World Microbiome Day with the world's first holobiont data portal

As a leading research institution within the field of hologenomics and microbiome research, Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics proudly participated in the global celebration of World Microbiome Day and on the very sam…

Conference: Aquaculture Europe 2023

RASOPTA will be strongly represented at the Aquaculture Europe conference (https://aquaeas.org/) on 18-21 September in Vienna by 5 or 6 ESRs presenting their work.

Kristian becomes a father for the second time!

Congratulations to Kristian, who became a father for the second time the 5th of July. We from the group wish him and his wife all the best with the new addition to the family.

Master's student talks about her stay at Helix Lab in Kalundborg

Christina Papamichail finished her MSc thesis in Helix Lab with Novo Nordisk on Cleaning In Place (CIP). Read about her thoughts and reflections in connection with the studies in the Helix Lab and about student life in…

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. These experiences can make whales behave erratically for a…

Refurbishment of breeding unit 10-4 in the Panum Building

AEM is in collaboration with Campus Service (CAS) planning a much needed renovation of the breeding unit at 10-4 in the Panum Building which will commence April 2024. Prior to that the unit needs to be vacated. AEM will…

University of Copenhagen Offers New Education in Plant-Based Foods

The Danish food sector is at the forefront globally, and as part of maintaining and preferably improving this position during the green transition, the University of Copenhagen has established a new specialization, a…

Bettina Loy

Title: Tests investigating potential implementation of oxygen isotope measurements in continuous flow analyses Supervisors: Thomas Blunier and Ida Lager (SLU)

Dramatic Shift in Tropical Pacific Climate during the Little Ice Age

New Study Uncovers Dramatic Shift in Tropical Pacific Climate during the Little Ice Age

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

We, humans, can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. Now, University of Copenhagen researchers have figured out…

Researchers will explore and develop a new ecological ethics

With support from VELUX FONDEN, a collaboration between anthropologists and theologians will pave the way for a new ecological ethics that focuses on the interaction between nature and human interests.

Big congratulations to our new Masters of Science!

We celebrated the new graduates from the Department of Food Science and the Department of Sports and Nutrition at the University of Copenhagen.

Carl Winsløw is at the helm of CERME: We must handle our growing pains 

For the 13th time, leading European researchers in didactics of mathematics will gather at the CERME congress.

Christian Lykner

Title: The ALICE Forward Hadronic Calorimeter: Construction, Testing, and Understanding the Second Prototype. Supervisor: Ian Bearden

HOPE team

Congratulations to the HOPE team on the acceptance of the paper

Jonas Richard Damsgaard

Title: A Reconstructing of Melt Variability in Greenland for the Past 2000 Years Supervisor: Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen