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Poster presentation at conference on Quantitative Ethnography by Sofie Astrupgaard

Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard presented a poster at the Conference for Quantitative Ethnography, held in Copenhagen in October 2022. Sofie presented on the ongoing development of the Ethnoplatform tool that the DISTRACT team…

Parents’ weight status plays a key role in whether or not their children become overweight and obese

In Denmark, more and more people suffer from overweight and obesity. A new study suggests that children with parents with obesity begin to develop overweight and obesity at earlier ages than children with parents with…

Not all covid-19 lockdowns improved air quality in world cities

Contrary to what one might expect, air quality did not improve during mild covid-19 lockdowns in all cities. In fact, the emission of harmful gasses from transport has in some places increased, even during stringent…

Søren Leth-Petersen interviewed about data management at DNRF’s annual meeting 2022

Forskerne har altid bygget videre på hinandens resultater, og i en verden, hvor forskning bliver mere og mere digital, er der brug for at gøre data nemmere at gå til. Stort set alle danske forskere vil i de kommende år…

BARC welcomes four new PhD students

BARC welcomes PhD students David Rasmussen Lolck, Hanwen Zhang, Shuyi Yan, and Joel Andersson

See You Later Thick Data! Blog series on Anthrodendum

DISTRACT researchers Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard and Emilie Munch Gregersen have - in collaboration with PhD student at Aarhus University Clara Rosa Sandy - written a blog post series that has been published on the widely…

Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen will give talk as part of the AI seminar series

Associate professor at SODAS Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen will, as part of the AI seminar series, give a lecture on big data for the prediction of student success

Creepy apps cause emotional stress

We know that apps collect all sorts of data about us, and that makes us feel uncomfortable. In a new study researchers from the University of Copenhagen have measured how uncomfortable and ‘creeped out’ using apps can…

Creepy apps cause emotional stress

We know that apps collect all sorts of data about us, and that makes us feel uncomfortable. In a new study researchers from the University of Copenhagen have measured how uncomfortable and ‘creeped out’ using apps can…

New data memo on YouTubes ban of Russian state media

Reseachers from SODAS and Political Science publishes new data memo looking into YouTubes global ban of Russian state media

Process-explicit models reveal the structure and dynamics of biodiversity patterns

In Science Advances by Pilowsky, J.A., Colwell, R.K., Rahbek, C., and Fordham, D.A. (2022)

Hologenomics viewed through a mathematical lens

A recent paper published by researchers from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) and collaborators on a strategic model of a host-microbe-microbe system not only reveals the importance of a joint host-microbe…

Mette Birkedal Bruun speaks at the leadership retreat of the International Association of Privacy Professionals

On 22 June Centre Director Mette Birkedal Bruun gave a lecture in the session Privacy and Faith at the annual leadership retreat of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Scientific advance leads to a new tool in the fight against hackers

A new form of security identification could soon see the light of day and help us protect our data from hackers and cybercriminals. Quantum mathematicians at the University of Copenhagen have solved a mathematical riddl…

New PhageClouds database makes genomic comparisons efficient

New data resource enables more efficient placement of novel phage genomic sequences, drawing together data from a variety of databases and public virome assemblies. This enables easier exploration of phage diversity,…

Sune Lehmann in the podcast TechProfilen

Sune Lehmann talks about algorithms, Newton, and free will in the new podcast TechProfilen.

Researcher: Drop the notion that we can protect our own data

Users should not ultimately be the ones responsible for protecting their data, as the long, cryptic privacy settings on many apps suggest. In reality, we have almost no power over our data and who uses it for what,…

Artificial intelligence enhances efficacy of sleep disorder treatments

An algorithm based on 20,000 nights of sleep that can improve the diagnosis, treatment and our overall understanding of sleep disorders has been developed at the University of Copenhagen.

Project hopes to ensure trust between citizens and algorithms

DIKU is part of a new, broad consortium that has received DKK 100 million to study how data and algorithms can be used to support society and enhance democratic processes, overcoming present challenges. The aim of the…

New research project investigates: Can technology ensure a fair process for asylum seekers?

By combining methods from law, computer science, and health sciences, a new research project aims to find answers to why asylum cases have different outcomes in the Nordic countries.

SODAS researchers to be part of team studying our social behavior during the Covid-19 epidemic

As a direct result of the spread of the Corona virus and the acute health crisis in Denmark and the rest of the world, the Carlsberg Foundation grants DKK 25 million to a new Semper Ardens project to investigate behavio…

Famous Danish computer scientist Professor Peter Naur dead

Peter Naur, a great Danish scientist and the first Danish professor in Computer Science at University of Copenhagen 1969-1998 died 3 January 2016 after a short period of illness.