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Philosophers agree with economists on climate action - but stress ethical considerations

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations.

The programming language of the future is being developed in Denmark

Two young researchers are working together to add so-called effect systems to programming languages, which make it easier to maintain programs and detect vulnerabilities.

Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators

Deterministic single photon light sources, creating quantum bits at extreme rates and speed are now coupled to specially designed, integrated photonic circuits, capable of processing quantum information with adequate…

VOLT research wins Haldane prize

Our article ”High nitrogen-fixing rates associated with ground-covering mosses in a tropical mountain cloud forest will decrease drastically in a future climate” published in the journal Functional Ecology has won the…

VOLT research wins Haldane prize

Our article ”High nitrogen-fixing rates associated with ground-covering mosses in a tropical mountain cloud forest will decrease drastically in a future climate” published in the journal Functional Ecology has won the…

Fasten your seatbelt: Intimacy capitalism is coming

Feature article in Politiken, 23 May 2023 by Anders Søgaard (Professor, University of Copenhagen), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and University of Copenhagen), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, University of Copenhagen),…

New Innovation Fund Project

Associate Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera is part of the DART project, co-financed by the Innovation Fund, which aims to develop a model for citizen engagement in Denmark's renewable energy transition.

Elisa Maggio joins Strong

Elisa Maggio from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI) in Potsdam will visit the Strong Group from July to December 2024 as a secondment for her Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. The…

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Prof. Leonardo Gualtieri visits Strong

The Strong Group was visited by Prof. Leonardo Gualtieri from May 14-22, 2023. Prof. Leonardo Gualtieri is a Full Professor at The University of Pisa. He is well known in the community for his work in gravitational-wave…

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.

IST Distinguished Professor

Vitor Cardoso was appointed as IST Distinguished Professor, a distinction awarded by the President of Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. The honour is confered upon faculty and researchers whose work had a profound…

Strong PhD Day

The Strong Group held a vibrant PhD Day May 12, at the Arbejdermuseet / The Workers Museum in central Copenhagen. The event joined the entire group and a number of visitors, and the day was filled with talks by all the…

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.…

Two Visiting Professors in May

We have the pleasure of welcoming two visiting professors: Leonardo Gualtieri, Professor at University of Pisa, who will visit the Strong Group from May 14-22, 2023, and Scott A. Hughes, Professor at MIT, who will visit…

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.