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Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature,…

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial change…

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial change…

Call for Abstracts - Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Arctic Special Edition

The Climate Arctic Governance research network (CArGo) is organizing a special edition of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability with focus on the Arctic. The event will take place in a…

High-throughput experiments might ensure a better diagnosis of hereditary diseases

All human beings are genetically very similar, sharing approx. 99.9% of the DNA code. The remaining 0.1% explains the natural differences between people, including our predisposition to hereditary diseases. Although…

Art made by artificial intelligence - Morten Axel Pedersen on Danish Radio

DISTRACT PI, professor Morten Axel Pedersen, was on the Danish Radio P1, on the show "Orientering", to talk about current concerns and debates over the use of AI in the world of art, talking specifically about what make…

ERC Advanced Grant on Bohr for Guido Bacciagaluppi from Utrecht University

An ERC Advanced Grant on Bohr has been awarded to Guido Bacciagaluppi from Utrecht University.

Ethicists’ commentary on expertise and personal views when advising clients

Ethical question of the month, February 2023 I’ve been asked by a client if getting into chicken farming is too risky given what’s happening with avian influenza. This client has inherited a farm that can hold up to 30…

British Ecological Society journal prize winner: Aya Permin

The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research published in 2022. One of the winner is Aya Permin from our department, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen.

British Ecological Society journal prize winner: Aya Permin

The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research published in 2022. One of the winner is Aya Permin from our department, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen.

Hologenomic movie night at Forsknings Døgn

Forskningens Døgn is a large national annual event with the aim to mediate science and research to a broad Danish audience. Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics participated by arranging a free public screening of the…

Hologenomic movie night at Forsknings Døgn

Forskningens Døgn is a large national annual event with the aim to mediate science and research to a broad Danish audience. Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics participated by arranging a free public screening of the…

Dan Bodansky

Daniel M. Bodansky is a preeminent authority on global climate change whose teaching and research focus on international environmental law and public international law.

Margherita Paola Poto

Margherita Paola Poto is a Research Professor at the Faculty of Law, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway and has taught Administrative Law for more than 20 years at the University of Turin, Italy.

Various ways towards animal product limiting - practical and social engagements in dietary change

This paper explores how people engage in the practicalities of animal product limiting and how they communicate about the dietary changes they are making in interpersonal interactions.

M.Sc Defense Anisha Iyer

Master thesis defense Anisha Iyer

PRIVACY Researchers behind Advanced School for Computational History in Brazil

In March, researchers from the Centre for Privacy Studies, and our DATA+ project PRIVACY Black&White, Natacha Klein Käfer (history of healing, Centre for Privacy Studies), Sanne Maekelberg (history of architecture,…

Hvad kan du bruge ChatGPT til som underviser?

ChatGPT blev hurtigt populær på globalt plan efter den blev lanceret den 30. november 2022 på grund af dens naturlige sprog og evne til at skrive sammenhængende og meningsfuld tekst, hvilket også har ført til bekymring…

Scientists turn protein-rich waste product into plant-based food

Discovery of method to remove bitter compounds from protein-rich seeds - Nature publication

PhD fellow: Let's make taxonomy a tool to preserve endangered species 

Science is not value neutral. This also applies to something as fundamental as taxonomy, which can be structured differently depending on what it is used for.

International research team: World's climate plans make for a worrying read

According to the climate plans submitted to the UN by 50 countries, 12 gigatons of CO2 per year will continue to be emitted by 2050 – and need to be removed from the atmosphere. Among other things, countries are betting…

Nils Valentin Hauff

Topological Waveguides and Symmetrical Droplet Quantum Dots for Scalable Photonic Quantum Technology Supervisor: Prof. Peter Lodahl

First ever asteroid hit by spacecraft could save the Earth from impact

Humanity’s first attempt to re-direct asteroids that could collide with Earth, the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test satellite (DART), successfully impacted the 150 meter large moon Dimorphos orbiting the 760 m…

Study to explore how collaboration encourages children to tackle science

Persistence and courage are essential to succeed in science subjects. In a new project, researchers will investigate how children work together to develop a constructive approach to science.