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Sebastiano Gianino has received the Francesco Berlingieri Essay Prize 2025

The article “Liability in the Age of Autonomous Vessels: Challenges and Opportunities in International, EU and National Maritime Law” by Sebastiano Gianino has been awarded the Francesco Berlingieri Essay Prize 2025.

New publication: Coastal protection conflicts – cases from Denmark

The Coastal Conflict research team has contributed a chapter to the edited volume "Planning and Designing Cities for a Rising Sea Level", edited by Gertrud Jørgensen, Tom Nielsen, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, and Kamilla…

Colossal collisions in space send shockwaves through the universe: Gravitational waves break records with new observations

Gravitational waves shake the very fabric of the universe when black holes collide. Today we measure these events and use them to understand the cosmos. Now University of Copenhagen researchers and their international…

Colossal Collisions in Space send Shockwaves through the Universe: Gravitational waves break records with new observations

Gravitational waves shake the very fabric of the universe when black holes collide. Today we measure these events and use them to understand the cosmos.

Perception of dog health and attitudes towards BOAS grading among Danish owners of French bulldog

This article discusses the disease load among French bulldogs as well as a tendency to rate one's own dog healthier than the average.

Big Tech’s Role in the Ukraine War: New article by Center for Military Studies’ Tobias Liebetrau

The support of American technology companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Starlink has been crucial for Ukraine’s ability to fight Russia. Had large tech companies not migrated the Ukrainian public cloud, prevented…

Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past

Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have provided researchers at the University of Copenhagen with unique insight into Denmark's butter production history.…

Novel Architectures Based on Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Hybrid Quantum Systems

Master’s Project Description Superconducting quantum computing is among the most advanced quantum platforms. Despite rapid progress driven by major academic and industrial efforts, it remains unclear how current…

Professor Jan Rossmeisl is awarded the Faraday medal for electrochemistry 2025

Jan Rossmeisl gave a plenary lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle September 1st, 2025, where he also was presented the honorable medal.

Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials

From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for efficient and sustainable CO2 capture. This is killing two birds wit…

World-Renowned Climate Scientist Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen honoured by Royal Society of Canada

September 4, 2025 — World leading polar researcher Dr. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen is among the newest International Fellows elected by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of only four annually. The RSC is the nation’s highes…

Professor Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award

Nobel Prize laureate Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award 2025 in Rudkøbing for his groundbreaking work on click chemistry and his inspiring communication of science.

The development of a brief version of the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale

The aim of this paper is to develop a brief version of an existing human-animal attachment scale, namely the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS)

Call for Participation: 3rd Virtual Exchange (VE) Week - October 6-10, 2025

We are pleased to invite BSc, MSc, PhD students and Postdocs, to take part in the 3rd Virtual Exchange (VE) Week, organized by the EU ERASMUS+ project Climate University for Virtual Exchanges (CLUVEX), taking place…

Ethicists' commentary on dilemma of treating a horse that has already been treated

Ethical question of the month, June 2025 You are the only practitioner on the backstretch of a racecourse. One of your long-time patients has just been claimed (change of ownership and trainer) and the new trainer, on…

Increased use of caesarean sections in pedigree dogs

Study based on data from the Danish Kennel Club showing the prevalence of caesarean section increased from 12.7 to 15.5 % between 2013 and 2022.

PhD Defence: Simon Haugaard Explores Molecular and Metabolic Remodelling in Horse Atrial Fibrillation

On Friday, 20 June, our group’s Simon Haugaard successfully defended his PhD thesis.

Bargaining coverage in FinTech

In a new article in Economic and Industrial Democracy, Anna Ilsøe and international colleagues analyse the development towards collective agreements in the Fintech industry in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands and…

Working time patterns on digital platforms

A new article in the Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies sheds light on who performs tasks on digital food delivery platforms and how many hours they work.

Clever algorithm results in a new method to mitigate noise in quantum devices

Quantum researchers have deployed a new algorithm to manage noise in qubits in real time. The method can be applied to a wide range of different qubits, even in large numbers.

Yearly meeting in the Equine Cardiac Group

The yearly meeting in The Equine Cardiac Group was held at the Panum Institute August 25 2025.

Emanuela Rassu

Emanuela Rassu is a PhD candidate in Law and Management of Sustainability at the University of Siena, where her research focuses on the multilevel governance of a “just” energy transition.

Photonics Characterization

In the photonics characterization team, we characterize the optical properties of integrated photonic circuits and components relevant for quantum technologies.

Electronic Characterization

In the electronic characterization team, we characterize the electronic properties of materials and sub-components for qubits.