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Farthest galaxy candidate yet known discovered by James Webb

These galaxies seem to be so massive that they challenge our understanding of how structure forms in the Universe.

Fieldwork and flooding

A round of follow-up interviews with residents are conducted in late November 2022

Major discovery about mammalian brains surprises researchers

In a new breakthrough to understand more about the mammalian brain, University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery. Namely, a vital enzyme that enables brain signals is switching on and off at…

Denmark’s first quantum-secured fibre-optic link established between NBI and DTU

On 22 November, DTU and the Niels Bohr Institute successfully demonstrated an absolutely secure connection – a video connection that cannot be hacked.

Playing alone? Interest representation in the videogame industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands

In a new article in Economic and Industrial Democracy Mikkel Mailand and Trine P. Larsen et al. examines the examines the interest representation in the gaming industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands.

Anna Puggard

Title: Greenland snow accumulation estimates from Sentinel-1 Supervisor: Aslak Grinsted

Jon Arrizabalaga Iriarte & Lide Lejonagoitia Garmendia

Master's project: Firn densification under arbitrary stresses Supervisors: Aslak Grinsted, Christine S. Hvidberg, Nicholas M. Rathmann

Jiamei Lin

Global volcanism as seen in ice cores during the last glacial cycle Supervisor: Anders Svensson

Congratulations to Jiamei Lin

Congratulations to Jiamei Lin at Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth who successfully defended her PhD thesis on 18 November 2022, and obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Pushing the Boundaries in Disaster Studies: Reflections from the NEEDS 2022 PhD Workshop

Integrated in this year's Northern European Emergency and Disaster Studies (NEEDS) Conference in Copenhagen, there was a two-day PhD Workshop which took place between October 31 and November 1.

Chemists to capture atmospheric methane with sugar

Can a carbohydrate actually suck methane, a greenhouse gas, directly out of the air? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science are in the process of finding out. Methane gas is 86 times more poten…

Encroachment upon ecologically sensitive areas intensifies flood hazards

Climaccess research uncovers the drivers and consequences of unregulated urban expansion processes.

The first life in our solar system may have been on Mars

When Mars was a young planet, it was bombarded by ice asteroids containing vital molecules. According to the professor behind a new study, this means that the first life in our solar system may have been on Mars.

The Nordic AI Meet comes to Copenhagen in 2023

Next year the Nordic AI Meet will bring young AI researchers across the Nordics to Copenhagen, and the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence will play a crucial organizing role in the 2023 edition of the conference…

Arctic vegetation has a major impact on warming

An international team of research scientists, University of Copenhagen researchers among them, has documented the central role of vegetation for Arctic warming for the first time. The new results allow us to make more…

Arctic vegetation has a major impact on warming

An international team of research scientists, University of Copenhagen researchers among them, has documented the central role of vegetation for Arctic warming for the first time. The new results allow us to make more…

Recipient of the Nils Foss Talent Prize 2022 makes microalgae more edible

Food chemist Mahesha Manjunatha Poojary from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH FOOD) is one of this year's two recipients of the Nils Foss Talent Prize, and if you ask him what we…

Deyang Xu receives grant from DFF

Green research on the rapeseed cake as healthy protein-rich food for human consumption.

New insight into women's mobility in Accra

Research by Climaccess participants contributes to book on Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Accra

The Meaning in the Machine - August Lohse presents at DDAS

On November 7th, DISTRACT PhD student August Lohse presented a project at the Danish Data Science 2022 conference. The project is concerned with quantifying and understanding the cause of polarization using NLP…

UCPH researcher lauded for superb solution of algorithmic riddle from the 1950s

Solving the riddle can reduce electric car battery consumption and make life tougher for currency speculators in the future. The discovery has just won the award for best research article and was honored at the field’s…

How Robust is Open Source? Peter Mehler gives Data Discussion presentation

On the 11th of November, DISTRACT student assistant Peter Mehler gave a presentation at a SODAS Data Discussion event entitled How Robust is Open Source? An Analysis of the Global Github Dependency Network. The…

New Discovery: A missing link of cancer defence

Danish scientists have revealed a mechanism, crucial to DNA repair in cells. This can fundamentally impact our understanding on how the genome is guarded and thereby be a vital part of the human body’s anti-cancer…

Joseph Burgess on radio show "Connections with Evan Dawson"

Data steward Joseph Burgess discusses early voting turnout in the American midterm elections on radio show "Connections with Evan Dawson"