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Astronomers discover enigmatic cosmic explosion

Astronomers from the Niels Bohr Institute played an important role in the study that may lead us to revise our theories about these violent events.

The wealthier we become, the fewer homemade meals we eat

The wealthier we are, the less time we spend cooking and washing up. This is demonstrated by a global megatrend, now investigated by a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. The trend applies to Danes as well, who…

Multiple Perspectives, Cultivating Communities: Reflections on the NEEDS 2022 Conference

Disaster Studies is a growing multidisciplinary field that continues to produce diverse – and often competing or contrasting – perspectives on how disasters are conceptualized and addressed. The Northern European…

Project launch workshops

Two project launch workshops were held in Tumu (March 31-April 1, 2022) and Navrongo (August 8-9, 2022) in Northern Ghana.

Zuzana MORAVCOVÁ

Partonic collectivity in large and small systems at the LHC Supervisor: Assoc. prof. You Zhou

A new land reform can address climate challenges facing the agricultural sector, researchers argue

Rewetting low-lying organic soils that are currently under agricultural cultivation has a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but can be a difficult, time-consuming process.

Registration for Biological Imaging now open

Master and PhD course "Biological Imaging" is now open for registration.

Researcher: The future of learning technology is offline 

If learners are in more control of the technology they use for learning and the data they generate, it can create better learning as well as deeper understanding of the technology, says Postdoc Mark Johnson.

Asbjørn Arvad Jørgensen

Ph.D. thesis: OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS FROM MICRO RING RESONATORS Supervisors: Jan W. Thomsen and Helge Müller

Ethicists’ commentary on provision of emergency services with a shortage of staff

Ethical question of the month, September 2022 Canada is facing a serious shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Recently, small animal emergency clinics have started closing overnight and weekends in some…

Learning how to grow super mushrooms, with termites as teachers

Termites have cultivated and eaten them for 30 million years. This incredible mushroom has more protein than chicken, soy and corn, but has yet to be grown by humans. By imitating termites, scientists at the University…

All project plans are valid for two years after which they must be renewed

All project plans beginning with a P- or A-number lower than these will be invalid, which means that you cannot order animals or begin a new experiment. Therefore, if your project plan will or has expired, you need to…

BARC researcher secures EU funding in theoretical computer science

Ass. professor Radu-Cristian Curticapean recieves 1.5 million Euro grant from the European Research Council to conduct research in the field of theoretical computer science

Ditlev Frickmann

Investigating the Morphologies of Stars, Gas and Dust in Star­forming Galaxies at Cosmic Noon Supervisors: Francesco Rizzo & Sune Toft

"Build-in" flood risk

New Climaccess paper focuses on the intertwinement of unregulated urban expansion processes and flood risk

Earth’s many new lakes

The number of lakes on our planet has increased substantially in recent decades, according to a unique global survey of 3.4 million lakes that the University of Copenhagen has taken part in. There has been a particular…

Presentation: "Personalisation – building ‘good’ apps within the attention economy"

Phd-fellow Eva Otto presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) on the 9th of November. Her presentation “Personalisation – building ‘good’ apps within the attention economy”…

Roberta Sinatra in Northwestern University Panel on “Inequalities in Scientific Production”

SODAS professor Roberta Sinatra will discuss “Inequalities in Scientific Production” in conversation with Jevin West, Cassidy Sugimoto, and Fariba Karimi in panel hosted by Northwestern University

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their meat consumption.

CPH Cattle Seminar 2022

The CPH Cattle annual seminar was held on the 24th of November 2022.

Dorthe Dahl Jensen 2022 Balzan prize winner

Congratulations to Dorthe Dahl Jensen for being awarded the 2022 Balzan prize

Call for Abstracts – EnAct Conference Human Rights and Investment Law for Climate Change: Trends and Prospects

The Centre for International Law and Governance welcomes proposals for paper presentations

CMEC Research Retreat 2022

CMEC left the usual surroundings behind to go on the annual Research Retreat. This year, the destination was set for Spain for a week of dedicated focus on research themes, projects, and social networking.

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor in psychology Guido Makransky.