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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"

New Frontcovers from experimental biophysics

Coverpages on Nanoscale and Biochemical Society Transactions

New Grant: Preventing local conflicts over storm surge protection

Assistant professor at SODAS and Department of Anthropology Kristoffer Albris has received a 2.9 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s (DFF) pool for green research

New projects will map conflicts over coastal protection in Denmark and environmental mobilisation in Indonesia

Two projects at the Department of Anthropology have received grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark earmarked green research.

Open World Conference 10-11 Nov. 2022: Open Science and Global Dangers

Marking the centenary of Niels Bohr’s Nobel Prize in physics, and the United Nations announcing 2022 as the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, we acknowledge Bohr’s vision of an open world

"I'll pay later!" – People promise the stars and moon to charities, but donations remain unsent

More than half of charitable giving via payment apps is "forgotten" as soon as a fundraiser leaves according to a new University of Copenhagen study. On the other hand, digital solutions make it easier to donate more…

10 BARC papers accepted for SODA and SOSA 2023

Basic Algorithm Reasearch Copenhagen is represented at next year’s SODA and SOSA conferences to be held in Florence, Italy, January 22-25, 2023. In total 10 papers are accepted in relation to BARC members.

CPH Tech Policy Commitee

SODAS and the Crown Princess Mary Center have initiated the CPH Tech Policy Committee, bringing together national and international experts in the global tech policy field

Join iGEM2023 - we are recruiting now!

You can become part of a team like Netlantis and compete in the World Championship in Synthetic Biology for students next year. We are recruiting for our iGEM2023 team right now - deadline for applying is December 15,…

Researchers will study the structures of food at the atomic level through a new Danish-Swedish collaboration

Why is yoghurt so silky smooth and delicious and how do you achieve the same consistency using plant-based components? Researchers from the Department of Food Science can investigate this through a new collaboration…

IceCube neutrinos give us first glimpse into the inner depths of an active galaxy

For the first time, an international team of scientists including collaborators at the Niels Bohr Institute have found evidence of high-energy neutrino emission from an active galaxy (NGC 1068) in the constellation Cetu…

Professor Lene Jespersen turns 60

Professor at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH FOOD) Lene Jespersen is turning 60 on November 4 2022.

CLIMACCESS sessions at AAG 2023

Research results from the CLIMACCESS project will be presented and discussed at dedicated sessions at the AAG 2023 conference (March 23-27)

Kristoffer Albris gives conference presentation on inter-risk framing contests

Assistant professor Kristoffer Albris gave a conference presentation based on the paper "Inter-risk framing contests: The politics of issue attention among Scandinavian climate NGOs during the coronavirus pandemic",…

Living Planet Report released with contributions by CMEC researchers

Based on analyses by international researchers, including Jonas Geldmann and Neil Burgess from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC), the newly released Living Planet Report from WWF shows how…

Now we know how plants steer clear of salt

To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas. University of Copenhagen researchers helped find out what makes this possible. The discovery changes our understanding of ho…

Ethicists’ commentary on post-surgical pain control

Ethical question of the month, August 2022 Your client purchases a young large-breed stallion that must be castrated on short notice. You are unable to do the surgery, so ask the client to find another veterinarian that…

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Is the future of whipped cream fat-free and made of bacteria and beer waste?

Bacteria-based whipped cream could be the future. Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a fat-free prototype of the much-beloved substance built using bacteria instead of milk fat – in both…

Is the future of whipped cream fat-free and made of bacteria and beer waste?

Bacteria-based whipped cream could be the future. Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a fat-free prototype of the much-beloved substance built using bacteria instead of milk fat – in both…

Microbes at Culture Night

This year the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics took part in Culture Night with our stand: "The microbes you can't live without" in the Mærsk Tower alongside other research centres from SUND. The many participants me…

Poster presentation at conference on Quantitative Ethnography by Sofie Astrupgaard

Sofie Læbo Astrupgaard presented a poster at the Conference for Quantitative Ethnography, held in Copenhagen in October 2022. Sofie presented on the ongoing development of the Ethnoplatform tool that the DISTRACT team…