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University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

Quantum computers have the potential to change the world. A new collaboration between Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme at University of Copenhagen and Engineering Quantum Systems group at the renowned…

University of Copenhagen and MIT Join Forces for Transatlantic Research in Quantum Computing

Quantum computers have the potential to change the world. A new collaboration between Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme at University of Copenhagen and Engineering Quantum Systems group at the renowned…

Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen new DNRF chairperson

The Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, has appointed Professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen as the new chairperson of the board of the Danish National Research Foundation.

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Ultra red galaxies in the distant universe: The first quiescent galaxies and their hidden progenitors Supervisors: Gabriel B. Brammer and Francesco Valentino

Tetyana Pitik awarded for the best PhD thesis in Danish astronomy 2024

Every year the Instrument Centre for Danish Astrophysics awards a prize for the scientifically most outstanding PhD thesis defended at a Danish university within the field of astronomy and astrophysics. For her work on…

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen receives the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Professor at the section of Physics of Ice and Climate (PICE) at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award.

DARK Summer Student Program

Join us in welcoming a diverse group of bright young minds to our summer student program, led by Professor Charles Steinhardt at DARK. This year, we are thrilled to host an inspiring mix of local and international…

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NQCP LIFE We gathered in our backyard at Blegdamsvej to celebrate summer with an evening of classic Danish hotdogs, drinks, and some fun games.

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Towards Minimal Quantum Noise - Conditional broadband quantum noise reduction with negative mass spin oscillators Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eugene S. Polzik

Our 2024 Summer Party

We celebrated summer by gathering for an evening of classic Danish hotdogs, hygge, and some fun games.

NQCP Team Up with NYU to Advance Quantum Material Research

We have embarked on a collaborative effort with New York University’s Center for Quantum Information Physics (CQIP), to develop superconductor and semiconductor materials.

Advancing Quantum Collaboration: From California to Copenhagen

In late May, we at NQCP had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of 11 esteemed quantum researchers from Berkeley Lab in California here in Copenhagen.

Invisible Galaxies, Through a Scientist’s Eyes

Glimpsing into the galaxies of the past: that is the daunting task that students from the University of Copenhagen have undertaken by analysing so-called Lyman-α emission.

James Webb discovers record-distant galaxy, again

With the confirmation of two galaxies seen around 300 million years after the Big Bang, we are now closer than ever before to the epoch of the formation of the first galaxies.

Birth of universe’s earliest galaxies observed for first time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, University of Copenhagen researchers have become the first to see the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational…

Birth of universe’s earliest galaxies observed for first time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, University of Copenhagen researchers have become the first to see the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational…

First results from ESA’s space telescope Euclid

Today, the first scientific studies using data from ESA’s latest space telescope, Euclid, have been released.

Local sea level rise: A question of gravity

This article explains the gravitational effects on local sea level rise - or why ice loss in Antarctica affects sea levels in Europe more than ice loss in Greenland.

Tetyana Pitik receives award for the best PhD thesis in Danish astronomy

Tetyana Pitik receives the 2024 IDA PhD award at the Annual Danish Astronomy Meeting hosted in Roskilde on May 22 and 23, 2024.

Complete Stellar Collapse: unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing evidence that…

Complete Stellar Collapse: unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system has resulted in convincing evidence that…

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Detecting and Characterizing Small Planets in Diverse Environments DTU Advisor: Lars A. Buchhave, UCB Advisor: Courtney Dressing, KU Advisor: Jes K. Jørgensen

New project may take the leading position in photonic quantum technology

Denmark is set to redefine photonic quantum computing with the launch of a five-year research and innovation initiative, backed by a grant from the Innovation Fund. The 'Fault-Tolerant Quantum Photonics' (FTQP) project…