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The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

New research offers a unique insight into the lives of mammoths during the last Ice Age.

Congratulations with the PhD Victor

On 9 October 2025, Victor de Prado Parralejo was awarded his PhD degree after defending his thesis titled "Untargeted assessment of membrane transporter substrate spectra" at the Faculty of Science. The defense took…

Presentation at the Ministry of Environment

On November 14th, 2025, the Coastal Conflicts project gave a presentation to staff members at the Danish Ministry of the Environment in Copenhagen. Kristoffer Albris presented the project findings to the ministerial…

Genetics and gill microbes work together to shape salmon disease resistance

A new open-access study reveals that both the genes of Atlantic salmon and the microbes living on their gills play crucial roles in how the fish resist Amoebic Gill Disease - a major health problem in aquaculture caused…

Nordic Zebrafish Network meeting 2025

Nordic Zebrafish Meeting on 12 - 14 November 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Wild animals divide Danes – but most say “yes” to red deer and fences

A new nationwide survey from the University of Copenhagen shows that most Danes would like to see more large animals in the forests. Danes prefer forests with wild animals such as red deer and bison to traditional natur…

IGN joins UCPH Geopolitics to enhance the understanding of world crises

The aim is to contribute to a more informed public conversation about a rapidly changing world. UCPH Geopolitics brings together researchers from all six faculties, including Associate Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen fro…

CAISA receives large-scale funding for collaboration on infrastructure and research on responsible AI

The National Centre for AI in Society (CAISA) is receiving 45 million Danish kroner from the Danish research reserve for a new AI collaboration with Statistics Denmark. This has been confirmed after the parties behind…

New ERC Synergy Project to Pave the Way for Future Photonic Quantum Technology

Researchers from three European universities join forces to develop scalable quantum hardware based on quantum dots.

Ny natur/teknologi-indsats skal gøre klimaundervisningen nærværende og konkret

Nyt undervisingsprojekt skal udvikle virkelighedsnær klimaundervisning med afsæt i skolernes lokale natur.

Can AI understand culture, biology and irony? Four research projects receive millions in funding

Can language models learn to understand culture and irony? How do language models actually arrive at the answers they give?

Climate Justice at the University: Integrating Struggles for Liberation

Universities are not simply places for learning and research but are also centers of power and influence that can shape society. Historically, the Western model of the university was originally designed to serve wealthy…

Three new toad species skip the tadpole phase and give birth to live toadlets

An international team of researchers have identified three new species of enchanting, pustular, tree-dwelling toads from Africa. Their solution for having offspring away from water? Skipping the tadpole phase altogether…

Business Collaboration: NQCP and the POEM Technology Center

A collaboration between the Niels Bohr Institute and the French RIBER gives Denmark a place in the supply chain when it comes to the microchips of the future.

NQCP and Japan’s Q-STAR advance industry collaboration

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP), based at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Quantum STrategic industry…

Introducing new cats to multi-cat households

Cohabiting domestic cats may experience stress if there are conflicts between them.

Responding to questions on treatment for post-operative pain

Ethical question of the month - August 2025 You are a companion animal practitioner who is performing an intake examination on a senior dog. You work in a small community, and the owner is moving the animal to your care…

Rector:” We want to bolster Denmark for the age of AI”

The University of Copenhagen launches a new AI Package aimed at helping Denmark and Europe harness the potential of artificial intelligence in a responsible and sustainable way — for the benefit of many.

Alejandro Vigna-Gomez receives a Reintegration Fellowship awarded by the Carlsberg Foundation

Alejandro Vigna-Gomez received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2019 from the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham in England. He then joined the Niels Bohr Institute to pursue…

Loss, Damage, and Justice in Global Climate Policy

For 30 years, heads of state and diplomats have met at the Conference of the Parties (COP), to negotiate solutions to urgent climate challenges. Usually, coverage of the conferences celebrates successfully signed…

Symposium Recap: Vector-borne Diseases in a Changing World

Local and international researchers and professionals gathered in the historic Festauditorium at the University of Copenhagen for an international symposium on the challenges and opportunities related to vector-borne…

RASOPTA Updates 2025

RASOPTA (Recirculated Aquaculture Systems Optimization for Production and Training in Aquaculture) officially concluded in August 2025, marking the end of its 4-year run.

Reconstructing maize domestication

Assistant Professor Jazmín Ramos Madrigal has been awarded a prestigious grant for her project “Reconstructing the chronology of selection during maize domestication through genotype imputation of ancient genomes.”

Where is my tree? Virtue Ethics as a Pathway to Reduce Loss of Place and Animal Suffering

Paper written by Sabrina Brando, Mickey Gjerris. Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, published 24 October 2025