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How Earth’s oddest mammal got to be so bizarre

Often considered the world's oddest mammal, Australia’s beaver-like, duck-billed platypus exhibits an array of bizarre characteristics: it lays eggs instead of giving birth to live babies, sweats milk, has venomous spur…

Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently

Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes. The research suggests that this is related to anatomical differences upon the tongues of Danish…

Rasmus Buus Nielsen

Title: Deterministic Fourier Microscopy Supervisor: Kell Mortensen

We want people to choose green

A call for applications sparked off a conversation around the dining table in a dorm, which quickly turned into a brainstorm on how to make a difference in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Lara Möllney

Patterns of Dust-borne Iron Fertilization at the Last Glacial Maximum

New technical Report - GIS

New technical report on GIS methodology published on the web site. The report describes how to perform GIS-based analysis to estimate the importance of each road in facilitating the mobility of urban residents and,…

Four settlement profile reports have been completed

A collective effort to produce profile reports for the four selected settlements based on interviews, statistics, spatial data sets, field surveys and other sources has now been completed. Click to read more and access…

Understanding galaxy evolution

Studying how galaxies evolve takes more than just observing them and noting their properties. A notable part of an astronomer's job is about constructing physical models that explain the observed behavior. Read here how…

Kids, insects and food: Mealworms beat grasshoppers

Insects are a sustainable, climate-friendly food source. But what will it take for us to begin eating them? 188 Danish 11- and 12-year-old children have rolled and eaten their own mealworm and grasshopper fortified…

Jacob Svensmark

On the nature of dark matter structures and the growth of charged atmospheric aerosols Supervisor: Steen H. Hansen

Recognized Cambridge professor joins DIKU: Will help strengthen fundamental research in quantum computation

Glynn Winskel, who joined DIKU as a part-time Professor on 1 October 2020, is conducting research that plays a central role in advanced applications, both for today's and future computers.

The Niels Bohr Institute develops calibration target, now on its way to Mars

The calibration target has been developed and manufactured in a collaboration between the researchers, the workshop at the Niels Bohr Institute and local businesses, and supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.

Ann-Sofie Priergaard Zinck

Surface velocity and ice thickness of the Müller ice cap, Axel Heiberg Island

Major breakthrough: Copenhagen researchers can now achieve 'quantum advantage'

University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a chip that, with financial backing, could be scaled up and used to build the quantum simulator of the future. Their results are now published in Science Advances.

The ever-elusive riddle: What's the best way to cut Christmas cookies?

At some point in life, most people have stood over a rolled-out slab of cookie dough and pondered just how to best cut out cookies with as little waste as possible. Now, even math experts have given up on finding a…

Lasse Stampe Frølich

Title: Controlling Single-Photon Generation With Nano-Mechanical Devices Supervisor: Leonardo Midolo

The climate changed rapidly alongside sea ice decline in the north

This scientific breakthrough concludes a long-lasting debate on the mechanisms causing abrupt climate change during the glacial period. It also documents that the cause of the swiftness and extent of sudden climate…

Caroline Munck Nielsen

Title: Dispersion Measurements and Frequency Comb Generation in A Si3N4 Microring Resonator Supervisors: Jorg Helge Muller, Asbjørn Arvad Jørgensen, Martin Romme Henriksen, Jan Westenkær Thomsen

New detailed maps of city-wide flood risk

Extensive mapping of city-wide flood risk has been documented and published. The maps can now be explored from the web map portal.

Project will create new narratives about open landscapes

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a major research project will address land use change in Danish agricultural sector by working with local narratives about the open landscape.

A record number of PhD students has been enrolled at the Department of Computer Science in 2020

Large demand from the industry and increased attention from foundations have boosted the growth of PhD students in computer science at the University of Copenhagen.

New project will support inclusion of people with hearing loss

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a research project will investigate how to strengthen communities for people with hearing loss by creating good social spaces in schools and workplaces.

Emmanouil Terzidis

Title: Individual anisotropic planning target volumes (PTV) for lung cancer radiotherapy in deep-inspiration breath hold Supervisors: Jens J. Gaardhøje, Katrin E. Hakansson, Ivan R. Vogelius

New flood validation data collected in Adenta and Legon

Richard and Allotey collected additional data for evaluation of the local flood models in Adenta, Legon and Okponglo. Click to see maps and photos from the survey locations.