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UCPH astronomers find six distant – and mysteriously dead – galaxies

Astronomers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), among others, have peered back 10-12 billion years into the universe and found six galaxies that mysteriously ran out of gas…

The bridge builder who opened up computer science

After 35 years of research, Jørgen Bansler now becomes professor emeritus. He has built a bridge between computer science, humanities, and social science.

Astronomers see the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth to appear in 16 years

The enormous gravitation of a cluster of galaxies warps space to the extent that light from distant galaxies is deflected and brought to us from multiple directions. This effect has enabled astronomers from the…

Astronomers spot the same supernova three times — and predict a fourth sighting in 16 years

The enormous gravitation of a cluster of galaxies warps space to the extent that light from distant galaxies is deflected and brought to us from multiple directions. This effect has enabled astronomers from the…

Emma Louise Bødker Espersen

Title: Origin of Gas Metallicity Gradients in Observed and Simulated Galaxies Supervisors: Steen H. Hansen, Michaela M. Hirschmann, Maritza A. Lara-Lopez

From VHS tapes to YouTube: Terrorist recruitment since 9/11

Developments in technology have been profound since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. The growth of social media has facilitated the recruitment of members to extremist groups,…

From VHS tapes to YouTube: Terrorist recruitment since 9/11

Developments in technology have been profound since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. The growth of social media has facilitated the recruitment of members to extremist groups,…

Yifan Liu

Title: A Physics Driven Approach to Solving Inverse Problem Using Neural Networks Supervisor: Klaus Mosegaard

40.000 years of ocean sediment sampled for DNA analysis

The first eDNA samples have been collected from a six meter long sediment core retrieved during the ROCS cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Maliha Shfagat Khan

The role of oceanic signals due to D/O oscillations in the time scale of interhemispheric coupling Supervisor: Markus Jochum - Co-supervisors: Guido Vettoretti & Roman Nuterman

Marta Agnieszka Mrozowska

Hitting rock bottom: How the Earth system resists cooling and/or lowering atmospheric CO2 concentrations during the glacial periods Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Post cruise reception

Former president of Iceland guest of honour in post-cruise reception hosted by the Danish embassy.

ROCS research cruise

A team of scientists and researchers left port in June 2021 on HAFRÓ research vessel Árni Friðriksson for the ROCS Centre’s first research cruise.

Yulii Bardenshtein

The role of wind parameters in Rogue Wave probability predictions Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Cecilie Hede

Evolution of the Rate of SNe IIN with Redshift Supervisors: Jens Hjorth, Radoslaw Wotjak, & Christa Gall

Laurent Lindpointner

Title: Incorporating a dynamical Greenland Ice Sheet into a Global Climate Model System Supervisors: Aslak Grinsted, Marianne Sloth Madsen, Shuting Yang

Sarouyeh Khoshkolgh

Uncertainty Quantification in Seismic Subsurface Modelling by Informed Proposal Monte Carlo Supervisor: Prof. Klaus Mosegaard

Sissal Vágsheyg Erenbjerg

Oceanography of the Faroe Shelf and Sundalagið Norður - A modeling approach Supervisor: Eigil Kaas, Knud Simonsen, Bogi Hansen

When obligations to animals and clients colide

Ethical question of the month, June 2021 You are a recent graduate and have taken on a new client who has several “rescue” horses. The patient presented is a Miniature horse that is having difficulty walking. You…

Asli Dilara Ugurlu

Novel Optical Polymer-Based Interfaces to Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits Supervisors: Prof. Peter Lodahl & Assoc. Prof. Leonardo Midolo

Mikkel Skaarup

Techniques to improve cone-beam computed tomography image quality and the application of imaging for response assessment in radiotherapy Supervisor: Professor Jens Jørgen Gaardhøje

Using artificial intelligence to fingerprint suspicious proteins

An artificial intelligence tool created by researchers at the University of Copenhagen can quickly and accurately identify suspicious or particularly 'talented' proteins in our bodies based upon their movements alone.…

Using artificial intelligence to fingerprint suspicious proteins

An artificial intelligence tool created by researchers at the University of Copenhagen can quickly and accurately identify suspicious or particularly 'talented' proteins in our bodies based upon their movements alone.…

How bird’s species made new Professor Serge Belongie world-famous within Computer Vision

New Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Serge Belongie, recently moved from New York to Copenhagen to take Danish AI research to new heights.