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Rasmus Fensholt among Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Rasmus Fensholt from TreeSense is among Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025. Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Each researcher selected has authored…

Over half of global coastal settlements are retreating inland due to intensifying climate risks

A new study using satellite nightlight data reveals that more than half of the world’s coastal settlements have retreated inland over the past 30 years in response to intensifying climate hazards. The study coauthored b…

AI to Predict and Explain Machine Maintenance Needs

How can the vast amounts of data collected from modern machines today be used to make maintenance predictions?

The Paradox of Climate Protest

Disruptive protest actions are among the tools often used by climate activists. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that these types of actions have the intended effect: they raise public awareness of…

Anomalous two-tusked narwhals show no difference in diet or foraging ecology relative to normal narwhals

New research sheds light on one of the Arctic’s rarest biological phenomena—the two-tusked narwhal.

New initiative is set to make climate education tangible and relevant

A new teaching project from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, supported by the Villum Foundation, will develop hands-on climate education rooted in schools’ local nature.

PhD defence Konstantinos Georgopoulos

Konstantinos Georgopoulos successfully defended his PhD thesis in November 2025.

Breast cancer treatments can improve both survival chances and income

Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

CeBIL Director Prof. Timo Minssen Featured at Celebration of the Extended UCHP UNESCO Chair in the Right to Science

On 18 November 2025, CeBIL Director Professor Timo Minssen will take part in the event “Four More Years: Celebrating the Extension of the UCHP UNESCO Chair in the Right to Science.” The event marks the extension of…

Companionship counts

Behavioural welfare indicators support that social housing benefits rabbit welfare.

Professor Remko Boom receives the 2025 Nils Foss Excellence Prize

The Nils Foss Excellence Prize is given to internationally acclaimed scientists and honors excellent, innovative research leading to remarkable improvements in sustainability, quality and safety in the food supply chain…

QEX: A Major European Leap in Quantum Research

QEX (Quantum EXcellence) co-managed by Denmark and the Netherlands—with key contributions from Ireland, Spain, and Germany—QEX will drive quantum software and application breakthroughs, strengthening Europe’s position i…

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.

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?