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DNA Repair's Hidden Cost: Why 'Fixed' Cells Never Fully Recover

New publication in Science.

Innovation, Law, and Ethics in International Bioscience – Bill of Health Digital Symposium

CeBIL is pleased to share the conclusion of a special digital symposium on AI in Medicine, published on the Bill of Health blog hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at…

Developing advanced mass spectrometry imaging techniques for visualizing peptide drugs

Independent Research Fund Denmark funds a DFF1 project about new MSI techniques for visualizing peptide drugs.

DFF funds four research projects at Department of Neuroscience

Independent Research Fund Denmark funds four new research projects at the Department of Neuroscience under the call “DFF-Research Project 1”.

Manisha Nair: Improving women’s cardiometabolic health in pregnancy

Meet Manisha Nair, a newly appointed Professor of Global Health at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Expansion of CGEN

In 2025, we welcomed Fena Ochs and Niels Erik Møllegaard and their laboratories to CGEN

New Study: Cancer Diagnosis Triggers Existential Crisis and Search for Meaning

A cancer diagnosis significantly increases patients’ need to reflect on life’s big questions and find meaning in suffering - especially during the first six months after diagnosis, according to a new study. The…

Zorana Jovanovic Andersen elected Advocacy Council Chair of the European Respiratory Society (ERS)

ERS is the world’s largest respiratory society, bringing together over 35,000 lung health professionals—including clinicians, nurses, and scientists—from more than 160 countries, all dedicated to improving lung health…

97 percent of women in Denmark experience symptoms during menopause

Menopause is a significant public health challenge for the majority of women in Denmark, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.

97 percent of women in Denmark experience symptoms during menopause

Menopause is a significant public health challenge for the majority of women in Denmark, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.

Interview with Christos Tsampoulatidis

Former COPE student assistant Christos Tsampoulatidis shares his experience of working at COPE and as a student in the Master’s in Global Health, specialising in Disaster Risk Management.

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…

How fast does RNA polymerase II transcribe our genes?

New paper from Gregersen lab is online now.

Lopez-Perez M et al. Microbiol Spectr (in press)

Team SURFACE manuscript accepted

New Executive Director and CEO to lead NIVI into the next phase of revolutionizing and accelerating vaccine development

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), based partly at the University of Copenhagen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Else Marie Agger as its new ED/CEO. The appointment marks …

New Executive Director and CEO to lead NIVI into the next phase of revolutionizing and accelerating vaccine development

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), based partly at the University of Copenhagen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Else Marie Agger as its new ED/CEO. The appointment marks …

Rare Brain Cell May Hold the Key to Preventing Schizophrenia Symptoms

A specific type of brain cell is abnormally active in mice exhibiting behavior reminiscent of schizophrenia, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. By dampening the activity of these cells,…

Do you eat like it’s summer all year? It could confuse your internal clock

Food – in addition to sunlight – regulates our internal biological clock and its ability to adapt to the seasons, according to new research in mice.

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.

Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 27 research projects at SUND

Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 27 research projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences under the call “DFF-Research Project 1”.

1st PAIR Project Scientific Meeting

Yangfan Liu (UCPH) presented her work on the PANRISK spatiotemporal prediction model for avian influenza in wild birds, poultry and the environment.

Kooiman F et al. Malar J 24: 354, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Lift Maintenance at ACF – Autumn 2025

The lifts in Section 10 and Section 16 at the Animal Core Facility will undergo maintenance in the coming months. Noise disturbances are expected, and sensitive experiments should be avoided.

Helt TW et al. Br J Nutr (in press)

Team DRUGS manuscript accepted