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Blood test can detect laughing gas and help the police fight dangerous tendency

Forensic blood analysis can reveal whether drivers are high on laughing gas. Researchers hope the method can help the police.

Caroline Bang Løppke

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Climate Change Resilience in Small Communities in the Nordic Countries (CliCNord)

Climate change is also affecting the Nordic countries, and there are vulnerable geographical areas that will be particularly affected by an increasing number of devastating natural events.

Interview with Marianne Bach Mosebo

Meet Marianne Bach Mosebo, Assistant Professor at the University College Copenhagen. She is currently working on the project ‘Scope of drones and AI usage in disaster management and humanitarian aid’, in cooperation wit…

Living and Working through Heatwaves in Urban Chennai- Field Reflections

Globally heat is becoming an urgent disaster that needs to be acted upon. Heatwaves are progressively becoming more severe with increasing frequency.

Rethinking Vulnerability in the Nordic countries: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Researchers Emmanuel Raju, Claudia Morsut, Olivier Rubin, Gyöngyi Kovács, Johan von Schreeb, Carina King and Anne Bach Nielsen have published their new study in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction titled…

High air pollution in Denmark may impact children's academic performance

Pollution from traffic, farming and wood stoves may have a negative effect on children’s cognitive development. So a new study of Danish students’ performance in the lower secondary school leaving examination suggests.

Mental Health in a Changing Europe: Policy Brief

Read this European-level policy guidance and priority actions to advocate for mental health with greater respect for human rights while tackling structural injustices.

Fluctuating coffee prices put mental pressure on Vietnamese farmers

Vietnamese coffee farmers are experiencing significantly more stress and psychological difficulties. This is due to highly volatile coffee prices on international markets, according to a new study by development…

Our LEO Foundation Center's strategic review approved: What did the panel say?

LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery at IF has been subject to a strategic review by an international panel of experts, resulting in a report that recently was discussed and approved by the LEO Foundation.

Research explores how a father’s diet could shape the health of his offspring

A mice study suggests a father’s diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso

Associate Professor Helle Samuelsen has recently published the monograph FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso. The book is published as a part of the series Epistemologies of Healing.

Professor Juleen Zierath awarded prestigious grant to study how circadian rhythms control type 2 diabetes

The €2.5 million Advanced Grant from the European Research Council will support research into the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between the circadian clock, diet and exercise, and metabolism, and their…

Nsoh Godwin Anabire

Ph.D., University of Ghana

Pool for 2024 for networking activities in Future prevention & Health initiative

Future Prevention & Health funding available! Apply for grants to support research network development in health and science. Apply by May 15, 2024!

Three SUND researchers receive prestigious ERC Advanced Grants

Three researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive the ERC Advanced Grants of EUR 2.5 million for innovative research over the next five years.

Zakaria Seidu

Ph.D., University of Ghana

Save the date for Turku Biomaterials Days 2024 - this year focused on Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

With the support of Nordic POP, Åbo Akademi University, University of Turku, The BioCity Turku and Biomaterials and Medical Device Research Program are organizing the Turku Biomaterials Day 2024. "Turku Biomaterials Day…

Valerie Bedia visits CMP

Valerie visits CMP

PhD-student wins poster price at the SVEPM 2024 Conference

At the annual European conference in Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, SVEPM, PhD-student Helene Ane Jensen won the poster price.

Alkema M et al. BMC Med (in press)

Team GLURP manuscript accepted

Innovation project to increase well-being for patients and staff at super hospitals

A new innovation project aims to develop a technical solution to enhance the well-being and communication of patients and staff alike.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Magdalena Bogucewicz

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Maiken Nedergaard's glymphatic system research earns top scientific honor

Professor Maiken Nedergaard at the University of Copenhagen is the recipient of the 2024 HFSP Nakasone Award, recognizing pioneering contributions to life sciences and neurology.