Vaccine: 2025.06.20 Vaccine disguised as a virus tricks the body into stronger immunity During the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t just face masks that became part of everyday conversation - so did a new vaccine technology: the mRNA vaccine. As the first of its kind, the COVID-19 vaccine was developed using…
Cancer: 2025.06.18 More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to new genetic method A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the…
Technology 2025.06.17 New research warns of digital dependency in primary schools Danish primary schools have become dependent on Google technologies. This threatens privacy, democracy, and educational autonomy, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.
Psychology 2025.06.13 “Dark” personality thrives in societies with corruption and inequality A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to develop aversive, “dark” personality characteristics such as selfishness or…
Psychology 2025.06.13 New model explains violent extremism Jihadists and extremists on the far right may have something in common. Researchers have developed a model consisting of social and psychological factors that explain how violent extremism arises.
CLIMATE 2025.06.04 Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.
New prorector 2025.05.28 New Prorector: UCPH will be even more innovative, value-creating and internationally leading On 1 July, Professor Eva Hoffmann from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine joins the University's senior management.
DIABETES 2025.05.28 Newly discovered ‘molecular fingerprints’ could transform diabetes treatment and diagnosis Unprecedented insights into insulin resistance could pave the way for better treatments and earlier detection of type 2 diabetes.
agriculture 2025.05.22 Ox-eye daisy, bellis and yarrow: Flower strips with at least two sown species provide 70 percent more natural enemies of pests Planting flower strips in a field with at least two species can increase the number of natural enemies of pests by 70 percent. The more flower species, the better the effect, according to a new meta-analysis from the…
biotech 2025.05.19 Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it’s difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn’t been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers from the University…
GENETICS 2025.05.09 Researchers map 7,000-year-old genetic mutation that protects against HIV Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose.
endangered species 2025.05.05 Saving the Asian Unicorn – If It Still Exists The saola, an antelope-like bovine, is one of the world’s rarest and most endangered mammals. In fact, it hasn’t been observed in over 10 years. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with…