plant science 2022.05.20 How plants colonized the land University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on the surface of our planet. Specifically, they demonstrated that two genes are indispensable for allowing terrestrial plant…
RESEARCH 2022.05.19 Cancer vulnerabilities could get exposed by ‘game changing’ method Research from University of Copenhagen shows that a new method called “Deep Visual Proteomics” may be able to help doctors get closer to an answer and expose cancer tumor’s vulnerabilities.
New Prorector 2022.05.19 New prorector: "Measure me by how many who turn up in a UCPH T-shirt" Associate dean at the Faculty of Law Kristian Cedervall Lauta will assume the role as Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen, and he has a dream.
Denisovans 2022.05.17 Molar reveals that the mysterious human species Denisovans could adapt to extreme climate The Denisovans not only lived in Siberia and the Himalayas, a new study reveals. The extinct human race had a rare ability to adapt to extreme climates.
RESEARCH 2022.05.11 Dopamine makes you feel happy. But we probably have to be rewrite the textbooks According to a new study, it may facilitate the development of drugs for i.e. cocaine addiction and ADHD and is most likely to change the general notion of how dopamine is removed from the brain.
Physics 2022.05.11 Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers Our electronics can no longer shrink and are on the verge of overheating. But in a new discovery from the University of Copenhagen, researchers have uncovered a fundamental property of magnetism, which may become…
GRANT 2022.05.11 The shady side of the Internet: How do young people share extreme content on social media? A new research project will uncover how young people produce and share hateful and offensive memes.
Relief 2022.05.03 B12 deficiency harms young children's development – food relief not good enough Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study from Burkina Faso conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Médecins Sans Frontières. B12 deficiency is an enormous…
Antibiotic resistance 2022.05.02 Thousands of intestinal viruses have now been mapped. And they can be used to fight antibiotic resistance A new method developed at the University of Copenhagen has been used to identify more than 1,000 bactericidal viruses in the human intestines. The researchers believe the discovery may help fight antibiotic resistance.
Cyber security 2022.04.28 Scientific advance leads to a new tool in the fight against hackers A new form of security identification could soon see the light of day and help us protect our data from hackers and cybercriminals. Quantum mathematicians at the University of Copenhagen have solved a mathematical riddl…
Strength Training 2022.04.22 Varied strength-training programmes increase strength, but not muscle mass For years, it has been assumed that variation in strength-training programmes impacts training outcomes. New research at the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that varied strength training has a positive effect on…
INTEGRATION 2022.04.19 Language teaching will be crucial for the integration of Ukrainian refugees When the many thousands of Ukrainians who come to Denmark have been given shelter, it's time to learn the Danish language – at least if they end up staying in Denmark.