Food 2023.01.30 Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. A combination of proteins and antioxidants…
Computer science 2023.01.30 Nuggets mined from thousands of tweets can persuade us to eat more climate-friendly Experience and opinion trump fact in Twitter conversations about sustainable food. In a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers demonstrate that natural language algorithms make it possible to identify people's…
ECONOMY 2023.01.27 Green breakthrough: New models calculate our impact on nature and climate Economists from the University of Copenhagen have developed green models to calculate environmental and climate effects in Denmark's entire economy.
Quantum physics 2023.01.26 Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance In a new breakthrough, researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum, have solved a problem that has caused quantum researchers headaches for years. The researchers can now…
Repression 2023.01.25 Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against their own citizens. Now a study shows that the spread of military technologies inhibits democratic reform.
SEXUALITY 2023.01.23 Psychologist: Sexuality is founded in childhood Katrine Zeuthen, psychoanalyst and Associate Professor in clinical child psychology, talks about the nature and transformation of sexuality during our upbringing.
Air pollution 2023.01.20 New measurements show high air pollution in the Copenhagen metro The concentration of harmful particles in the air is 10 to 20 times higher in the metro than on the most polluted stretch of road in Copenhagen, new measurements made by the University of Copenhagen show. More…
Food 2023.01.18 What the heck are pulses? European unawareness stands in the way of this “green” superfood European consumption of pulses doesn’t stack up against national dietary recommendations – with Denmark in last place. This is the finding of a new EU-funded study by the University of Copenhagen as part of the…
The Sonning Prize 2023.01.18 Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize Body and gaze are the focal points of the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović, who is also known as ‘the godmother of performance art’. She is known for using herself and her body and for actively involving the…
AMERICAN POLITICS 2023.01.11 Russia’s disinformation campaign in the US did not influence political attitudes or voting behavior The Russian online disinformation effort during the 2016 US presidential election influenced neither attitudes nor voter behavior, new research shows.
Green research 2023.01.03 Sustainable labs are climate-friendly and save money More than 1,200 researchers and laboratory technicians are involved in a new programme that has led to more sustainable laboratories at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). It benefits the climate and creates green…
Health 2022.12.25 Some guts are better than others at harvesting energy New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that a portion of the Danish population has a composition of gut microbes that, on average, extracts more energy from food than do the microbes in the guts of thei…