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See the light at Culture Night

2012.10.10

On Friday evening the University of Copenhagen opens its doors, with events, displays and special lectures for the city's 20th annual Culture Night.

Chloroquine makes comeback to combat malaria

2012.10.03

Resistance monitoring shows that the previously efficacious drug chloroquine is once again beginning to work against malaria.

New research into species extinction under climate change

2012.10.02

Nine researchers from University of Copenhagen are awarded the prestigious Sapere Aude grant.

2012.09.28

Ancient stinging nettles reveal Bronze Age trade connections

A piece of nettle cloth retrieved from Denmark's richest known Bronze Age burial mound may derive from … »
2012.09.26

Gut bacteria could cause diabetes

New research shows that the composition of a person’s intestinal bacteria could play an important role … »
2012.09.26

New simulation method produces realistic fluid movements

What does a yoghurt look like over time? The food industry will soon be able to answer this question … »
2012.09.24

Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of heart disease

New research shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart … »
2012.09.20

Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

Researchers have shown that the increased activity of one particular iron-transport protein destroys … »
2012.09.20

New strategies needed to combat disease in developing countries

Research suggests that dividing campaigns into combating either non-communicable or communicable diseases … »
2012.09.19

Birth is no reason to go to hospital

A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services … »
2012.09.19

Research Prizes from the Carlsberg Foundation to prominent UCPH researchers

The Carlsberg Foundations Research Prizes 2012 go to Professor in molecular biology Kristian Helin, … »
2012.09.15

Young researcher on the trail of herbal snakebite antidote

A PhD student has drawn on nature’s own pharmacy to help improve the treatment of snakebites in Africa. … »
2012.09.07

Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Individuals with raised levels of an antibody known as rheumatoid factor in their blood have up to a … »
2012.09.05

Karen Blixen and Isak Dinesen: One woman, two authors

Literary scholars have compared world-famous Danish author Karen Blixen's Danish and English texts and … »
2012.09.04

Botanical Garden - renewed and beautified

From 2009 to 2012 the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen has been transformed, and now it appears more beautiful … »
2012.09.04

New Danish fungal species discovered

A new fungal species has been discovered in Denmark during a mushroom-hunting tour headed by postdoc … »
2012.09.04

The mystery of dark matter may be near to being deciphered

With the latest observations from the Planck satellite, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, among … »
2012.08.30

New DNA-method tracks fish and whales in seawater

Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity … »
2012.08.30

Sod turned on groundbreaking research tower

The expansion of the Panum building complex is officially underway. When completed in 2015, students … »
2012.08.29

Sweet building blocks of life found around young star

Life is made up of a series of complex organic molecules, including sugars. Astronomers from NBI have … »
2012.08.28

Antibiotic residues in sausage meat target beneficial bacteria

Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria … »
2012.08.23

Key to burning fat faster discovered

Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease ranging from stroke and … »
2012.08.22

30 minutes of daily exercise does the trick

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have shown that 30 minutes of daily training provide an … »
2012.08.22

Close contact with young people at risk of suicide has no effect

Researchers, doctors and patients tend to agree that during the high-risk period after an attempted … »
2012.08.16

Danes frequently confronted by religion

New report from the European research project RELIGARE maps the relationship between religion and secularism … »
2012.08.13

Supercomputers solve riddle of congenital heart defects

With the aid of pioneering technology, Danish scientists have charted several of the complex biological … »
2012.08.09

Significant indication of fraud in Penkowas early research

An panel of international scientists concludes that the former neuroscientist may have committed fraud … »
2012.08.09

Penkowa may loose her doctorate and PhD degree

The University of Copenhagen will forward 15 articles suspected of fraud to the Danish Committees on … »
2012.08.08

New scientific method unmasks chronic infections

With the aid of tiny silicon tubes and one of Europe’s most sophisticated centres for microscopy, scientists … »
2012.08.06

Successful landing on Mars

"It has succeeded, it has landed”, it sounds from head of the Danish Mars research group, Morten Bo … »
2012.08.05

New technology eliminates plant toxins

A team of researchers has developed a method to hinder unwanted toxins from entering the edible parts … »
2012.08.03

Warming and melting on top of the Greenland ice sheet

On top of the approximately 3 km thick ice sheet in Greenland the temperature is normally around minus … »
2012.08.02

Aerial photos reveal dynamic ice sheet

Despite the current and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, it remains far from certain just when … »