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In keeping with the age-old saying: ‘prevention is better than a cure’ more sustainable approaches should await the farmers of the future without compromising their productivity, as envisioned by the researchers leading the recently…

We all know that we ought to eat less meat and cheese and dig into more plant-based foods. But whilst perusing the supermarket cold display and having to choose between animal-based foods and more climate-friendly alternative proteins, our…

How does coronavirus spread through the body? A new study can help us answer that question. Professor Jakob Nilsson from the Novo Nordisk Center for Protein Research is one of the researchers responsible for the study. “When a virus…

After more than 500 million years on Earth, the immense evolutionary success of jellyfish is undeniable. Still, we've always thought of them as simple creatures with very limited learning abilities. The prevailing opinion is that more…

Starting 1 September 2023, all 37,000 students and 5,000 researchers at University of Copenhagen can get direct access to one of Europe's most experienced entrepreneurial environments. Since the accelerators’ launch in 2008, Accelerace has…

Job injuries occur mostly in physically demanding jobs, and they can have significant health and income consequences for the individual. Even ten years after a worker has suffered a serious injury, their average use of painkillers and…

You may know the feeling. After a strenuous run or workout, you think you deserve an extra long rest on the couch, or an elevator ride instead of taking the stairs. You are far from alone. A wide range of studies show that as people…

UCPH will accelerate the development of quantum technologies. Researchers in the quantum environment will get better conditions, which will lead to new businesses for the benefit of society. UCPH will boost commercialisation of quantum…

The library building in Fiolstræde was inaugurated in 1861, but, in recent years, it has been closed to the public. This will now change. Everyone can visit this unique building when the doors open on Tuesday 3 October. This will give you…

Nearly thirty kilos of cheese are eaten by the average dairy-loving Dane every year. But increasing pressure on Earth's resources and climate change call for our food system to turn in a more plant-based direction. As a result, scientists…