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FOOD HABITS

2022.11.25

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their…

THE CLIMATE RESEARCHERS

2022.11.24

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says…

Chemistry

2022.11.17

Chemists to capture atmospheric methane with sugar

Can a carbohydrate actually suck methane, a greenhouse gas, directly out of the air? Researchers at…

Climate

2022.11.16

Arctic vegetation has a major impact on warming

An international team of research scientists, University of Copenhagen researchers among them, has…

GREEN GRANTS

2022.11.09

New projects will map conflicts over coastal protection in Denmark and environmental mobilisation in Indonesia

Two projects at the Department of Anthropology have received grants from the Independent Research…

agriculture

2022.11.02

Now we know how plants steer clear of salt

To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas.…

FOOD

2022.10.28

Is the future of whipped cream fat-free and made of bacteria and beer waste?

Bacteria-based whipped cream could be the future. Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen…

ERC SYNERGY

2022.10.25

World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants

When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium?…

Coastal protection

2022.10.25

Disappearing coastlines: A smartphone and selfie stick can let us know by how much

New mobile phone technology makes it possible to better monitor Danish coastlines, which recede up…

Climate

2022.10.25

By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600,000 tons of CO2 per year

We Danes shuttle nearly a million tons of garden waste from our gardens every year. But we would be…

Sustainability Science Centre

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Chemists to capture atmospheric methane with sugar

Arctic vegetation has a major impact on warming

New projects will map conflicts over coastal protection in Denmark and environmental mobilisation in Indonesia

Now we know how plants steer clear of salt

Is the future of whipped cream fat-free and made of bacteria and beer waste?

World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants

Disappearing coastlines: A smartphone and selfie stick can let us know by how much

By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600,000 tons of CO2 per year