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A research group at the Center for Protein Research at Panum has received a large grant to do research on the relationship between a particular type of receptor on human cells and their significance for certain types of cancer.
Assistant Professor Amelie Stein from the Department of Biology now has five years of financial security to research the effect of gene variations on proteins in a project that she has named after her young daughter.
Two researchers from the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics recognised for their work in Old Norse literature. It is the Einar Hansen Research Foundation which pays tribute to their "excellent humanities research”.
An estimated 25,000 people suffer a concussion each year in Denmark. The effects can extend far beyond the immediate symptoms, and no-one can say for sure how long it will take to get better. At uni, our brain is our most important asset. What do we do, then, when we can’t rely on it?
A group of theology students and staff are attempting to create awareness about why the German language is important for their subject. And they are using unconventional methods in the underground movement ‘Deutsch, bitte'.
The Danish Study Progress Reform has not had any impact on the number of students taking student jobs. Quite the contrary, more students have student jobs now than three years ago, according to new figures from the Danish Association of Masters and PhDs (DM).
Peter Elsass has lived with indigenous tribes in Colombia, visited Jonestown shortly before the notorious 1978 massacre and has been held hostage by FARC. For many years, he couldn’t feel fear. Now, the 71-year-old professor emeritus of psychology has released a book about fear and what we can learn from it.
When Danes think of Iran, they should see more than just a backward theocracy. This is the purpose of a new book where seven University of Copenhagen (UCPH) researchers have created a narrative out of Iran's rich political and cultural history.
For professor Jørgen Bo Larson, retired life is still full of adventure. He will move to a completely different culture, and continue his passion for working with forests.
