Tag: University of Copenhagen
Study says memory-killing cells may improve melanoma patients’ chances of survival
Solna [Sweden] June 3 (ANI) Specialized long-lasting killer cells are found in our skin and act as a defense against invaders. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now determined how these cells are created and shown that higher concentrations of memory-killing cells in tumor tissue are […]
One in five parents gave children painkillers before sending them to school – study
A survey conducted by Megafon for TV2 has found that 71 percent of parents have sent children to day care despite being ill. Furthermore, 21 percent of respondents admitted to medicating their children with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school. That FOLA The parent organization is shocked by the results. “I think […]
Smoke-free nicotine products are increasing in popularity among Danish youth
About 35.1 percent of youth ages 15-29 use nicotine products daily or occasionally, according to ‘§SMOKE‘, a report prepared by the University of Southern Denmark for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health – a significant jump from 2020, when the figure was 26.3 per cent. While tobacco-based products are less popular, falling from 20.1 to […]
Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources
The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to […]
Denmark one step closer to donating fighter jets, but Ukrainian pilots must first be trained
Support is growing in the Danish Parliament to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. The defense rapporteurs for the Blue Blok parties Liberal Alliance, Danish People’s Party and Conservative – all members of the opposition – support following Poland’s lead. Yesterday, the country became the first NATO country to donate combat aircraft to Ukraine with […]
New report: Denmark’s air quality worst in the Nordics
Not bad in comparison, thoughTo be fair, only six countries in the world – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland and New Zealand – have air quality that meets WHO standards. The silver lining is that Denmark is in 11th place in Europe and in the top 25 in the world, so it scores better than […]
Copenhagen the world’s sixth best city for studying abroad – survey
Copenhagen is the world’s sixth best city for studying abroad, according to a new report study conducted by Helpful Professoran online resource for higher education. The survey assessed a number of factors, including the quality and number of universities, the number of international students, the cost of living and perceived levels of freedom, safety and […]
More money, more children – if you’re a man
Men and women are affected differently by the size of their salary when it comes to having families. In a joint study by the universities of Oxford and Copenhagen, researchers found that men with higher wages are more likely to have more children. On the other hand, women with high wages are more likely to […]
Danes don’t care about crime
Just 9 percent of Danes are seriously worried about being personally exposed to crime, Ritzau reports. The figure comes from a study carried out by the Ministry of Justice, the Police and the Crime Prevention Council in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen. This is the lowest level of fear of crime since records began. […]
Science Round-Up: New technology means reusable wind turbine blades
It is a watershed moment for the wind industry. Thanks to the work of researchers from Aarhus University, the Danish manufacturer Vestas will be able to build new wind turbine blades with epoxy. The company has developed a chemical process that makes it possible to break it down and recycle it. “We are super happy […]
Make it compulsory to learn Danish, argues the language school’s interest organisation
De Danske Sprogcentre, the Danish language school’s interest organization, has prepared a list of suggestions for how the government can encourage more foreigners to learn the language. Among them is a recommendation to abolish the rule that prohibits international players from receiving free tuition after they have been here for five years. The number of […]
Astronomers discover a mysterious perfect circular explosion in space
Researchers from the University of Turku were involved in an international collaboration led by astrophysicists from the University of Copenhagen, which led to the discovery. The study has just been published in the journal Nature. Kilonovas are massive explosions that occur when two neutron stars orbiting each other eventually collide. Kilonovae are responsible for creating […]
Study: Doing physical activity at the right time of day increases fat metabolism
Solna [Sweden], Feb 16 (ANI): At least in mice, physical activity at the appropriate time of day seems to be able to improve fat metabolism. According to a recent study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, mice that exercised during an early active phase, which is comparable to […]
Dane of the year: Who is Ariel and who is Ursula?
Given that 2022 brought us a general election, our ‘Dane of the Year’ should definitely be a politician. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Alex Vansplagh and Inge Støjberg – the respective leaders of the Social Democrats, the Moderates, the Liberal Alliance and the Danish Democrats – could all have been worthy inclusions based […]
Science collection: Danish brain researchers play a key role in redrawing the map in the fight against diseases such as Alzheimer’s and MS
American and Danish scientists did not expect to make a surprising new discovery when they chose to remove the brain from a cadaver by cutting off the entire head. Normally, researchers just remove the brain, but by cutting off the entire head, it revealed a layer of cells not previously discovered: a fourth meninge that […]
Can wage increases across industry close the real wage gap?
Negotiations are underway between employers and trade unions, which could have serious consequences for the purchasing power of the 230,000 people in Denmark who are employed in heavy industry, such as production jobs. A further 370,000 private sector workers – in retail, construction, transport, financial services etc – will be affected by the results, which […]
Danish News Round-Up: The temperature in the Arctic Ocean has risen dramatically in recent decades
Since 1982, the Arctic Ocean has not stopped warming. According to satellite-based research from the Danish Center for Climate Research (NCKF), the combined temperature of sea ice and sea ice at the 58th parallel has increased from around -3 degrees in 1982 to +2 degrees in 2021. For the very first time in climate research, […]
Church, vocal minorities and academics oppose plans to abolish public holidays, but businesses are mostly in favour
The new government has decided to cut one of the three public holidays that Danes enjoy every spring – the timing of all three always depends on how early or late Easter can be. READ MORE: Big changes on the way: New government unveils a surprising platform From 2024, Denmark can expect to say goodbye […]
Local Round-Up: Worst streets in Copenhagen for parking fines revealed
Gothersgade is Copenhagen’s worst street for parking fines. In 2021, 2,743 of the capital’s 277,558 parking fines were issued on the street that runs from Søerne to Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen Municipality figures show. Higher numbers in 2022This year, the total number is expected to be even greater – both for Copenhagen and Gothersgade, which have […]
International Round-Up: Danish pavilion at the world exhibition in the UAE was a “ridiculous” affair, claims participant
The Danish pavilion received only 200,000 visitors at the UAE World Expo, which took place between October 2021 and March 2022, according to a new TV2 exposure called ‘Operation X: When Denmark was laughed at’. The goal was 2 million, or at least that was what the exhibiting Danish companies were promised. It is one […]
The world’s oldest DNA: remains found in Greenland are 2 million years old!
At Cape Copenhagen in North Greenland, Danish researchers have succeeded in extracting DNA from the remains of huge elephant-like creatures that roamed the world 2 million years ago. “The ancient DNA samples were found buried deep in sediment that had built up over 20,000 years,” explains Professor Kurt H Kjær, a geologist at the University […]
Science Round-Up: Sourcing the spring of solidarity
In a recent study, researchers at Copenhagen Business School established a tangible link between how people behave in their daily lives and their solidarity with those who suffer from tragedy. Take, for example, the world’s reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Across the globe, sympathy led people to raise a flag that was not theirs […]
Local Round-Up: A few surprises among the richest and poorest districts in Copenhagen
Hellerup is the richest district in Greater Copenhagen, and Northwest the poorest, according to a survey carried out by the local media KøbenhavnLIV that mainly focused on the capital, but also included a few nearby municipalities. Based on data from Statistics Denmark, they did their best to determine the average income for the capital’s residents […]
International Round-Up: Greenland permanently moves its clocks forward in 2023
Greenland will move closer to Europe next year. No, this is not a question of plate tectonics, but time zones! Its national parliament has decided that 2023 will be the year it moves its clocks one hour closer to the motherland. Or rather, it does not return them. As usual, it switches to summer time […]
Science Round-Up: Study finds bias against female politicians in Denmark
The latest election represented a historic moment for women’s representation in Danish politics, where the proportion of 44 percent of elected women in the Folketing exceeded 40 percent for the first time. However, this is most likely the result of women’s sheer willpower in a society that continues to stack the deck against them, a […]
When the war moves to the bottom of the sea
The suspected attack on the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 has opened the world’s eyes to all the infrastructure built on the bottom of the sea and our dependence on it. Oil and gas pipelines, internet and power cables, energy islands and offshore wind farms can all become targets of subsurface gray zone […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Baby talk’ is a universal phenomenon and similar across languages, study shows
A joint study from Aarhus University and the University of York shows that the way of communicating with babies and toddlers, child-directed-speech (CBT), is a global phenomenon with many identical aspects that are shared by many languages. What is known as CBT generally involves high-pitched, slow-paced and animated speech. PhD student Christopher Martin Mikkelsen Cox, […]
First Dane to win a Nobel Prize in a quarter of a century
For the first time in 25 years, a Dane has been awarded a Nobel Prize. Morten Meldal, professor at the University of Copenhagen, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 for his work with click chemistry. “The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn R Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K Barry Sharpless […]
2nd LD Writethru: 3 scientists share 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless of the United States and Morten Meldal of Denmark shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry,” the Royal. The Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. Sharpless and Meldal have laid the foundation for a […]
Three researchers share the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
© Provided by Xinhua Sharpless and Meldal have laid the foundation for a functional form of chemistry, click chemistry, where molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently. Bertozzi has taken click chemistry to a new dimension and started using it in living organisms, the academy said in a statement. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — […]
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, Barry Sharpless were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm [Sweden]October 5 (ANI): The Royal Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless. Bertozzi from Stanford University, USA; Meldal from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Sharpless from Scripps Research, USA have been awarded “for the development of click chemistry […]
Supermarket prices are set for another jump
Supermarket prices are expected to rise again despite recent falls in freight rates and fuel prices. Citing record high energy prices, supermarket chains and food manufacturers say they have no other choice. Sky-high electricity pricesSalling Group, the owner of Netto, Bilka and Føtex, has announced that its electricity bill has increased from DKK 12 million […]
Science Round-Up: 2050 target for all energy to be sustainable a realistic goal, universities conclude
University researchers from 14 worldwide institutions believe that we can completely switch to sustainable energy by 2050. Researchers from Aarhus University present together with 13 other international universities in an energy plan article published in IEEE Access. Work togetherThe researchers have stated that the technology to make this possible is already in place. Poul Alberg […]
Mixed opinion on success of colon cancer screenings
Every year, more than 800,000 Danes are invited to a screening for colon cancer. This screening program has proven successful, reducing the risk of death from the type of cancer by 29 percent for all ages and sexes. The effect of the screenings has been shown to be even more successful among men over 60, […]
Elite Vikings wore beavers, Danish investigation confirms
You name it, we’ve ripped it. After all, Hagrid wore a coat made of moleskin, and Cruella they wanted to make a coat out of 101 Dalmatians. Of course, for the 2021 film about the villain, actress Emma Stone wears 47 costumes, and none of them contain fur – a reflection of how the world […]
Heat wave that covers the whole of Europe reaches Denmark
An extreme heat wave is currently washing over Europe, causing temperatures of up to 41 degrees in several major cities. In the UK, high temperatures have prompted authorities to issue a national emergency alert. And according to several media outlets, up to 1,000 people in Spain and Portugal have lost their lives this month due […]
The number of rejections of fertility treatment has increased – Region of Southern Denmark
New figures from the Region of Southern Denmark indicate that the number of rejections of fertility treatment has almost quadrupled in the past three years. While 25 refusals were registered in Denmark in 2019, 94 were registered in 2021. This is in line with the fact that the frequency of assessments of parental suitability before […]
Science Round-Up: DTU Space celebrates contribution to James Webb Telescope as the first images return to Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched into space last December, has delivered its first images back to Earth, revealing “emerging star nurseries” and “cosmic rocks” in the Carina Nebula, according to NASA. DTU Space, the national space institute at the Technical University of Denmark, has been one participant in the James Webb Mission […]
Nature Round-Up: Beware of escaped snake in Aarhus!
A Mexican black king snake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) is at large in Aarhus, East Jutland Police inform. The snake was last seen on Trillegårdsvej by an employee in Randers Regnskov, a home for tropical animals, but his capture attempt failed because he did not have the right equipment. Authorities have no idea where it came […]
Denmark potentially in the firing line for five mosquito-borne diseases, warns researcher
Rift Valley Fever, West Nile Fever and Japanese Encephalitis – they sound so exotic, don’t they? As if they were the last things you would ever catch in Denmark. Ditto rabbit fever and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Outside of a poorly run children’s zoo, this does not sound plausible. But according to an academic at the […]
Danish news Round-Up: The Danish government no longer recommends vaccines for children
Søren Brostrøm, head of the National Board of Health, explained at a press conference on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for children. Instead, only the particularly vulnerable and Danes over the age of 50 will be recommended a vaccine for the autumn. The Prime Minister defends the decisionAccording to Brostrøm, […]
New research reveals the dangers of bullying in the workplace
Victims of bullying in the workplace have a 1.7 times greater risk of committing suicide, shows a new study from the National Research Center for the Working Environment and the University of Copenhagen. The significance of the study There has been considerable attention to the effects of bullying in schools and among children, but workplace […]
Hard pill to swallow this fall! Although Pfizer’s effective corona treatment is available, can we take it fast enough?
Get used to the term ‘test strategy’, because it will be more important than ever when the pandemic season resumes in the autumn, says Lone Simonsen, who is an epidemiologist at Roskilde University, according to TV2. With Pfizer’s pill Paxlovid hopefully available before then (a course of two pills every 12 hours for five days), […]
Science Round-Up: Small glaciers that have a big impact, study claims
A new study led by DTU Space has shown that the melting of small glaciers in northern Greenland has increased by 55 percent over the past two decades. These small glaciers make up only 4 per cent of Greenland’s ice-covered areas, but are responsible for as much as 11 per cent of the total ice […]
Science Round-Up: Hybrid work is the future, and companies will benefit from it, the study claims
While many companies insist that employees return to the office full time is a new one examination from Aarhus University suggests that a mix of personal work and telework is better for business. According to the study, which was conducted in collaboration with researchers from Germany and Sweden, hybrid work plans have encouraged innovation and […]
Science Round-Up: Corona was never a major threat to children, the study concludes
Danish children and young people have found it relatively easy to cope with the coronavirus and then recover from it, according to one University of Southern Denmark study. Academics felt the study was necessary in light of scare stories from abroad, but did not find much to be concerned about. The study compared the after-effects […]
Science Round-Up: Danish universities form huge green-food collab
Denmark’s eight universities – DTU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University, University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde University – have joined forces on a unique new project on the green transition in food. . An interdisciplinary facility based at Aarhus University called the START Center for Sustainable […]
Science Round-Up: Study reveals mysterious health benefits of eating Nordic fat
A Nordic diet consisting of berries, vegetables, fish, whole grains, dairy products and rapeseed oil has been shown to lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to a study from the University of Copenhagen. Additional benefits include a reduced risk of becoming overweight, having cardiovascular disease and developing type 2 diabetes. Not just a weight […]
Local Round-Up: Copenhagen sets up task force to help incoming Ukrainians
Many variablesNæsager said that the city’s action depends on how many people end up coming and how long they stay. The municipality is currently working on getting educators to take care of the youngest children so that they do not have to spend all day in hotel rooms or the like. Some of the children […]
New analysis provides more clues about shipwrecks from the pilgrimage
In 1626, a ship capsized in stormy seas and sank on Cape Cod, where passengers were aided by local indigenous peoples and pilgrims in nearby Plymouth. Now, the most in-depth scientific analysis of timber found more than 150 years ago has provided the best evidence to date that they belonged to the unfortunate ship known […]
Nordic diet can prevent obesity, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease: Study
Copenhagen [Denmark]March 11 (ANI): The Nordic diet, which consists of berries, vegetables, fish, whole grains and rapeseed oil, has been recognized as extremely healthy, tasty and sustainable. To date, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers have mainly focused on weight loss. But in a new analysis done by the University of […]
Nature Round-up: Kangaroo on the loose on Lolland
Skipper is loose on Lolland? No, not Pernille, the former Unity List leader… Skippy! It is true. On Monday morning, a motorist driving on Lolland got himself a bit of a surprise when he came across a kangaroo. The driver recorded a video of the animal in a field near the road (see below). Police […]
Russia alerted about foreign troops on Bornholm
Experts: Not applicable However, says two experts who have spoken to TV2 News that the note is not relevant today. Cornelius Wiesener, who is a postdoc at the Department of Law at the University of Copenhagen, claims that the memorandum does not indicate that there is an agreement that foreign troops will be on Bornholm […]
Science Round-Up: How Space Technology Could Help Detect Breast Cancer
It may not be obvious what connects a violent collision between two distant neutron stars far out in the universe and a small lump of cancer in a human’s breast. But Irfan Kuvvetli, senior researcher at DTU Space, has invented something that could help discover them both. He argues that it makes it easier to […]
In review: This year’s five best Danish scientific discoveries
The past year was a year of general uncertainty as fragile attempts at economic recovery were steamrollered by fresh waves of COVID, Meanwhile, the art industry went up to suffocating restrictions, while meeting friends to soothe the nerves was marked by anxiety and awkward distancing. Science is flourishing But necessity is the mother of invention, […]
Science Round-Up: Men are worse than women when it comes to being alone… health-wise
Over 1 million live alone Lund said that it should be considered whether to offer help to those who have separated or have lived alone for many years. The study monitored nearly 5,000 middle-aged men and women using health data, questionnaires and blood tests over two decades. More than a million people in Denmark live […]
Thousands of Danish-born denied passports under strict citizenship legislation
An increasing number of people in Denmark have a so-called ‘foreign passport’, which recognizes them as “stateless” because they can neither get a Danish passport, nor are they entitled to a foreign one, reports DR. Although this is the case for many refugees and their family reunified, strict Danish legislation means that their children, born […]
Rape cases increased in 2021. Here’s why
From 2020 to 2021, the number of reported rapes increased from 1,392 to 2,110. There was also a small increase in charges: In 2020, 77.4 percent of the cases ended with a charge of rape, while in 2021 it was 79.5 percent according to figures from the National Police. The Consent Act, which entered into […]
Danish news Round-Up: Danish intelligence chief imprisoned in surveillance scandal
The head of the Danish military intelligence service, Lars Findsen, has been imprisoned, charged with leaking secret material. He is one of four current and former intelligence workers who were arrested by Danish police last month. Copenhagen City Court dropped a bomb on Monday when it opened to the public for the indoor trial and […]
Culture Round-Up: Women’s version of historical constitution painting from 1915 planned for the Folketing’s lobby
Visitors to the Conversation Room in the Folketing can see Herman Vedel’s painting of the 30 ‘fathers’ from the Constitution of 1915, which gave women the right to vote. Now a female version has been proposed, which will hang in the same room, which is often a welcome place for prominent foreign visitors. “Better gender […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Historically poor’ wind speeds blamed for renewable energy dives
The level of wind energy supply in the Danish electricity system fell in 2021 due to a “historically bad” year with wind speeds, according to Jesper Kronborg, senior business developer at the energy company Energinet. The contribution of the wind supply experienced a “noticeable decrease” from 46.5 to 43.6 percent between 2020 and 2021 – […]
New year, new you? “I do not think so,” says supermarket data
“This year I want to eat healthier: more vegetables, less coffee … no sugar.” Does that sound familiar? Of course it does. If it’s not you, then it’s someone right next to you who makes the annual pledge to clean up their diet, starting with bright eyes and bushy tail on January 1st with a […]
Artificially intelligent, inherently racist
The talk of artificial intelligence tends to fall into two camps: that of an interconnectedness that streamlines all aspects of human life – or a dystopian technological singularity of the HAL 9000 type, where “Sorry, Dave. I’m afraid of that. that I can not, ”is the last thing we hear before the machines take over […]
Science Round-Up: Malaria medicine protects lung cells from covid-19
A new study from Aarhus University has revealed that the malaria medicine Atovaquone helps prevent COVID-19 infection in various cells. The research showed that the medicine has a protective effect both before and after infection – which means that if approved, it can be used for both prevention and treatment of COVID-19. HHowever, the efficacy […]
The University of Copenhagen replaces men with gender-neutral toilets
Complaints about the long queues for the ladies’ toilets have led to the introduction of gender-neutral toilets instead of the men’s at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The women’s toilet remains unchanged. “It is a practical feature. There is a gender distribution of 80-20 in favor of women at the […]
Science Round-Up: Aboriginal medicinal plant reverses chemotherapy resistance
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a special flavonoid in an Australian plant used in traditional Aboriginal medicine, appears to reverse chemotherapy resistance. Professor Dan Stærk is leading the project, which is investigating the flavonoid’s interaction with ‘SN-38’ – the active substance in the drug irinotecan, which is used to treat an aggressive […]
New South African corona variant may be resistant to vaccines, warns KU expert
Both Britain and Israel have placed several South African countries on their red lists in an attempt to stop people from bringing in a new variant of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization is likely to describe as one of ‘interest’ or ‘concern’ tomorrow. Unlike the Delta variant, which has only two mutations, ‘B. […]
Studies suggest that there may be one of five galaxies behind the cosmic dust
This discovery has now suggested that as many as one in five such distant galaxies will be hidden from our telescopes because they are covered in cosmic dust. This new insight has changed the perception of the evolution of our universe since the initial explosion. The study is published in the Nature Journal. Researchers at […]
Danes are the third best non-Anglophonic English speakers in the world
A global study of the world’s English language skills, the English skills index, has ranked the Danes as the third most skilled non-English speakers as mother tongue. Based on data from over 1 million standardized EFSET tests conducted in 112 non-English speaking countries, the ranking is carried out annually by the education organization EF Education […]
Danes cut meat consumption, but not as much as other Europeans
Danes have an even greater tendency to favor plant-based food than a year ago, shows a new study on meat consumption. But according to the study, which the University of Copenhagen (KU) has done in collaboration, the Danes are lagging behind other European countries. Almost 46 percent of the people in the surveyed European countries […]
Summary of Science: Has religious satire shaped our culture more than religion itself?
What about the holy war, the bloody battles among Christians, and the general accounts of medieval barbarism, it is common to perceive the Middle Ages as more pious than the atheist modern era. But that may not be the case. In a new paper, ‘The Gospel of Deviance’, satire researcher Dennis Meyhoff Brink from the […]
Local elections 2021: Among people and churches, with conservative virtues
Karina Bergmann Nominated for election: Copenhagen Municipality Party: Det Konservative Folkeparti (in Danish Det Konservative Folkeparti) Occupation: Communication consultant Education: Master in cross-cultural studies, University of Copenhagen, 2014 Marital status: Married to Jakob Tørring. Children: Eva Bergmann-Tørring (2020) Age: 36 Already a member of Copenhagen City Council, Karina Bergmann hopes to be re-elected on 16 […]
Corona passes on the way back: The final approval was to come today
The Corona Pass returns: that was the main message at the press conference held by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen last night. It will be required to visit indoor venues, such as restaurants and nightclubs, and outdoor events where attendees are over 2,000. Frederiksen does not want intensified measures. “We are not in the same situation […]
Events in early November: Check out Chekhov, coins and Christmas beer
Chekhov’s dreamers 16-21 Nov, Tue-Sat 19:30, Sat-Sun 13:00; Salen, Biblioteket, Rentemestervej 76, Cph NV; 160kr, ctcircle.dk Renowned director Kate Barker-Froyland presents her own adaptation of the works of the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. A female cast will bring to life five different stories with central characters longing for a different reality while dealing with the […]
Professionals want more test centers after infection increases
Two professors and an associate professor want more and local test centers. It writes Jyllands-Posten. – There is so much distance between the test centers that it will prevent some from booking time and being tested because it is simply too cumbersome. There is a need for more and more local test centers, says Jan […]
Municipality calls for testing after high infection
This is stated by Bente Møller, head of unit at the Danish Agency for Patient Safety, after a meeting with the municipality’s mayor. – We recommend all citizens in Ishøj to be tested – also previously infected and already vaccinated citizens, she says. According to Mayor Ole Bjørstorp from Ishøjlisten, it is necessary to intervene. […]
First municipality crosses border of concern
This corresponds to an incidence – number of infected per 100,000 inhabitants – of 590, which is clearly the highest in Denmark. At the national level, the number is 138, according to figures from the Statens Serum Institut. The previous model for automatic closure of municipalities was abolished in September, when coronavirus became no longer […]
Defense: It will take over 50 years to clean up after pollution
It will take more than 50 years to clean up the contaminants with the toxic substances PFAS at the Armed Forces’ areas. The Danish Armed Forces’ Property Agency assesses this to Radio4 and Avisen Danmark. Last week, the two media outlets described that the Armed Forces has known about pollution with PFAS for many years. […]
Greenland’s first professor Robert Pedersen has died – 93 years old
Greenland’s first professor, Robert Pedersen, has died after a short illness. He turned 93 years old. The professor’s nephew Jakob Pedersen informs the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq.AG on Saturday. – Robert Petersen exhaled while the first rays of the sun appeared. He turned 93, and he passed away after a week of illness, says Jakob Petersen […]
Greenland’s first professor Robert Petersen has died – 93 years old
Greenland’s first professor, Robert Petersen, has died after a short illness. He turned 93 years old. The professor’s nephew Jakob Petersen informs the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq.AG on Saturday. – Robert Petersen exhaled while the first rays of the sun appeared. He turned 93, and he passed away after a week of illness, says Jakob Petersen […]
New study finds possible link between breastfeeding and children’s health
Researchers from DTU and the University of Copenhagen have found a possible explanation for why breastfeeding benefits infant health. A study shows that the bacteria that feed on breast milk in infants’ intestines have an enzyme that enables the bacteria to develop substances that are likely to positively affect the immune system. That knowledge can, […]
Get your Biering’s: Is management – and an inclusive culture – the key to good onboarding?
I have recently spent time with Danish companies talking about how they are on board international. Why the conversations? Because the small and medium-sized companies in Denmark have a great need for specialist skills, and the Danish workforce cannot deliver fully. In addition, the internationals bring competencies to the table that enable companies to excel […]
Now begins the battle for the best lampposts for the election posters
Among others, Sonja Marie Jensen, the Social Democrats’ leading candidate in Nyborg, will be ready with volunteer helpers. Before that, there is a lot of work to lay out a strategy for where and how the posters will go up, and it can be hectic when it starts, she says. – I have witnessed VUs […]
Climate movement gets free trial in case against Lynetteholm
– I note that the Climate Movement will file a lawsuit, now that the National Board of Health and Welfare has granted a free trial, writes Benny Engelbrecht in an email to BT Free trial means that the state pays the costs of the trial. DR has previously reported that the Ministry of Transport, in […]
Now begins the battle for the best lampposts
Among others, Sonja Marie Jensen, the Social Democrats’ leading candidate in Nyborg, will be ready with volunteer helpers. Before that, there is a lot of work to lay out a strategy for where and how the posters will go up, and it can be hectic when it starts, she says. – I have witnessed VUs […]
The musical politician helped Palestinians
The Radicals sat in government for about half of Elisabeth Arnold’s years in the Folketing, after she was elected in the election in 1988. She did not become a minister, but she made a big impression nonetheless. In 1992, against the wishes of the VK government, she and the Radicals helped enforce the controversial special […]
Vaccines for the younger children may be on the way
Even if the vaccine were to be approved for the younger children in Denmark, it does not mean that the 5-11-year-olds should be vaccinated. This is what Allan Randrup Thomsen, professor of experimental virology at the University of Copenhagen, says. – As the picture is at the moment, I do not think there is a […]
National Round-Up: The Social Democrats win the school election in 2021
The Social Democrats have won the school election in 2021 with 23.5 percent of the vote. The school choice is a three-week teaching course for 7.-9. Class that mimics a real election campaign. Students form parties, study democracy and key political issues, and participate in debates. The course culminates in a 12-vote ‘election’ in which […]
Local Round-Up: Scooters officially back, but at what price for suppliers?
A transport expert doubts that the scooter companies Voi and Bolt will be able to make money after their green light to start activities in the capital region today. Under the terms of their tender, the two companies can jointly operate 3,200 scooters, but there are severe restrictions on where people can end their journey. […]
Scientific conclusion: Life expectancy fell globally under COVID-19 but increased in Denmark
An analysis of data from Europe, the USA and Chile carried out by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Oxford reveals a large-scale reduction in life expectancy in 2020, except in Denmark and Norway, where it actually increased. The pandemic caused the largest one-year decline in life expectancy in Western […]
Celebrities on the ballot paper benefit
Among other things, former homicide boss Bent Isager-Nielsen (K), former cyclist Jesper Skibby (Nytgribskov) and former “X Factor” participant Vilson Ferati (S) will compete in Frederiksberg, Gribskov and Sønderborg, respectively. They are known to each other, but they are common to be known in public. And it matters when voters on November 16 have to […]
700 have been tested corona positive – number of hospitalized ladders to over 100
The positive percentage is 1.16. It is a measure of the proportion of the tests that have been answered that have been positive for covid-19. The 700 infected were found in 60,338 PCR samples. This equates to 1.16 percent of the samples being positive for infection. PCR samples are the tests in which one is […]
The Social Democrats clearly won this year’s school election
Nationwide, the ruling party has received 23.5 percent of the vote – 11,467 votes. The Radical Left received 7,143 votes, corresponding to 14.6 percent, and is thus the second largest party. The Social Democrats got close to twice as many votes as the Liberals, who got 11.8 percent. 5753 people voted for the blue party. […]
Social democracy is greatest in all regions in school elections
Nationwide, the ruling party has received 23.5 percent of the vote – 11,467 votes. The Radical Left has received 7,143 votes, corresponding to 14.6 percent, and is thus the second largest party. The Social Democrats are close to having received twice as many votes as the Liberal Party, which has received 11.8 percent of the […]
Meadow birds are challenged and birds of prey are improving
The study is the new red list for European birds. Red lists are lists of which animal species are endangered and to what extent. 35 bird species found in Denmark are on the list. – We are in a natural crisis, where thousands of animal, plant and fungal species are in danger of extinction. This […]
Relocation plan removes 1600 capital places at university
The political agreement is to increase the number of study places outside the major cities. Conversely, the uptake must be reduced here. It is not known which programs will be affected, as the faculties will only now be preparing for the reorganization. It is expected to happen from 2023. – We must be finished in […]
More women than before will be regional politicians
According to Karina Kosiara-Pedersen, associate professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen, more women are running in the regional elections because the regions typically deal with areas where women are often in the majority. Among other things, she points to areas such as the education, care and health sectors. – These are topics […]
Krumspring still challenges unions
One of the things that occupies the trade union movement 150 years after its founding is “the solo self-employed”. The solo self-employed – or false self-employed, as the trade union movement calls them – are people who work for companies in, for example, the delivery industry and the cleaning industry, but are not employees. In […]
Danish corona treatment is approved for trials on humans
A new treatment for covid-19, developed by Danish researchers, has now been approved for the first clinical trials in humans. It writes Rigshospitalet in a press release. The treatment takes place by inhaling a mild acid solution that helps the immune system fight respiratory infections. – Although several vaccine offers are now in use against […]
