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Young researchers from QDev have created a promising component for future quantum computers
Two young researchers from the DNRF’s Center for Quantum Devices (QDev), post-doc Antonio Fornieri and Ph.D. student Alex Whiticar, are leading an international study and…
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New sugar design developed by CCG may lead to better treatment of rare metabolic diseases
Cheaper and improved treatment may be on the way to patients with the metabolic disorders called lysosomal storage diseases. Weihua Tian, a post-doc, and Zhang…
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CCS in Nature: Human cells surprise with feature hitherto found only in organisms living at high temperatures
A study coordinated by a team from the Center for Chromosome Stability (CCS), University of Copenhagen, finds that human cells possess what was thought to…
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CMEC and Center for GeoGenetics are part of developing a method to fight snail fever
A method developed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen can track the feared snail fever parasites in water samples, a new study in PNAS…
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Groundbreaking HIV study published in The Lancet
The final results from the big international HIV study called PARTNER2 have now been published in the leading scientific journal The Lancet. Head of center…
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Agreement on Pioneer Centers initiative is in place – 1 billion DKK to research focusing on major societal challenges
PRESS RELEASE ON THE PIONEER INITIATIVE During the recent negotiation of Denmark’s Financial Act, the parties of the Danish Parliament agreed to give 177 million…
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Other April News in Brief
A post in Berlingske by the DNRF, the Independent Research Fund Denmark, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters The DNRF’s chair, Jens…
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Minuscule quantum component developed by Hy-Q is a giant step in quantum technology
Researchers from the DNRF’s Center for Hybrid Quantum Networks (Hy-Q) at the University of Copenhagen have led the development of a microscopic quantum component called…
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PNAS study: Greenland’s ice sheet loses six times more mass today than in the 1980s
Post-doc Anders A. Bjørk, from the DNRF’s Center for GeoGenetics, is part of an international research project that has measured how much of Greenland’s ice…
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Three out of six new Danish recipients of an ERC Advanced Grant are affiliated with the DNRF
Out of the six newly chosen recipients of an ERC Advanced Grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC), three are or have been affiliated…
Read more Read the DNRF’s Annual Report 2018
The DNRF’s Annual Report 2018 has now been published and a link can be found below. In the report you can read about the foundation’s…
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Other March News in Brief
Kirsten Marie Jensen received an honorary award for one of the world’s most talented female scientists Kirsten Marie Jensen, former Ph.D. student at the DNRF’s…
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The winning pictures in the DNRF’s photo competition 2019 have been chosen
Photos have the ability to unseal the world of science in a surprising and inviting way by revealing its beauty or otherwise fascinating appeal. The…
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The winner of the DNRF Photo Competition 2019: Root nodules can hold the key to a sustainable agriculture
The subject of this year’s winning photo in the DNRF Photo Competition 2019 looks like something found in the far away areas of the universe,…
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Fascinating photo of a dental examination on a dead hedgehog has won second prize in the DNRF Photo Competition 2019
A photo of a dead hedgehog getting a dental examination is the second place winner in the DNRF Photo Competition 2019. Today, researchers know very…
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