Innovation Prize 2018.11.19 Ida Theilade receives the UCPH Innovation Prize 2018 An app used by local people to map illegal logging in Cambodia ensured Ida Theilade, Senior Reseacher at Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen, the Innovation Prize 2018 at the…
2018.03.28 Precision Agriculture New IFRO report presents perspectives of using precision farming in Europe
2018.02.01 New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South As many as 150 million rural households across the Global South may be involved in bushmeat hunting, new studies led by the University of Copenhagen find. Hunting is prevalent in the 24 countries surveyed but only makes…
2018.01.04 Responsible Conduct in Research A new edition of 'RCR - A Danish textbook for courses in Responsible Conduct of Research' was released January 2018.
2018.01.02 A look at WQ's aggregation system New IFRO-study compares existing practices with animal welfare experts' assessments
2017.12.12 Mapping finds widespread ivory poaching in protected areas in Tanzania and Mozambique Photo: Sergey Khachatryan/ScanStockPhoto Better management of protected wildlife areas in the transboundary area covering southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique could enhance the protection of elephants from ivory…
2017.08.31 Supermarkets could trick you into buying fewer calories Supermarkets could help consumers to eat fewer calories by reducing the calories content of the food products without notifying consumers explicitly, according to a study from the University of Copenhagen.
2016.10.19 Replacement, Reduction and Refinement: Danish researchers involved with animal experiments are well informed According to a new study from IFRO, the majority of Danish researchers involved with animal experiments assess their knowledge of the so-called 3R's to be good. The 3R concept is an international initiative to ensure…
2015.12.14 The UN awarded Prey Lang Community Network was celebrated at UCPH for fighting deforestation in Cambodia Last week UN awarded the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) with an UN Equator Initiative Prize at the COP21.
2014.12.02 Wind turbines influence house prices A new research article puts figures to how much a property’s price may drop when situated close to wind turbines.