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Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs according to new research

2019.09.18

A new study from the University of Copenhagen reports that the prevalence of overweight dogs is markedly larger among overweight owners than among normal weight owners. Part of the explanation lies in whether treats are … »

Video: How to make the African food sector more profitable

2019.09.12

Ghanaian shea butter, Kenyan honey and Tanzanian Aloe Vera are among the products, which local farmers can improve their profit from, according to the recently finished UCPH project VALOR. … »

Another prestigious award for the UCPH project ‘It’s Our Forest Too’

2019.08.02

The Prey Lang Community Network in Cambodia has with help from UCPH researchers started protecting their forest using a new innovative app. The solution has been awarded the ‘Energy Globe Award’ 2019, and thereby the … »

Beyond Anarchy: Property, Precarity and Land Governance in Urban Congo

2019.07.01

Land is a key resource and its attribution is of vital economic and political concern across societal groups in urban eastern Congo. In a recent Congo Research Brief, researchers analyse the nexus between property … »

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Defaunation – overlooked in international forest governance - jeopardises forest carbon storage and climate change mitigation efforts

2019.05.06

New study finds that the role of fauna in forest ecology and unsustainable hunting have important consequences that are left out in contemporary forest governance discussions, including REDD+. Forest fauna perform many … »

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Paying consumers to increase their consumption can reduce the cost of integrating wind and solar electricity production into the grid

2019.04.29

Increased reliance on solar and wind power has changed the approach to managing peak demand. The column details the results of a Danish experiment designed to flatten demand in which customers were randomly assigned to … »

An economist’s perspective on Valuing Marine Ecosystems

2019.04.25

Peder Andersen presented at the launch of the EMB Future Science Brief 'Valuing marine ecosystem services' at the European Parliament 3 April 2019. … »

Key role for Denmark in major European project on responsible conduct of studies and research

2019.04.03

A lack of awareness among youth and increasing pressure on the individual researcher in the world of science demands training in responsible study and research practices. University of Copenhagen researchers will … »

A new economic report: Danish fisheries after BREXIT

2019.03.29

A new report from IFRO on the economic importance of the Danish fishery in the exclusive economic zones of the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands has been published. … »

Aquaculture Economics & Management's 2018 Best Paper Award

2019.03.22

Tenaw Gedefaw Abate, Rasmus Nielsen and Max Nielsen received the 2018 Best paper Award. … »

Report: Despite being skilled producers, Danish farmers face poorer conditions than their European counterparts

2019.03.13

Danish farmers are good at exploiting their productive potential, but higher production costs make it difficult for them to compete with other EU nations. This, according to a number of conclusions in a University of … »

When development and conservation clash in the Serengeti

2019.03.12

New or upgraded roads in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem around Serengeti National Park will not reduce growing pressure on the ecosystem, a study shows. … »

VIDEO: New UCPH led Danida project to investigate resilience and land rights in Kenya

2019.03.04

Danida has published a video about the new SCIENCE led research project “RARE”. The project "Rights and Resilience in Kenya" (RARE) is led by SCIENCE at UCPH. The development objective of RARE is "to ensure secure and … »

A critical evaluation of REDD+ in Vietnam and Indonesia

2019.02.11

Three studies indicate several challenges for REDD+ to fulfil the donor expectations, and the initial optimism towards this governance model. … »

Center for Blockchains and Electronic Markets (BCM) will explore Web 3.0

2019.02.01

Carlsbergfondet have granted DKK 17m to the center, which will explore the new Web 3.0 infrastructure and study design of secure and economically sound markets that ensure efficiency and fairness in a new decentralised … »

MSc Thesis written at IFRO receives Prize for Excellent Master Theses

2019.01.18

The Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) awarded Christian Stetter the 'Prize for Excellent Master Theses' for his thesis 'Measuring the effects of Agricultural Subsidies on Production Decisions: An Application to … »

Arne Henningsen received the 2017 Referee Award, ERAE

2019.01.03

Arne Henningsen, associate professor, University of Copenhagen, received the award as a recognition of his dedicated work as a referee for the prestigious journal European Review of Agricultural Economics. … »

Pressure on food budgets is linked to unhealthy diet and poor mental health for at least 100,000 Danish households

2018.12.24

A significant number of Danes experience being so hard-pressed with their household budgets that they cannot afford enough food. This is particularly the case among single parents and people receiving social assistance, … »

Study: Danish Doctors Have Prejudice Against People with Obesity

2018.12.20

In Denmark, general practitioners appear to have negative prejudices against people with obesity, new research from the University of Copenhagen shows. The research is based on answers from 240 doctors. At the same time, … »

New joint research effort on climate change adaptation

2018.12.14

While the UN climate negotiations get underway in Poland, a new collaborative research effort has kicked off. The Rights and Resilience project – also known as RARE – will investigate the little studied connections … »

UCPH researchers to develop AI code of ethics

2018.12.05

For the next two years, a pair of University of Copenhagen researchers will examine ethical dilemmas associated with artificial intelligence. Among other things, they will follow AI research at close quarters, implement … »

Christmas gift ideas: Books with a touch of IFRO

2018.12.03

Looking for the perfect gift for the nature lover, the critical thinker, the friend with an interest in economics or the book worm with a love of reserach? Search no more. IFRO researchers got you covered. … »

Natural habitats larger than Greece created to offset economic developments

2018.11.27

New data presented in a study published in 'Nature Sustainability' has found that natural habitats occupying an area larger than Greece have been created to offset economic developments. This data could eventually … »

Free-range felines a problem for one in four Danes

2018.11.21

While ‘cat wars’ have yet to erupt on Danish soil as they have abroad, a new University of Copenhagen study reports that a quarter of Danes find it problematic that the most common domestic animal is allowed to roam at … »

Ida Theilade receives the UCPH Innovation Prize 2018

2018.11.19

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 … »

New study: Parents put nature in the shopping basket

2018.11.07

In a world of vast consumer choice, ambiguous product descriptions and self-appointed experts, parents face a minefield when picking out food, toys or other products for their children. A new qualitative study from the … »

Farmers able to cut 25% of nitrogen costs

2018.10.31

A new way to map fields can reduce nitrogen runoff while financially benefitting large numbers of farmers. This is the premise behind a significant new Danish innovation project with which the University of Copenhagen is … »

Development projects

2018.06.29

IFRO researchers' development projects contribute to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals … »

Rhino horn used to comfort the terminally ill in Vietnam

2018.05.14

From treating cancer and erectile dysfunction to managing hangovers, the horns of endangered wild rhinoceros are widely used as a medical cure-all in parts of Asia. A new Danish-Vietnamese study from the University of … »

The struggle for water in the Andes Mountains

2018.05.09

In the Andes Mountains, the young Assistant Professor Mattias Borg Rasmussen has learned about the local value and meanings of water. Here water is a symbol of life, a dwindling and complex resource and a creator of … »

Precision Agriculture

2018.03.28

New IFRO report presents perspectives of using precision farming in Europe … »

New research questions assumptions about bushmeat hunting in the Global South

2018.02.01

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 … »

Responsible Conduct in Research

2018.01.04

A new edition of 'RCR - A Danish textbook for courses in Responsible Conduct of Research' was released January 2018. … »

A look at WQ's aggregation system

2018.01.02

New IFRO-study compares existing practices with animal welfare experts' assessments … »

Study: Structured daily habits may be the key to lasting weight loss

2017.12.22

New findings from a small study at the University of Copenhagen suggest that people who structure their own systematic rules for eating, and adhere to them regardless of feelings of hunger and satiety, are markedly … »

Mapping finds widespread ivory poaching in protected areas in Tanzania and Mozambique

2017.12.12

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 … »

Supermarkets could trick you into buying fewer calories

2017.08.31

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. … »

Replacement, Reduction and Refinement: Danish researchers involved with animal experiments are well informed

2016.10.19

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 … »

Humans artificially drive evolution of new species

2016.06.29

Humans cause evolution of new species. A new study summarises the causes of manmade speciation, and discusses why newly evolved species cannot replace extinct wild species. … »

The UN awarded Prey Lang Community Network was celebrated at UCPH for fighting deforestation in Cambodia

2015.12.14

Last week UN awarded the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) with an UN Equator Initiative Prize at the COP21. … »

Wind turbines influence house prices

2014.12.02

A new research article puts figures to how much a property’s price may drop when situated close to wind turbines. … »

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