News from the Faculty of Science

• 16.06.2021

  We cannot cheat ageing and death

  Philosophers, artists and scientists - and probably all the rest of us – have long obsessed over the key to human immortality. Now, a new study gives us evidence for our inevitable death.

• 08.06.2021

  Porpoises seem to cooperate in sophisticated group hunting

  Drone footage shows that porpoises may be more social and cooperative than previously thought.

• 07.06.2021

  Songbirds can control single vocal muscle fibers

  Singing is crucial for the recognition, sex life and speciation of songbirds. New research published in Current Biology shows songbirds have extremely high-resolution control over their vocal output and can even control single muscle fibers.

• 28.04.2021

  Mangroves and seagrasses absorb microplastics

  Microplastics do not just end up in the open sea – in fact, a lot also end up in the ecosystems of the coastal zones, a new study shows and this may threaten wildlife.

• 21.04.2021

  Goodbye industry, hello immersion

  René Holm is leaving the pharma industry to have more time for research at SDU

• 16.04.2021

  A new look at evolution in the oceans

  The primeval ocean – or at least parts of it – may have been more reminiscent of the oceans of today than previously thought.

• 13.04.2021

  Esteemed mathematician to SDU

  American Professor Vivek Shende establishes a research group at the University of Southern Denmark. He is funded by three Danish foundations as part of their efforts to attract international capacities to Denmark. Most recently the Villum Foundation has granted him 25 mil DKK. to research the mysteries of superstrings.

• 25.03.2021

  Danish students will launch their own satellite next summer

  The Danish Students CubeSat Program, DISCO, will, in collaboration with the Danish company Space Inventor, launch its first satellite on a Falcon-9 rocket in the summer of 2022.

• 19.03.2021

  New drug candidate against COVID-19

  There are no drugs that can cure people who are infected. But researchers at SDU have now developed a substance that can form the basis for the development of drugs against COVID-19.

• 10.03.2021

  SDU intensify focus on space in SDU Galaxy

  To ensure that students have the best skills to seize the opportunities available in the new golden age of space travel, the University of Southern Denmark bring together research and development in space and space-related technology in the SDU Galaxy network.

• 10.03.2021

  Women in research: Carolin Löscher

  On the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, please meet some of our women researchers from SDU and learn their perspectives on being a woman in research.

• 10.03.2021

  Face masks are a ticking plastic bomb

  Every minute of the day we throw away 3 million face masks. Many end up as potentially toxic micro- and nanoplastic or carriers for other toxicants in the environment, researchers warn.

• 08.03.2021

  ‘I always feel listened to’

  SDU's first woman dean, Marianne Holmer, took office as Dean at the Faculty of Science a year ago. She certainly feels different from her male colleagues but believes it’s as much due to her personality as her gender.

• 04.03.2021

  Frogs’ lungs help them find a mate

  Male frogs call to attract females, but how can females tell that it is a male of the same species calling? Green tree frogs use the same principle as in noise-cancelling headphones – and they are far better at it.

• 02.03.2021

  Will this solve the mystery of the expansion of the universe?

  Physicists’ new proposal that a new type of extra dark energy is involved is highlighted in scientific journal.

• 11.02.2021

  Aaaargh, this is driving me nuts!!!

  Most digitisations are intended to make everyday life easier for users but can also lead to frustration and powerlessness.

• 09.02.2021

  New weapon against resistant bacteria

  Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that can help in the fight against resistant bacteria, and they hope it will reach the patients.

• 01.02.2021

  Scientific investigations of the believed remains of two apostles

  A Roman church has since the sixth century AD held relics, believed to be the remains of two apostles. Now, they have undergone scientific analysis, casting light on their age and origin.

• 25.01.2021

  DKK 35 million for new type of research in neuro diseases

  Professor Martin Røssel Larsen has received DKK 35 million from the Lundbeck Foundation to cultivate and research mini-brains.

• 20.01.2021

  Boost for the development of new, advanced materials

  New instrument improves analysis of high-tech nano materials

• 14.01.2021

  Why does breast cancer often spread in obese women?

  Every year, approx. 5,000 Danish women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Obesity makes the cancer cells more aggressive, so they spread to other parts of the body. This is the focus of Rasmus Siersbæk’s research and he hopes to be able to find better treatment methods for this disease.

• 12.01.2021

  The Danish culture of trust is a problem for cybersecurity

  Cybersecurity is a global challenge, and in Denmark the level of security does not differ significantly from other countries. However, there are culture-based challenges that are particularly prevalent in Denmark according to the researcher behind a new report.