Niels Bohr Institute

News on Geophysics

New head of department:

Jan W. Thomsen appointed head of the Niels Bohr Institute

Jan W. Thomsen comes from the post as Head of the Quantum Metrology Research Group at the Niels Boh…

Unexpected rotation in a stone-dead galaxy

A joint European-US study led by experts from Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen,…

Quantum sensors:

Holey pattern boosts coherence of nanomechanical membrane vibrations

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have introduced a new type of nanomechanical resonator, in…

Building block of life in Space:

ALMA Finds Ingredient of Life Around Infant Sun-like Stars

Astronomers, including researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, have used ALMA to observed stars…

Congratulations to Troels Bøgeholm Mikkelsen

Congratulations to Troels Bøgeholm Mikkelsen at Centre for Ice and Climate who succesfully defended…

SCIENCE Business Prize:

Søren Stobbe awarded the 2017 SCIENCE Business Prize

38-year-old Associate Professor Søren Stobbe of the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute…

Congratulations to Lisbeth Tangaa Nielsen

Congratulations to Lisbeth Tangaa Nielsen at Centre for Ice and Climate who succesfully defended he…

KU researcher with bad climate news won the Danish Research Result of the Year

Gary Shaffer, Professor Emeritus at the Niels Bohr Institute, and Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen from DTU…

Climate research:

New Ice core drilling in North Eastern Greenland

The first crew of researchers, technicians and students has arrived at the EastGRIP research camp o…

New basic research center:

Huge grant to quantum research

Danish National Research Foundation is willing to donate up to 62 million kroner to a new research…