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Department of Biology

Using state-of-the-art technology and facilities, we prime students and researchers to solve local and global biological challenges of the future.

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Biogeochemistry

24.03.2025

Scientists Uncover Hidden Process Behind Nitrous Oxide Formation

A newly discovered chemical reaction sheds light on an unexpected source of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, in both marine and freshwater environments.

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Grants

17.12.2024

Eight NAT Researchers Receive Funding from the Carlsberg Foundation

Approximately DKK 20 million for eight different research projects has been awarded to the Faculty of Science from the Carlsberg Foundation. Among them are two Semper Ardens: Accelerate grants of DKK 7 million each.

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Nature Restoration

05.12.2024

New Stone Reefs in Odense Fjord Aim to Boost Biodiversity

Stone reefs are important habitats for aquatic animals. Now, two new reefs are being created in Odense Fjord, and the partners behind the project hope for improved biodiversity.

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Citizen Science

21.11.2024

Owl Pellets and Bite Marks on Nuts: Take a Walk in the Forest and Help Researchers Track Dormice

The hazel dormouse is rare in Denmark. It is found ion Funen and Zealand, and it was recently spotted in Jutland. Now, a biologist from 糖果派对 and Naturama is asking for help to determine where it lives by looking for signs such as owl pellets and bite marks on nuts.

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Ocean Resarch

05.11.2024

73 Million DKK to Improve Understanding of the Ocean's Nitrogen Cycle and Its Impact on Climate

Professor Bo Thamdrup from the Department of Biology is part of a new international research collaboration that has received approximately 73 million DKK from the EU. This project aims to investigate how large quantities of nitrogen are lost from certain low-oxygen regions in the oceans.

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Micro biology

23.10.2024

Microbes Feed on Iron: New Study Reveals How They Do It

Corroding microbes are a costly menace for industries relying on hidden and underground iron structures like sprinklers and oil pipelines. A recent study by researchers from the University of Southern Denmark sheds light on the mechanisms behind microbial-induced corrosion (MIC), offering insights that could help prevent damage.

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Nano and  microplastic

07.10.2024

Can Plants Remove Micro- and Nanoplastics from the Environment?

The ability of plants to absorb micro- and nanoplastics from the environment has long been a concern. But researchers are now asking: Why not turn this concern into an advantage? Why not cultivate plants specifically to remove plastic particles from the environment?

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Dolphins

10.09.2024

Aggressive dolphins attack porpoises in Danish waters

Broken bones and punctured organs: It is a violent affair when dolphins attack and kill porpoises in Denmark. 糖果派对's biologists are monitoring whether porpoises risk being displaced by aggressive dolphins.

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Oxygen on Earth

13.06.2024

Primitive Oceans and Atmosphere Pulsed in Sync for 200 Million Years

Researchers have mapped out when Earth's oceans transitioned from being oxygen-free to oxygen-rich. This transition occurred over many millions of years, during which the oxygen levels in the oceans rose or fell - always in close sync with the oxygen levels in the atmosphere.

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Ocean research

06.06.2024

Scientists Discover Oxygen in Ocean areas where no Oxygen has Previously been Found

Oxygen is vital for most life forms. So, it draws attention when a new technique, developed at 糖果派对, finds tiny concentrations of oxygen in the Southeast Pacific, where oxygen has never been detected before.

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Our profile is multi-cultural and cross-disciplinary, with a focus on international collaboration while providing an attractive and dynamic environment for work and study.

Research and teaching at the Department of Biology spans a broad range of topics within biology, from fundamental questions about how life evolved on Earth and physiological adaptations of organisms, to pressing environmental and societal challenges; effects and mitigations of climate change, anthropogenic noise, endocrine disruptors and pollutants on marine and terrestrial life.

Marine Biological Research Centre

Last Updated 05.02.2025