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Podcast: Living the PhD life

Frederik Pedersen recently joined the University of Copenhagen podcast Culture & Cultures to talk about life as a PhD student.

Researcher: Do not let students form their own study groups

To provide optimal conditions for learning and well-being, educators must take responsibility for group formation, says Katrine Ellemose Lindvig.

Tina Rowell

M.Sc., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Anna K Okholm

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

New Copenhagen audio walk explores power, colonialism and health

How have histories of power and colonialism shaped how we understand health today? That’s the question behind the Power, Colonialism and Health Walk.

Do educational opportunities skip generations? Evidence from sibling and cousin correlations in the US

In a new article Professor Kristian Bernt Karlson discusses educational opportunities between generations

Elina Leiviskä: Bridging research and practice in nursing and midwifery education

Meet Elina Leiviskä, a postdoctoral researcher in the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Students address menstrual health challenges in Kibera at the SDG Innovation Challenge 2026

Through collaboration, creativity, and design thinking, 40 students from different universities came together at the UCPH SDG Innovation Challenge 2026 to explore solutions for menstrual health challenges in Kibera.

Harini Babu joins CMP

Harini joins the VLPVAC team

Jacob Eiche Andersen joins CMP

Jacob joins the OF-CANCER team

Lara Kaland Thielcke joins CMP

Lara joins the OF-BIOMARKER team

Joe Dauer: To know how students learn, we must first know how they think 

In the intersection between educational research and cognitive psychology, Professor Joe Dauer investigates what makes knowledge stick.

New deputy prorector and DKK 110 million are to prepare the University for a new reality

Artificial intelligence is causing changes to research, education and working life at a pace few had imagined. Now the University of Copenhagen launches a major initiative that is to help the University and Danish…

Patience and risk appetite shape young people's choice of education

Why do some upper secondary graduates choose a long degree with a steep career trajectory, while others pick something shorter and safer? A new international study led by researchers at CEBI shows that patience and…

Peter Strange Lassen joins CMP

Peter joins the OF-BIOMARKER team

Petra Kjær Bille joins CMP

Petra joins the DISCOVERY team

Education

Human activities have pushed the Earth beyond its safe operating limits. As a result, the planet’s natural resilience is declining, global temperatures are rising rapidly, ecosystems are increasingly degraded, and key…

Henri Oskar Kolz joins CMP

Henri joins the BIOENGINEERING team

Jonathan Felurance Schärfe joins CMP

Jonathan joins the DRUGS and EPITOPE teams

Matthäus Reiner joins CMP

Matthäus joins the OF-CANCER team

When children bring viruses home, it can take a heavy toll on younger siblings later in life

Infants exposed to respiratory illnesses via older siblings typically fare worse in terms of education, income and health in adulthood. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenhagen.

The seeds of the future are sprouting at KU FOOD

At KU FOOD, we are happy to announce that we are ready to welcome a new batch of green minds entering the Bachelor’s programme in Food Science and Nutrition.

Young people from less advantaged backgrounds are more likely to have an undiagnosed eating disorder

A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that eating disorders are not necessarily more common among families with a high level of education – but that young people from these families are more likely to b…

Anna Nobis visits CMP

Anna visits VLPVAC team 02/07-30/09/2026