News about Health

Martinez-Vega R et al. BMC Infect Dis (in press)

Team DRUGS manuscript accepted

Vacant postdoc position at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research

Deadline for applications: Sunday 30 November 2025, 23:59 pm. CET

New AI-platform to strengthen global pandemic preparedness

Samir Bhatt, Professor at the Department of Public Health, is joining the establishment of a new center aimed at developing an AI-powered platform to enhance global pandemic preparedness.

20th International Symposium on the Biology of Actinomycetes

Christelle Yammine presented a poster about the integration of traditional screening, genomic, and metabolomic approaches for novel Actinomycetes-derived compound discovery in the 20th International Symposium on the…

Families with children should have more greens on their plates

The research project GreenFamily will investigate the health effects of a more plant-rich diet and make it easier for families with children to follow the Official Dietary Guidelines. The Plant-Based Food Grant supports…

Lars Hvass is BRIDGE Fellow

Postdoc Lars Hvass has recently been named BRIDGE Fellow. The title of his project is “Pre-targeted Radioligand Therapy of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases”.

Ellie Edmond Shimmin: Reducing health inequities by strengthening the education of health professionals

Ellie Edmond Shimmin reflects on her role in a partnership-based programme operating across India and Kenya focused on reducing health inequities by strengthening the education of health professionals.

New DFF grant to protect the most vulnerable – and promote health equity from the very beginning of life

Stine Urhøj from Public Health just received 6,94 mio. DKK fra DFF for the PRECARE-Project, to investigate respiratory infections in infants and identify prevention strategies that account for the specific circumstance…

CCS closing ceremony on August 18th 2025

Center for Chromosome Stabiliy officially closed on 31 August 2025

Student voices shaping global health: Meet our Student Advisory Board

Created to embed student perspectives into the School of Global Health’s strategic development and activities, the Student Advisory Board empowers students from the University of Copenhagen.

Dalgaard N et al. Sci Rep 15: 34732, 2025

Team TARGETS/ EPITOPE/ SURFACE paper published

Laura Ryder Jordan will defend her PhD thesis

23 Oct. 2025, 9:00-12:00

Researchers revive yoghurt made from... ants

An old traditional recipe for yoghurt made from ants has been recreated by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. In a new study, they show how ants and the bacteria that live on them can transform milk into…

Researchers revive yoghurt made from... ants

An old traditional recipe for yoghurt made from ants has been recreated by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. In a new study, they show how ants and the bacteria that live on them can transform milk into…

New method enables researchers to investigate the cause of heart diseases

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a groundbreaking method that allows for the analysis of thousands of proteins in heart tissue.

Nordfugl October 2025

The Avian Influenza Epidemiology group hosted the annual Nordfugl online seminar on 1 October 2025.

Ilboudo H et al. Malar J 24: 297, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Traore B et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 69: e0180624, 2025

Team DRUGS paper published

Call for abstracts: Rethinking Global Aid - The Reset

Global aid is at a crossroads. Rising nationalism, colonial legacies, declining support for development assistance, and a shifting multilateral order are reshaping the foundations of international cooperation.

Cancer patients experience fewer complications with help from artificial intelligence

Patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer experience fewer serious complications and fewer readmissions when an AI tool supports treatment decisions.

Konrad Lüdecke

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

Santos MI et al. Infect Immun (in press)

Team SURFACE manuscript accepted

Planetary Boundaries show rising risks and urgency to protect Earth’s life-support systems

The 2025 Planetary Health Check Report was launched earlier this week. Emmanuel Raju, Associate Professor at Global Health, IFSV and Director of the Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research and Friederike Otto, Professor…

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other users of the forests. The Danish Outdoor Council supports the project with DKK 1.6 million.