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New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges

The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups, where researchers from hospitals and universities learn from each other and develop new ideas together. This means…

New collaborations between hospitals and universities will help solve serious health challenges

The University of Copenhagen is strongly represented in six newly appointed Clinical Academic Groups, where researchers from hospitals and universities learn from each other and develop new ideas together. This means…

Frida Hastrup appointed professor of European Ethnology

Frida Hastrup, an ethnologist specialising in people and the environment, will take up her position as professor at the Saxo Institute on 1 September 2025.

Sofie Aaltonen is a new PhD fellow in the Section of Biblical Exegesis

From 1 September, 2025, to 31 August, 2028, Sofie is employed as a PhD fellow in the Section of Biblical Exegesis at the Faculty of Theology.

In memoriam: Professor dr.theol. Arne Grøn (1952-2025)

Arne Grøn passed away in August. He was one of the three founders of the Center for Subjectivity Research.

Yoshi Yoshida joins IND as a Marie Curie postdoc

Yoshi Yoshidas project will focus on in vitro comparative biology.

New Head of Department at IFRO: “Professionalism and community go hand in hand”

As of 1 August, Per Svejstrup has been appointed Head of Department at the Department of Food and Resource Economics.

Explainer on language history from videnskab.dk

Danish popular science site videnskab.dk has published an explainer (in Danish) on language history featuring Thomas Olander and Guus Kroonen: “This is how Danish sounded 6,000 years ago”. “Sådan lød dansk for 6.000 år…

Tris Hedges receives fellowship from Carlsberg Foundation

Huge congratulations to Tris Hedges, who, one week after the PhD defence, has obtained a 3-year Internationalisation fellowship from the Carlsberg Foundation. Read more.

New Head of Department at FOOD

Dr. Colin Ray will assume the position of Head of the Department of Food Science (FOOD) as of 1 July 2025.

Matthew Paul Gillum appointed Associate Professor

As of 1 April 2025, Matthew Paul Gillum has taken the next step in his career at the Department of Biomedical Sciences as Associate Professor.

Lærke Gasbjerg and Anniek Lubberding Appointed Tenure-Track Assistant Professors

As of 1 March, Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg and Anniek Frederike Lubberding have taken the next step in their careers at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, transitioning into tenure-track assistant professor roles.

Professor Carl Winsløw steps down as president of ERME

Professor Carl Winsløw has stepped down as president of ERME. PhD student Derya Diana Cosan becomes a new board member of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education.

Ilse Schutz Memorial Prize

Daniel Gyollai (CFS) and Sabrina de Biasio (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa) jointly won the 2025 Ilse Schutz Memorial Prize

Keynote by Mette Bengtsson at NordJourn

Mette Bengtsson gives a keynote at the fifth Nordic Journalism Studies Seminar Series (NordJourn). The title of her talk is “The Role of Journalistic Fact-Checkers in Constituting Truth Claims: A Rhetorical Perspective…

Nina Rønsted to direct the story of our natural history

With a new Natural History Museum Denmark opening in the coming years, Professor Nina Rønsted will have plenty to be getting on with as she takes up the position of Director of Natural History Museum Denmark at…

Thomas Elbenhardt appointed as Professor

Following an open international application process and external evaluation, Thomas Elbenhardt Jensen has been appointed as Professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of…

Jane Fejfer modtager Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris 2024

Lektor Jane Fejfer fra Saxo-Instituttet modtager Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris 2024 for sin forskning i romersk skulptur og dens relevans frem til i dag. Carlsbergfondet uddeler hvert år prisen til en forsker, der…

Sara Green receives the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters’ Silver Medal

Sara Green's "exceptional talent, intelligence, and energy" have made her deserving of the Silver Medal, according to the nomination statement.

Kris Harper honored in Washington: Appointed as AAAS Fellow

Professor Kristine C. Harper received prestigious recognition over the weekend for her contributions to the history of science and geoengineering.

Thomas Olander elected vice president of the Society for Indo-European Studies

At the General Assembly of the Society for Indo-European Studies in Basel on 10 September 2024, Thomas Olander was elected vice president of the society, taking over the position from Birgit Anette Rasmussen (Olsen).

New PhD in the HPS section: Lukas Deviletti Skov

Lukas Deviletti Skov joins IND on September 30th in the COPE project with Sara Green and Olivia Spalletti.

Daan Kenis will be visiting PhD student at IND

Daan Kenis will be visiting the department to collaborate with Sara Green and other members of the HPS section.

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office