News about Student life

Enjoy an active break with a game of table tennis

At the library you can borrow bats and balls for table tennis, please contact the Information desk on the ground floor. You find the table tennis outside the library behind the building, see the map below.

New location for BARC

BARC has moved to new offices on July 21, 2025.

Summer closure at the offices

The library offices at the Faculty of Humanities’ departmental libraries are closed in weeks 28, 29, 30 and 31, i.e. from 7 July to 1 August. If you need help or guidance, you are welcome to contact us at the campus…

Summer Opening Hours 2025

The library is open all summer. You can pick up and return books during the summer period, and you are welcome to use our study areas. Opening hours in July and August: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm Enjoy the summer.

Summer holiday 2025 at the PhD Administration

The PhD Administration is not fully staffed during July and August. Consequently, the following changes apply: Processing time Please expect extended processing times between 1 July and mid-August. Enrolment application…

Sightseeing with BARC

BARC explored the historic sites of the University of Copenhagen.

Opening hours Easter 2025

Monday – Wednesday, April 14 -16 8.00 - 21.00 Maundy Thursday, April 17 Closed Good Friday, April 18 Closed Saturday – Sunday, April 19 – 20 Closed Easter Monday, April 21 Closed Happy Easter!

Exhibition ”Ribbons”

The Centre for Textile Research (CTR) and Museum Amager present the exhibition ‘Ribbons / Bare Bånd’ as part of the Silk Ribbons project,…

"Well-being is something we create together"

The Well-being Commission has just presented their long-awaited report. Two members of the commission, Dean Vibeke Koushede and law student Khalil Abdeddaim, share their thoughts on how we can promote well-being among…

The Graduate School is closed until 12:00 PM 26 February 2025

Telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Hanzhi Wang awarded for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation

Hanzhi Wang awarded the 2024 China Computer Federation (CCF) Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

The Graduate School is closed between 12:00-13:00 19 February 2025

The Graduate School is closed between 12:00-13:00 19 February 2025. Telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Do you want to be a successful researcher? Then you should follow these 10 pieces of advice

The article was from Sciencereport.dk, 11 December 2024, and was in Danish: Vil du være en succesfuld forsker? Så bø’r du følge de her 10 råd. WORKING ENVIRONMENT. Young researchers across Scandinavia and the Baltic…

Talk for PhD students and PhD supervisors: Thanking while thinking

How gratitude can enhance inspiration and supervisor-student relationships in the PhD context. Time and date: 20 March 2025, 15.30-17.00 Deadline for registration: 10 March 2025 Who can come? This talk is for PhD…

The Graduate School opens at 12.00 PM 17 January

The Graduate School opens at 12.00 PM 17 January 2025. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible

The Graduate School closes early Wednesday 15 January

The Graduate School closes early Wednesday 15 January. From 13:30 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

JOIN LERU DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 AT UCPH

The 14th edition of the LERU Doctoral Summer School will be held at the University of Copenhagen from 23 until 27 June 2025. The theme for the Summer School is “Artificial Intelligence across University Disciplines –…

Talk for PhD Supervisors and PhD Students: Clear Communication Starts with The First Minute

Imagine if, in less than a minute, you could: Get to the point Deliver a clear message Summarise a complex topic In this workshop you’ll learn two simple frameworks that make all that possible. Whether you are…

Book a Scientist 2025

The Book a Scientist programme is part of the nationwide Danish Science Festival thattakes place from 22 April to 27 April 2025. The annual Danish Science Festival is organised by theMinistry of Higher Education and…

Tuition fee for PhD students enrolled at Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences

What does the tuition fee include? I am often asked what PhD students get out of the tuition fee? A bit of facts first: How much do PhD students pay in tuition fee? Our PhD students pay 50.000 DKK tuition fee/year to be…

Jakub Tětek awarded Best Paper Distinction at FOCS'24

Jakub Tětek, PhD student from BARC, has ben awarded Best Paper Distinction at FOCS 2024.

The Graduate School opens at 12:00 PM 16 December 2024

The Graduate School opens at 12:00 PM 12 December 2024. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Opening hours during Christmas 2024

This Christmas we have several days when it is unmanned, but with access from 8-20 for students. Unfortunately, it will not be possible for non-KU people to access the library. Make sure to check the opening hours befor…

The Graduate School opens at 12:00 PM 12 December 2024

The Graduate School opens at 12:00 PM 12 December 2024. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible