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International collaboration honored with prestigious Into Change Award for uncovering the cosmic origin of heavy elements

Professor Darach Watson of the Cosmic Dawn Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, is among six leading European scientists recognized with the inaugural Into Change Award, one of Europe’s largest…

Making teaching development easier – together

Ready to get started? The Absalon course rooms for collegial sparring are available now ...

Nina Grønlykke Mollerup receives ERC Consolidator Grant

Nina Grønlykke Mollerup receives ERC Consolidator Grant for the project Before the Image: The Political Ontology of Image-Making for Legal and Social Justice.

The future of health professions education in a digital world

How do you strengthen health professions education across countries and traditions? Partners from Denmark, India and Kenya met to share experiences.

Update December 2025

Dear Fellows, Christmas is approaching and so the closure of a fruitful year! In our last newsletter, we highlighted the Society’s strong start, the launch of our Absalon space, and ongoing work on the website, the Blue…

Welcome to Herbert and Victor in COBL

COBL has welcomed two new student assistants who already play important roles in our work at SUND. Herbert has joined COBL with responsibility for live streaming. This means that he has taken over the overall task of…

Call for Applications: Training Week on Global History of Astronomy

We are pleased to announce the second iteration of the “Training week: Global history of astronomy week on primary sources” (June 8-12, 2026, BnF & Observatoire de Paris), which will focus on cosmology, physics, and…

From individual field notes to interdisciplinary collaboration │Ethnote

The team behind Ethnote has developed the digital data collection tool they themselves were missing for their field research. But even though there is a lot of praise for the product, it is time-consuming to sell it to…

"A Result of the World Cataclysm of War and Revolution"

Blog post by Sebastian Vang Jensen.

Linking workshop in Copenhagen

During the last week, the entire Mapping Freedom team met for a linking workshop at the Danish National Archives in Copenhagen.

SCIENCE plays an active role in major nature restoration project

The biodiversity project Vildmarken is multiplying its activities – and so is SCIENCE, to the benefit of both students and research.

HUM researchers receive funding to establish a National Forum for Anti-Semitism Research

Sofie Lene Bak (Saxo) has received funding from DFF to establish Denmark's first national research forum dedicated to interdisciplinary studies of anti-Semitism.

Víctor Moreno-Mayar selected as EMBO Young Investigator

Assistant Professor J. Víctor Moreno-Mayar, at Globe Institute, Section for GeoGenetics has been selected as one of 28 new EMBO Young Investigators, joining an international network of emerging leaders in the life…

Enhancing Danish skills can contribute to better inclusion for international staff

Proficiency in Danish contributes to greater inclusion, development of social networks, and improved overall well-being at university. Read more about the workshop: Describe your work and research in Danish.

Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to Associate Professor Joanna Bergström

Her new project aims to build the first scientific foundation for how humans learn to control virtual bodies – unlocking safer, more effective, and more immersive VR experiences with wide societal impact.

Matthew Larsen appointed Professor

Matthew Larsen has been appointed Professor of New Testament and Early Christian History and Archaeology. His research focuses on the cultural and material histories of early Christian communities from the first to the…

René Rosfort appointed Professor

On 1 January 2026, René Rosfort will take up the position of Professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Theology.

Amalie Mundt Jørgensen

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

Green Neighbourhood Communities receives the Royal Couple’s Community Award and the Nordic Council Environment Prize

Green Neighbourhood Communities (Grønne Nabofællesskaber) mobilises through activities such as communal dining, swap economy, wild gardens and Climate Action Day. This year, the Nordic Council Environment Prize focused…

New Associate Professor at CIP

On 1 December 2025, CIP celebrated the promotion of a long-time friend and colleague Sanne Larsen, who has been promoted to Associate Professor.

Registration open: Stem Cell-Based Disease Modelling & Drug Screening Symposium

Registration is open for the symposium on the ''Latest Advances in Stem cell-based Disease Modelling and Drug Screening''.

Manon Blanc honoured with two major awards

Manon Blanc, Postdoctoral Researcher at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and affiliated with BARC, has been recognised with two distinguished awards.

Carsten Selch Jensen to continue as Dean

Carsten Selch Jensen has had his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Theology extended for three years. The extension will take effect on 1 July 2026.

A successful CIP symposium 2025

CIP held its annual symposium on Thursday, November 6, 2025, this year titled “New Literacies - the role of multilingualism and generative AI”. Read more about the day here.