News about The University

New weight loss drug target burns energy and lowers appetite – without the nausea and vomiting

Scientists have discovered a new weight loss drug target that reduces appetite, increases energy expenditure, and improves insulin sensitivity.

Welcoming Maria Lindebæk Lyngsøe

We are pleased to welcome Maria Lindebæk Lyngsøe as a postdoc to the research centre. She holds a PhD in the Study of Religion from the University of Copenhagen. Framing Islam: Islamic Art for Interior Decoration The…

Postdocs to group leaders and institutes: This is how you cultivate the next generation of research leaders

What can postdocs, group leaders and research institutions do to cultivate better research leaders? Six postdocs publish a guide with their insights on leadership in training programs.

Researchers develop nanofiber patch for treatment of psoriasis

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a patch for easier and more effective treatment of psoriasis.

Talent prizes go to five young SUND researchers

The Lundbeck Foundation awards talent prizes to five young researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

What causes inequality in education?

Despite an expanding education sector, educational inequality is increasing in Denmark. Researchers will now investigate the mechanisms behind this development.

BARC welcomes Hanzhi Wang

BARC welcomes new Postdoc Hanzhi Wang to the team.

October 2024: Two new books from film section research projects

Danish and German Silent Cinema: Towards a Common Film Culture Writing and Producing for Children and Young Audiences: Cases from Danish Film and Television

Six researchers from SUND receive grants for brain research

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives grants from The Lundbeck Foundation to six projects within neuroscience research.

HUM:Global co-establishes new global outreach project, META-UN

HUM:Global together with Flagship 2 of the 4EU+ European University Alliance at the University of Copenhagen have taken the initiative to launch a global outreach project.

Meet the new Dr Abildgaard Fellow from SIC

Wenning Zheng is among the four talented skin researchers to receive a LEO Foundation Dr Abildgaard Fellowship 2024 of DKK 12 million. She receives the fellowship for her skin research, which addresses a critical…

Political discrimination against job applicants is being investigated

New project at the Department of Sociology to investigate whether employers discriminate against political employees because of their political leanings. The project is supported by the Independent Research Fund Denmark…

Research towards a more sustainable Arctic

Out of the ten impressive grants, two went to support interesting projects at the Department of Biology: Jing Tang received DKK 3,167,595 for the project: Arctic Cooling from Anthropogenic and Natural Emissions (ARCANE)…

Hui-Yi Yang begins her PhD project at PRIVACY

On October 1st, Hui-Yi Yang's PhD project officially began. Yang has been at the Centre for Privacy studies for several months as a guest researcher, conducting her research in architectural history, but it was not…

Last three episodes of Privacy Studies Podcast Season 5 ‘Privacy and Death’

The last three episodes of Privacy Studies Podcast season 5 ‘Privacy and Death’ have been released. Listen to the new episodes on our website, where you will also find the first nine episodes of this season as well as…

PhD student Bárbara Gonçalves Textor does exchange project at PRIVACY

This month we welcomed Bárbara Gonçalves Textor as a guest scholar to the Centre for Privacy Studies. Textor is a PhD candidate at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Her research addresses gender relations, through…

Dates and deadlines for winter 2024/2025 at the Graduate School

Please be aware of the following dates and deadlines for winter 2024/2025: The Graduate School administration will be closed from 20 December 2024 at 14:00 until 2 January 2025 at 10:00. No case processing will occur…

New article: ”EthNote gives qualitative research a new format”

Recently TechSavvy Media published an article about the digital fieldnote app Ethnote, co-founded by DISTRACT researcher Emilie Munch Gregersen and DISTRACT coordinator Karoline Husbond Andersen. The article is written…

Integrating ecosocial policies through polycentric governance

In a new article in Regulation & Governance Martin B. Carstensen, Christian Lyhne Ibsen and Ida Marie N. Jensen analyses whether polycentric governance is able to promote the development of fair green transition.

Jakob Demant appointed professor in the Department of Sociology

On 1 November, Jakob Demant will become a full professor in the Department of Sociology, where he has worked since 2014.

Bastian Felter Vaucanson gives guest lecture in Montréal

Bastian Felter Vaucanson will be giving an invited lecture at the seminary of the Groupe de recherche en histoire des sensibilités at the University of Montréal on 14 November 2024. His lecture will address the…

Borderland Field Course 2024

During the past month of July, 28 students from around the world arrived in Chiang Mai for the summer course Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South. Watch the video from the…

Change for PhD supervision: rules and regulations

No need to complete it more than once until end of 2027 The Deanery has decided that the requirement for principal PhD supervisors to complete the online course PhD supervision: rules and regulations every fifth year…

For the first time ever: A joint team of students from two universities win DM in AI

For the first time ever, a team of students from both the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has been crowned the winner of the Danish National Championship in AI for students…