News about The University

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.

New international network to train researchers in hologenomics

Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics will soon host two PhD students as part of a new multidisciplinary training network across Europe focused on the field of hologenomics.

Meet Bonnie Frisendahl, head of department at KUB South Campus

Bonnie Frisendahl has taken up the position as head of department at the Copenhagen University Library, South Campus and KUB City on August 1 2024. Bonnie held a position as head of department at KUB North and…

Save the date: Nordic POP ANNUAL MEETING 27-29 AUGUST 2025

The next - and the closing one - Nordic POP annual meeting will be held in Copenhagen in August 2025, with dates set to August 27-29, 2025. More information can be found on the event's website , where they will load…

The 2024 NQCP Retreat

In September, all of NQCP went north for a 2-day retreat in Helsingør. A highlight was the poster-session where each team presented their work. We also made sure to enjoy the beachfront location and the amazing weather…

EMBO workshop - Image Integrity (online)

Join this generic course that focus on everyday aspects of responsible research practices for designing experiments and acquiring and processing data and images. It is delivered by EMBO Solutions GmbH and is designed to…

New opening hours in the weekend

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that from the coming weekend (September 28 and 29) we are now open from 8 am to 8 pm all days - also in the weekend.

Helle Bundgaard is Teacher of the Year at the Department of Anthropology

At the Department Day on 13 September, Associate Professor Helle Bundgaard was honoured as Teacher of the Year 2024.

Centre Director Mette Birkedal Bruun Assesses Recipients of Carlsberg Foundation’s Research Prizes 2024

Centre Director Mette Birkedal Bruun was the Chair of the Carlsberg Foundation Prize Committee which selected the two candidates for this year’s Carlsberg Foundation Research Prizes. The year the Carlsberg Foundation’s…

BARC welcomes Egor Bakaev

BARC welcomes new PhD student Egor Bakaev to the team.

BARC welcomes Tuukka Korhonen

BARC welcomes new Postdoc Tuukka Korhonen to the team.

“We should all train like athletes”

Professor Juleen Zierath has demonstrated the profound therapeutic potential of exercise, receiving the NNF EASD 2024 Diabetes Prize for Excellence.

Associate Professor Jordi Merino awarded EFSD/NNF Future Leaders Award

The award will support Associate Professor Jordi Merino’s research into developing personalized strategies for diagnosing and treating type 2 diabetes.

BARC welcomes Amik Raj Behera

BARC welcomes new PhD student Amik Raj Behera to the team.

SAVE THE DATE for 5th Nordic RWE and AI conference in Helsinki 28-29.1.2025

SAVE THE DATE: The University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi University will organize the 5thNordic RWE and AI conference in Helsinki 28-29.1.2025 in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the region.

The Graduate School closes early 16 September 2024

The Graduate School closes early 16 September 2024. From 13:00 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

DALOSS is excited to welcome Dr. Matt Mahmoudi as an affiliate researcher

Dr Matt Mahmoudi is an Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge, with a research focus on digital urban infrastructures.

Developing your Research Design with Qualitative Research Methods (register 15 September)

Developing your Research Design with Qualitative Research Methods - A Methodological Toolbox Course for PhD Researchers 24 September – 4 October, 2024 This course is for PhD researchers from all disciplines who work wit…

Video: Watch DidMat Seminar on the future of ATD

Yves Chevallard, University of Aix-Marseilles, delivers the final address on this DidMat Seminar on the future of Anthropological Theory of Didactics (ATD).

Emilia Hjortkilde joins CMP

Emilia joins the BIOENGINEERING team

StemScreen network shares knowledge to accelerate drug screening projects

The StemScreen Center for Stem Cell-based Disease Modeling and Drug Screening held its first workshop from September 2-5 at Panum, University of Copenhagen.

BARC welcomes Magnus Rahbek Hansen

BARC welcomes new PhD student Magnus Rahbek Hansen to the team.

Congratulations to Jesper Svejstrup

with the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2024.

Flea toads, dwarf pygmy goby fish and bumblebee bats: Researcher aims to solve the riddle of miniature animals

Just seven millimetres long, flea toads are among the smallest vertebrates on Earth. Despite their diminutive size, their organs and functions hardly differ from animals a thousand times larger. While examples of extrem…