News about The University

Following in parents' educational footsteps reaps financial rewards

Lawyers, doctors and engineers who have studied in the same field as their parents have higher incomes than their colleagues, according to a new Danish study.

Clinical professor left school to read a book on the immune system

Cancer patients who undergo immune therapy experience a host of adverse effects. One of this year’s KFJ Award winners, Inge Marie Svane, wants to change that.

DKK 50 million for further development of world-leading mass spectrometry research and new protein studies

Professor Jesper Velgaard Olsen has received the Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate Research Grant 2024 for proteomics research into single-cell protein signalling pathways using mass spectrometry. The project will pave…

Patients infected with new virus sparked professor’s interest in virology

Today, Professor Jens Bukh receives the preclinical KFJ Award for his ground-breaking research into i.a. hepatitis C.

Six projects received funding from the CEMES Mid-Year Call 2024

On 17 June the Steering Committee reviewed the applications for the CEMES Spring Call. We received 13 applications for a wide variety of themes, fields and interdisciplinary activities. We distributed grants for…

Summer Opening Hours 2024

The library is open all summer. July and August: Monday - Friday 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. Have a nice summer!

Andreas will unravel the pros and cons of intelligent learning tools

Long has digitalisation been hitting the classroom – but what is the potential and are there hidden risks? Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen, Associate Professor at SODAS and the Department of Economics, will find out with the hel…

Economist unravelling the pros and cons of intelligent learning tools

Long has digitalisation been hitting the classroom – but what is the potential and are there hidden risks? Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen, Associate Professor at SODAS and the Department of Economics, will find out with the hel…

New DFF-funded project explores the dual role of lobbying

Do lobbyists equip politicians with valuable information, or do they entice our elected representatives to look after special interests? Probably both, is the assumption behind an upcoming research project by Wiebke…

Younger researchers receive DFF-grants to explore their best ideas

Assistant Professor Peter C. Petersen and Associate Professor Andreas Mæchel Fritzen each receive more than DKK 6 million for exploring some of their best ideas.

Pharmacy students celebrated last exams with their fiery tradition

This Monday, PharmaSchool’s students said goodbye to their bachelor's program with their unique tradition: the burning of their lab coats.

Pharmacy students celebrated last exams with their fiery tradition

This Monday, PharmaSchool’s students said goodbye to their bachelor's program with their unique tradition: the burning of their lab coats.

Claus investigates COVID-19's long-term effects

Associate Professor Claus Desler leads the POINT project, which investigates the long-term health consequences of COVID-19. The goal is to develop innovative strategies for preventing and managing non-communicable…

The Graduate School closes early 19 June 2024

The Graduate School closes early 19 June 2024. From 13:50 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Marina Carmona Fajardo

Cand. scient. (Immunology and Inflammation), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Work automation is being put under the microscope

Who benefits when our labour is replaced by machines or artificial intelligence? Nicolai Waldstrøm will explore this. He is backed by a postdoc grant from the Carlsberg Foundation.

Eske Willerslev receives international award

Professor Eske Willerslev from Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, wins the Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2024.

Søren Frank Jensen receives the prestigious Carlsberg Internationalization Fellowship

Our Postdoctoral Researcher, Søren Frank Jensen, will start his project MINES, OCEANS, COMETS. NATURAL HAZARDS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND COMMUNAL RESPONSIBILITY IN RELIGIOUS TEXTS (1550–1650) in November 2024.

SIC's Annual Activity Report 2023 is now available!

The LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center is pleased to announce the release of its annual report for 2023. The report reflects SIC’s engagement in education, excellence in research, clinical relevance, and…

30 million DKK for three researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Three researchers from the department has received five-year grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Research Leader Programme. The grants are all for 10 million DKK.

Exploring the role of root microbiome in plant domestication

In a new research project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Assistant Professor Jazmín Ramos Madrigal will dive into the pivotal role of the root microbiome in plant adaptation and evolution during domestication to…

Exploring the role of root microbiome in plant domestication

In a new research project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Assistant Professor Jazmín Ramos Madrigal will dive into the pivotal role of the root microbiome in plant adaptation and evolution during domestication to…

New Head of Department at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

On September 1st, Birgitte Holst will take up the position as the new Head of Department here at the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Birgitte comes from a position as Scientific Director at the Novo Nordisk…

Our new professor of radiopharmaceutical chemistry

We celebrated the inauguration of Professor Matthias Herth as our new professor of radiopharmaceutical chemistry on May 31.