News about The University

New research initiative is to shed light on the role of intestinal bacteria in obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

A new research initiative, the Microbiome Health Initiative, will investigate whether there is a causal relationship between intestinal bacteria and conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The Departmen…

A global collaboration to study animals and their microbiota

The Earth Hologenome Initiative is a global collaboration with more than 200 collaborators from around the world and open for more to join. The ambitious aim is to generate and analyse hologenomic data from wild animals…

Sofa cleaning

Friday 24 May we are going have our cleaned sofas cleaned. Initially, it concerns the brown sofas on the ground floor and the gray sofas on the first floor. It shouldn't be terribly noisy, but there will probably be som…

The University of Copenhagen has suspended its dialogue with the students who have set up camp at City campus

No one can threaten, harass or destroy their way to a special right at our University

Teaching prize

Post doc Sarah Nissen wins the famous teaching prize “Salys Horse” for best veterinary teacher.

The Graduate School is closed 20 May 2024

The Graduate School is closed 20 May 2024. Telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

Peter Haahr secures a DKK 10M Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship

For the project: 'The cellular stress response and mRNA translation in health and disease'.

30 May the library closes at 2 PM

The library closes at 2 PM on Thursday 30 May due to an private event. You can return books at our other library locations.

Emilie Munch Gregersen presents EthNote for Anthropology master students at UCPH

On May 3rd DISTRACT researcher Emilie Munch Gregersen presented EthNote for Anthropology students soon to embark on their first prolonged fieldwork

New guest researcher at PRIVACY

In April we were happy to welcome our new guest researcher Javier Sadarangani Leiva to the Centre for Privacy Studies! Javier is PhD candidate at the University of Hamburg, member of the Ibero-American Society for the…

Opening hours Whit Monday

The library is closed on Whit Monday, the 20th of May 2024.

Remember we are closed at Pentecost

As Pentecost consists of two public holidays, we are closed on both May 19 and 20

Remember we are closed at Pentecost

As Pentecost consists of two public holidays, we are closed on both May 19 and 20

Talk on Buddhist lessons for sustainability by a Bhutanese expert

Dasho Karma Ura, one of Bhutan’s foremost interdisciplinary scholars on societal and environmental wellbeing, gave a talk on Buddhist perspectives and lessons on sustainability titled ‘Navigating dangerous emotions and…

Associate Professor Mani Arumugam secures DKK 6.1M grant to shape the gut microbiome towards better health

‘Towards machine learning-based dietary modulation of immature infant gut microbiomes’ will leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to create tailored diets that promote healthy gut microbiomes.

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology and Sociology will study the eating habits of four generations and how they relate to environmental and climate issues.

Economist to investigate leaders' influence on rising inequality

With a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, economist Daniel le Maire will explore how leadership philosophy and values among top managers can contribute to decades of rising inequality in industrialised…

EU Parliament theme event for students at UCPH, Malmö and Lund University

Would you like to learn more about the EU, have a quiz with your friends and have a nice evening? Save the date: 16 May. We – the CEMES Students – plan an EU-theme event prior to the European Parliament elections. The…

Opening hours Ascension Day 2024

The library is closed on Ascension Day, Thursday 9th of May. We have regular opening hours at the library on Friday 10th of May where the library is open at 8 AM - 6 PM.

Tune H Pers and Greg Morton secure a DKK 17 million Multi-PI R01 grant from the NIH

The project seeks to identify and characterize different subsets of AgRP neurons, which are key targets for understanding and treating cardiometabolic diseases.

Remember we have closed Ascension day on May 9th

As Christ's Ascension is a public holiday, the library is closed. It will not be possible to enter with a KU-Kort. We open again on Friday the 10th.

Report from the 'Inclusive Cities' project workshop in Copenhagen

The first 'Inclusive Cities' project workshop took place from 20 to 22 March 2024 at the South Campus of the University of Copenhagen.

Stig Hjarvard is awarded the SMID Prize 2024

At the biannual meeting of the Association of Media Researchers in Denmark on May 2, 2024, Professor Stig Hjarvard from Section of Media Studies at COMM was awarded the SMID Prize 2024.

The Graduate School Closes early 8 May 2024

The Graduate School closes early Wednesday 8 May. From 11:00 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.