News about The University

Fabio Gigone defends PhD dissertation

On Tuesday, June 13th, Fabio Gigone successfully defended his PhD dissertation "States of Proximity – Privacy under Louis XIV in Versailles". The defence took place at the Royal Danish Academy, as the research had been …

To scholarstipendiater i Kunsten som Forum

Har du lyst til at være en del af vores forskningscenter og læse, tænke og skrive sammen med forskere i efterårssemestret 2023? Vi søger 2 scholarstipendiater i perioden 1/9 2023 – 30/1 2024 (5 mdr), der vil bidrage til…

CEMES Launch Seminar 2023 invitation

We are thrilled to announce that registration for the Launch Seminar of the reconstituted Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) has now opened. We call on researchers working on matters related to modern Europe,…

Save the date - medical doctoral conference in Hradec Králové

The 20th edition of the International medical doctoral conference in Hradec Králové will be held from Nov 29 to Dec 1, 2023. The International Medical Doctoral Conference is organized by Charles University, Faculty of…

The Graduate School closes early 14 June

The Graduate School closes early Wednesday 14 June. From 13:00 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible

Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship of DKK 10 million to ISIM researcher

The Lundbeck Foundation Fellowship will enable Mikkel Herly to establish himself as research leader of his own group at the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet. Mikkel Herly’s research will investigate capsular…

The Carlsberg Foundation awards Internationalisation Fellowship to Privacy researcher Bastian Felter Vaucanson

Congratulations to our colleague Bastian Felter Vaucanson.

"When I talk about my science, I always have to justify myself."

Professor Ruth Loos has won the Obesity Prize for Excellence from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Lærke Gasbjerg and Signe Mathiasen awarded NNF Emerging Investigator grants

The Novo Nordisk Foundation's Research Leader Programme has awarded grants to two of our emerging researchers. The grants will help enabling Lærke and Signe in establishing their own research groups and delve into areas…

New article out now in Privacy Studies Journal

The second article of the 2023 issue can now be accessed on tidsskrift.dk The article is titled Belonging to the Individual or the Collective? The Urban Residence as a Public/Private Building in Renaissance Italy…

Postdoctoral position in political theory

Center for Subjectivity Research invites applications for a postdoc position in political theory (political science, political philosophy, political sociology, political psychology) to be filled as soon as possible and…

The library is closed on Thursday the 15th of June

Due to a private event the Copenhagen University Library, South Campus will be closed on Thursday the 15th of June. You can still return books at your department library,…

Funding from the Danish Research Council

The project Pious Practices among Danish Muslims. Diversity, Devotion and Aesthetics has received funding from the Danish Research Council, 2023–2026.

Looking back at MoMeD Summer school 2023

Impressions from Summer school 2023

Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) supports research project about the European Union’s Health Regulation

With the project: “Applying the rules of the European Health Union” Professor Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen will delve into EU’s health policy work which have had a significantly growth over the last couple of years.

Independent Research Fund Denmark supports five social science research projects

Researchers from Economics, Political Science, Psychology and FAOS are among the recipients of the recently announced grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark. Here you can read about the five SAMF projects.

Interact APS Award Winner

Marc Cubeta (NCSU) has been awarded with the APS (American Phytopathological Society) award.

Report on language learning in the workplace

Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has published a comprehensive report on language learning in the workplace in the Nordic countries.

SODAS Associate Professor Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen Receives a Large Grant from The Independent Research Fund Denmark

SODAS Associate Professor Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen has been awarded a substantial grant of nearly 6 million DKK from The Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project aims to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge o…

The Graduate School is closed 5 June

The Graduate School is closed 5 June due to Constitution Day. Telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible

Closed at Constitution Day

Remember we are closed at Constitution Day (June 5th) We refer to KUB Nord, which that day is open from 10am to 5pm

PRIVACY welcomes new postdoctoral researcher Asta Mønsted

The Centre for Privacy Studies is happy to welcome our newest postdoctoral reseacher Asta Mønsted. Asta is a Danish-Greenlandic archaeologist. Asta was born and raised in Uummannaq, Greenland, and later educated as a…

Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Distinguished Investigator Grant

With DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski will illuminate the cellular signals that insulin uses to initiate biological effects, and how these signals are affected when insulin…

Article on the entry of machines into the labour market is honoured

Morten Olsen's research is now recognised by the American Economic Association, which has named his scientific article the best of 2023 in their journal of macroeconomics.