News about Public health

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave

COPE Director Emmanuel Raju, along with many of his peers, is a review author in a new report from the Imperial Grantham Institute. The report examines how climate change contributed to the recent European heatwave and…

Mette Nordahl Svendsen, new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Academy functions as a collaborative body and meeting place for researchers, organizing member meetings, symposia, lectures, and publishing publications. Members also work on research and climate policy, public…

Dangerous Variant of Salmonella Still Not Eradicated

The infectious and multi-resistant cattle disease Salmonella Dublin can be fatal to both humans and animals and causes significant losses for farmers. Although Denmark has attempted to eradicate the disease since 2008,…

Impaired vision and quality of life – how are they related?

Professor Miriam Kolko, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, and Postdoc Catharina Thiel Sandholdt, Department of Public Health, have recently received grants from VELUX FOUNDATION within the area ”transitions an…

Pool for 2025 for networking activities in Future Prevention & Health initiative

Future Prevention & Health funding available! Apply for grants to support research network development in health and science. Apply by September 15, 2025!

Clinical and preclinical research recognised with prestigious awards

The Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation will present its two annual prizes for preclinical and clinical research at the Ceremonial Hall today.

Lauritz Brorsen wins AI Award for innovative skin cancer project

Postdoc Lauritz Brorsen recently won the AI Award at the AI and Pharmacology – now and in the future symposium hosted by Altinget 3 June.

Call for abstracts: Extreme heat and health in the context of climate change

The goal of this symposium is to highlight a global health emergency: The impact of extreme heat on public health due to climate change.

Studieforløb i Kenya: Brug din faglighed i globalt udviklingssamarbejde

Deltag i et internationalt lærings- og innovationsforløb om Danmarks udviklingssamarbejde, FN’s Verdensmål og sundhedsudfordringer i Kibera, Kenya.

Gloria Ceasar: The threat of mosquito-borne viral diseases

Meet Gloria Ceasar, an Assistant Lecturer from University of Dar es Salaam and Doctoral Student from the KCMC University, Tanzania

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…

Everyday PrEP negotiations - new book exposes the paradoxes of HIV prevention pills

A new open-access book published by Policy Press offers a groundbreaking perspective on one of the most promising tools in HIV prevention: PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Chronic headache, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and psychosis: Young researchers at SUND receive large grants

10 young researchers conducting brain research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received funding from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs and Early-Career Clinician Scientists programmes.

Chronic headache, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and psychosis: Young researchers at SUND receive large grants

10 young researchers conducting brain research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received funding from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs and Early-Career Clinician Scientists programmes.

Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen: Natural resources and rights for global health

Meet Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen, a Postdoc at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

Emma successfully defended her Masters thesis

Alexandra Buhl: Researching capacity strengthening for sustainable development

In this spotlight, Alexandra talks about her research in capacity development and more specifically a project focusing on strengthening health education institutions in India and Kenya.

Danielle Marie Agnello: Advancing co-creation in public and global health

In this spotlight, Danielle talks about the thing she is most passionate about: Co-creation! To her, co-creation is what we need in order to tackle current and future complex and wicked problems.

Stroke as spiritual possession: Study highlights barriers to stroke care in Zanzibar

New research from Zanzibar suggests that cultural beliefs about stroke are creating significant barriers to accessing medical care.

Céline Brassart Olsen: Human rights and menstrual health

Meet Céline Brassart Olsen, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.

Interview with Nick Baumgart

COPE interviews Nick Baumgart, PhD fellow at the Global Health Section and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His PhD focuses on heat-related vulnerabilities in Kenya and is part of the Climate Chang…

Danes find it hard to talk about sex: How to boost the conversation through science

A quarter of the Danish population find it difficult to talk about sex. Our inability to talk about it is bad for our sexual health and enjoyment of life in general – but all’s not lost, says a researcher.

Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Climate change increased the likelihood of…