News about The University

Gases from bacteria and plankton affect the climate – new research center seeks to calculate by how much

We need to find out how much gasses plants, soil, fungi and bacteria emit into the atmosphere. The gases they release influence the planet’s climate, and we know too little about them. On 19 June 2023, possibly the firs…

George Mtove

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Kristian Karlson receives awards for research in sociological methodology

Associate Professor Kristian Bernt Karlson has been honoured with two awards from the American Sociological Association for his contributions to quantitative sociological research and methodology.

Mark Bergholt Cuadrado

M.Sc. (Biochemistry), University of Copenhagen

The library is open all summer

Remember you can use the library all summer. Copenhagen University Library, South Campus has the following opening hours during the summer period: 1st of July - 3st of August 2023 Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00. …

Louise Wellmann Thomsen

Cand. scient. (biology), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

New grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

Professor Slobodanka Dimova (CIP) is leading a 4-year research project supported by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project is titled: "Towards a new model of communicative competence in multilingual higher…

Sarah Wellmann Thomsen

Cand. scient. (biology), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

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,…

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.

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…

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