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New Podcast: Language Use at the University of Copenhagen

CIPs has just released the podcast "Language Use at KU," and the first episode is about international staff teaching in Danish as a second language at the University of Copenhagen.

Scientific language cannot be tested solely with pen and paper

Science is not merely a collection of terms and formulas but a practice. Assessing children's knowledge of science through pen-and-paper tests only evaluates a limited portion of what they know, says researcher.

Mads Pedersen-Ebbe Midtbøll

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

Welcome to new students

Welcome to Copenhagen University Library, South Campus which is library for Humanities, Law and the IT University of Copenhagen. Copenhagen University Library has several campus libraries and students are welcome to us…

Green versus Green: Can wind turbines and nature interests go hand in hand?

A new project at the Department of Anthropology will investigate how different interests can come together in the development of energy parks.

ISBUC LEGO Molecule Masters

This summer, ISBUC held its first ever LEGO Molecule Masters challenge.

Akila Ravikumar

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

Marcus Tran joins CMP

Marcus joins the DRUGS team

New PNAS Study Reveals Genetic Insights into Conservation of Critically Endangered Asian Rosewoods

A groundbreaking new study titled "Range-wide differential adaptation and genomic offset in critically endangered Asian rosewoods" published in the prestigious journal PNAS, sheds light on the genetic mechanisms driving…

New PNAS Study Reveals Genetic Insights into Conservation of Critically Endangered Asian Rosewoods

A groundbreaking new study titled "Range-wide differential adaptation and genomic offset in critically endangered Asian rosewoods" published in the prestigious journal PNAS, sheds light on the genetic mechanisms driving…

Launch of new Danish-Swedish research center on European studies

The research centre aims to explore the last centuries’ political, cultural, and intellectual transformation of Europe as well Europe’s relations with other regions in the world. CEMES will actively coordinate and…

Henriette Hoffmann-Veltung

Cand. scient. (immunology and inflammation), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Novo Nordisk buys CBMR biotech spinout to acquire their novel approach for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes

Researchers from University of Copenhagen discovered a target that suppresses hunger, stimulates calorie burning and increases insulin sensitivity. The spinout Embark Biotech has now been acquired by Novo Nordisk

PRIVACY welcomes new intern on SOUND project

This week, we are happy to welcome Tamara Bulicic Auspont to the Centre for Privacy Studies. Tamara is a musicologist and MA student in Advanced Migration Studies at UCPH. She will intern on Christine Jeannerets SOUND…

New PhD Opportunities at the Centre of African Studies

The Centre of African Studies encourages interested young qualified scholars to apply for the two advertised open PhD positions being advertised at the Faculty of Theology (where CAS is located). The application deadlin…

Michele di Marco, Disaster Management Alumni part of Design for Healthcare SURGE: A Toolkit for the African Region

The WHO Téchne, the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the Téchne member Politecnico di Torino were awarded the first prize of the UIA International Innovative Health Design Awards 2023 under the category: Theoretical…

Are male students more talented?

In the sciences, talented students are perceived as those who ask quirky questions and are confident and playful. But is the deck stacked in such a way that those who are already privileged win? Men are the ones who mos…

Are male students more talented?

In the sciences, talented students are perceived as those who ask quirky questions and are confident and playful. But is the deck stacked in such a way that those who are already privileged win? Men are the ones who mos…

DRA Summer School 2023

This week nearly 130 PhD students attended the summer school, the annual two day’s event arranged by DRA, Drug Research Academy.

DRA Summer School 2023

This week nearly 130 PhD students attended the summer school, the annual two day’s event arranged by DRA, Drug Research Academy.

Paula Penalver Sebastian

Cand. scient. (immunology and inflammation), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Dialogues with the Past (DialPast) - Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology

UCPH School of Archaeology enters into Nordic collaboration. The next PhD course will take place in Athens in November.

The University of Copenhagen is Awarded a Quantum Technology Training Laboratory

With a grant of DKK 49.5 million, the A.P. Møller Foundation (A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal) makes it possible to establish a new training laboratory in quantum technology at…

Join The Swedish Drug Delivery Center, NextBioFrom and Nordic POP in their joint event!

Join the competence centers The Swedish Drug Delivery Center, NextBioFrom and Nordic POP in their joint event New Horizons in Drug Delivery and Formulation 2023 the 27-29 November • An international conference where…