News about The University

New publications shall facilitate successful collaborations

The huge challenges of our time call for interdisciplinary partnerships between researchers and practitioners. The Crown Princess Mary Center can now present the first of several resources aimed at facilitating…

PhD Defence: Wanli He

Wanli He will defend his Thesis on February 14th at 10:00

CMEC researcher named Villum Young Investigator

Assistant Professor Naia Morueta-Holme, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC), Globe Institute, receives grant from VILLUM FONDEN.

Green breakthrough: New models calculate our impact on nature and climate

Economists from the University of Copenhagen have developed green models to calculate environmental and climate effects in Denmark's entire economy.

New research monograph: Not everyone can learn maths the same way

An international collection of new research focuses on how to address the major gateway of many technical educations – mathematics.

"I loved working all the time – from basic research to entrepreneurial work"

Emil Andersen is a PhD candidate at CBMR and is also the co-founder and chief scientific officer of ExSeed Health, which sells kits that allow men to test the quality of their sperm at home.

Kara-Lee Aves

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

Study uncovers widespread unethical practice for assigning authorships

A recently published survey study of PhD students reveals that an ethically questionable culture for assigning authorships to research papers is widespread within the medical and natural sciences across Europe

COBL DKK 5 million application approved by NNF

COBL and the Section of Global Health have secured funding for a two-year development project in partnership with three Indian partners

Feedback in online higher education

Feedback is increasingly considered a social and contextual process, rather than the simple transfer of information about student work

Podcast your Teaching

The biggest consumers of podcasts in Denmark are between 15 and 30 years old. Why do they listen? Primarily to acquire new knowledge. This is why COBL now offers a podcast workshop for all teachers at SUND.

PRIVACY Scholars receive Nordforsk Grant

PRIVACY-scholars Johannes Ljungberg and Sari Nauman have been awarded a generous grant from Nordforsk to conduct a series of exploratory workshops on the subject of Nordic Peace, c. 1721–1830.

SUND har fået styr på Absalon kursusrum 

SUND har fået styr på Absalon kursusrum

Bastian Vaucanson successfully defended his PhD thesis

On Friday January 13 2023, PhD Student at Centre for Privacy Studies, Bastian Felter Vaucanson successfully defended his PhD thesis, “La conversation éternelle. L’intimité spirituelle dans la correspondance…

Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize

Body and gaze are the focal points of the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović, who is also known as ‘the godmother of performance art’. She is known for using herself and her body and for actively involving the…

Four researchers receive DKK 114 million to expand knowledge of the human brain

Four ambitious research projects will pave the way for new treatments of diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, substance use disorder and many other conditions.

New NNF communication grant

Emma Aller and Niels Christian Sanden receives grant to build up novel communication platform

Professor Anne Holmen co-edits new book on translanguaging

The book Translanguaging and Epistemological Decentring in Higher Education and Research is published on 31 January. Professor and centre leader at CIP, Anne Holmen, is co-editor. Purchase the book at 50% off before 31…

Merlin Schaeffer has been appointed professor and new head of studies at the Department of Sociology

Merlin Schaeffer has been appointed professor and new head of studies at the Department of Sociology.

The Vetschool receives important accreditation: “It means everything!”

The EAEVE accreditation is vital to the veterinary programme’s international collaborations and the existence of the animal hospitals. “Without it, too many doors would close on us,” says Professor Charlotte Reinhard…

Research project on Ukrainian refugees receives funding from the Carlsberg Foundation

A research project on the mental health of Ukrainian refugees supported by the Crown Princess Mary Center has received additional funding for data collection.

Niels Behrendt receives the NNF Distinguished Innovator Grant

Niels Behrendt, group leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet/BRIC receives the NNF Distinguished Innovator grant for a project focused on creating test ADC therapeutics.

Eight SUND-researchers receive grants to high-risk projects

Research daredevils from Danish universities and hospitals receive the Lundbeck Foundation Experiment grant to implement high-risk projects.

Congratulations to Mads Lerdrup

On being awarded a grant from The Novo Nordisk Foundation