News about The University

Associate professor Slobodanka Dimova is guest editor on special issue of the journal Language Testing

The most recent special issue of the journal Language Testing is guest edited by Slobodanka Dimova, associate professor at CIP, and two colleagues. The special issue extends the discussion on local language testing…

New counter

When the new semester starts, we will get a new counter at KUB Frederiksberg. The counter will be set up on 2 September and we will again be ready at the counter from 5 September.

Study start at political science: "There are no sharp elbows here"

The Department of Political Science enters the autumn semester with an ambition that all students and staff members should thrive and feel included in the community.

Researchers and students are moving closer together

The link between research and education must be strengthened. This is among the top goals when the Department of Political Science opens its doors for the autumn semester.

Stricter rules for enrolling PhD students with foreign grants

PhD students with foreign cost-of-living grants must be guaranteed an amount equal to 2 x SU per month without the use of hourly employment at UCPH. All PhD students must also pay tuition fees. From the turn of the…

Study start: Everyone should thrive and feel safe at social sciences

When more than a thousand new students arrive at The Faculty of Social Sciences this autumn, both tutors and the dean's office will insist that life on campus is safe and inclusive.

Be part of a panel discussion about life as a PhD student

Pharmadanmark student section – a voluntary section working on creating a more smooth transitioning from student to employee within the life-science industry- invites you to participate in a panel discussion about life…

Do you want to strengthen your performance skills?

When: 14 – 16 september Sign-up deadline: 4 September All PhD students at SUND now have the opportunity to participate in a course to strengthen their performance skills. The 2.5-day course on personal performance will…

Hologenomics viewed through a mathematical lens

A recent paper published by researchers from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics (CEH) and collaborators on a strategic model of a host-microbe-microbe system not only reveals the importance of a joint host-microbe…

New gene technology can reveal how well medicine works. Behind it, you will find the new company BioPhenyx

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have started a new company which, on the basis of gene technology, shall make the development of medicine faster and more precise. According to the researchers behind the…

ICCE 2022

International journal to strengthen the dialogue between research and business

The international Journal of Business Anthropology relocates to the Department of Anthropology at UCPH.

Sociology is ready with a new shared ambition for inclusion and diversity

At the Department of Sociology, there is now agreement on what it should be like to work and study at the department in the future. The shared ambition is part of Project Dignity.

SODAS professors appointed as members of government expert group

SODAS professors Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Sune Lehmann appointed as members of the Danish government’s newly established external expert group on the societal and democratic challenges linked to the rise of big tech.

Professor receives honorary award for 11-year-old study that has been cited more than 2,800 times

In Denmark, we are famous for our register-based research, and now Professor Elsebeth Lynge – one of the pioneers in the field – receives the honorary 10-Year Impact Award. However, new work procedures threaten Danish…

Free webinars on Open Access

​​​​In the autumn Copenhagen University Library is offering four webinars on Open Access. The webinars are free of charge. The webinars are targeted at researchers (including PhD students and postdocs) and research…

Remembering former CAS student, Gavin David Shepherd

CAS has been greatly saddened by news of the recent tragic loss of our former MA graduate, Gavin ‘Gavster’ David Shepherd. Gavin suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on 19 July while hillwalking in Scotland with his sister…

SODAS part of organizing team bringing IC2S2 to Copenhagen

As part of the consortium bidding to host IC2S2 along with The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU), SODAS will contribute to the organization of the 2023 edition of the…

Patrick Thöni wins Best Paper Doctoral Award

Patrick Thöni receives Swiss Finance Institute Best Paper Doctoral Award for having shed light on asymmetric information and financial taxation affect trading activity and market liquidity in a multi-market setting.

CAS students collaborate with GlobalNyt on course-based articles

Globalnyt has published a two-part article series with two CAS students, supported by the Center for African Studies, University of Copenhagen.

Introduction to the PhD Study Board

Watch the video and learn more about the PhD Study Board at SUND.

Zahavi's collected works out in Chinese translations

Dan Zahavi’s collected works will be published in eight volumes in Chinese.

Welcome to our new colleagues: Kasper Bering Liisberg and Freja Berg

Welcome to our new colleagues: studieadjunkt in media production Kasper Bering Liisberg and research assistant Freja Berg.

New review published

The systematic review of learning outcomes associated with university chemistry teaching laboratories has finally been published for open access in Review of Education, 10(2). Stemming from Work Package 2 of the IQ-lab…