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22-year-old talent is now ‘researcher Tetris’ world champion

With world-class programming, 22-year-old computer science student William Bille Meyling beats seasoned professors at the unofficial world championships in geometric algorithms. He was recently honoured for his…

Unravelling the Dynamics of Genetic Rescue in Endangered Wolves

Seeking to combat the alarming decline in global biodiversity and the threat of a Sixth Mass Extinction, postdoctoral researcher Claudia Fontsere Alemany from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics has been awarded a Mari…

Unravelling the Dynamics of Genetic Rescue in Endangered Wolves

Seeking to combat the alarming decline in global biodiversity and the threat of a Sixth Mass Extinction, postdoctoral researcher Claudia Fontsere Alemany from Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics has been awarded a Mari…

Trine Mygind Korsby has been selected for UCPH Forward

CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby has been selected for UCPH Forward – a talent program at University of Copenhagen for excellence in research.

Celebrating World Microbiome Day with the world's first holobiont data portal

As a leading research institution within the field of hologenomics and microbiome research, Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics proudly participated in the global celebration of World Microbiome Day and on the very sam…

Celebrating World Microbiome Day with the world's first holobiont data portal

As a leading research institution within the field of hologenomics and microbiome research, Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics proudly participated in the global celebration of World Microbiome Day and on the very sam…

University of Copenhagen Offers New Education in Plant-Based Foods

The Danish food sector is at the forefront globally, and as part of maintaining and preferably improving this position during the green transition, the University of Copenhagen has established a new specialization, a…

Researchers will explore and develop a new ecological ethics

With support from VELUX FONDEN, a collaboration between anthropologists and theologians will pave the way for a new ecological ethics that focuses on the interaction between nature and human interests.

Big congratulations to our new Masters of Science!

We celebrated the new graduates from the Department of Food Science and the Department of Sports and Nutrition at the University of Copenhagen.

Group leader Konstantin Khodosevich appointed professor

Group Leader Konstantin Khodosevich has been appointed professor in neurodevelopmental disorders by July 1st 2023. Konstantin Khodosevich has been a group leader at BRIC since 2015. The goal of Khodosevich Group is to…

Carl Winsløw is at the helm of CERME: We must handle our growing pains 

For the 13th time, leading European researchers in didactics of mathematics will gather at the CERME congress.

Ian Hickson has been honored with the prestigious KFJ prize

The prize is awarded every year by the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation for outstanding achievements in medical science, among other things.

Research in mental health receives a huge boost

With a significant grant of EUR 7 million, researchers aim to provide mental health prevention and promotion interventions for the European population.

New MSC-postdoc: Paulina Kolata

Dr Paulina (Paula) Kolata joined the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (ToRS) and the Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies (CCBS) at the University of Copenhagen as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action…

Seven DFF grants for ILF research projects

Five researchers at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology are heading seven new project funded by DFF, Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Susanne Kaae new Professor at IF

Susanne Kaae is now Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, where she has been a greatly appreciated researcher in social pharmacy since 2006.

Teacher of the Year creates boxes that can accommodate everyone

A remarkable understanding of the students has made Mette Burmølle and her courses at the Department of Biology extremely popular. Now, she receives the Teacher of the Year award at SCIENCE 2023.

Nanna Dalgaard

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

Associate Professor Żylicz awarded ERC Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Associate Professor Jan Żylicz and his team a 1,5 million euro grant for their work on unravelling specificity of epi-metabolic regulation in development.

Our new Professor, Lotte Stig Nørgaard

Lotte Stig Nørgaard was recently appointed Professor in Social and Clinical Pharmacy at Department of Pharmacy.

Vito Foderà new Professor at IF

Vito Foderà has been appointed Professor here at Department of Pharmacy, where he has been a respected and highly regarded researcher for several years.

New Ph.D.-fellow: We should utilize the body to learn programming 

When working with computers, we must remember that we are human beings, says new Ph.D.-fellow Fridtjof Ronge Gjengset.

Daria Ropac

Cand. scient. (human biology), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen