News about The University

Congratulations to Rebecca Miller

on being awarded a grant from the Human Frontier Science Program

Opening Hours: April, May, June

The library has longer opening hours during exam periods. In April, May and June the library has the following opening hours: Monday - Thursday 8 - 21 Friday 8 - 18 Saturday - Sunday Closed

StemScreen research center opens at reNEW

It is nowadays possible to build fully functional human mini organs with stem cells that can be used to mimic a variety of diseases. These organoids as they also are called can be used to establish disease models in the…

reNEW releases its first annual report

reNEW, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, is thrilled to release its first annual report. reNEW is a global consortium focusing on translating stem cell science into therapies.

Three Marie-Curie postdoctoral Fellowships at ILF

Three grants from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship programme. The postdocs are Laurie Peverini and Nadine Ritter with Professor Stephan Pless and Karl Tobias Gustavsson with Associate Professor Matthias…

Two Honorary Professors at IF

Two new Honorary Professors here at Department of Pharmacy: Professor Shane Desselle and Professor Jeffrey Lazarus.

Challenges international researchers face when teaching in Danish

International researchers attend Danish classes for several years in order to fulfil UCPH’s language requirements regarding teaching in Danish. Still, they are evaluated negatively by the students.

Congratulations to Ian Hickson

on being awarded “Kirsten og Freddy Johansens Lægevidenskabelige Prækliniske Forskerpris 2023".

Congratulations to Michael Lisby

on being awarded a major Semper Ardens Advance Grant from the Carlsberg Foundation.

Professor Brickman awarded prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

The European Research Council (ECR) has awarded Professor Josh Brickman and his group a 2.5 million euro grant.

Professor Klaus Høyer awarded prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

The European Research Council (ECR) has awarded Professor Klaus Høyer and his group a 2.5 million euro grant.

ROCS postdocs in podcast eposide about transdisciplinary collaborations

How do scientific collaborations really work? ROCS postdocs discuss issues and opportunities of transdisciplinary collaborations in recent podcast episode Researchers at ROCS truly embrace the interdisciplinary nature…

Young talents to strengthen research into antibiotic resistance and bone pain

Two SUND projects receive attractive MSCA Doctoral Networks grants for projects that shall help train PhD students in highly desirable areas of research.

A new MSc in Biosolutions programme to open in Kalundborg next year

The University of Copenhagen will open a new two-year MSc in Biosolutions programme in Kalundborg in 2024. The goal is to train graduates with a solid knowledge of sustainable solutions and technologies for the bio-base…

Astrid ferments plant-based cheese

Cheese is the most exciting food there is – especially if it is made from plants! So thinks Astrid Bonke, who has a bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition and has since studied Food Science with a specialisation in…

CEBI receives funding for four more years

A new grant of DKK 39.8 million from the Danish National Research Foundation ensures that researchers at CEBI can continue their research on economic behaviour and inequality.

Dr Magnussen has been awarded a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

Postdoc Michael James Magnussen from the Aragona Group has been awarded a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from the European Union to develop a better disease model of the physiological condition of the bladder.

New collaboration Partner: Professor Michael K Seery

We have successfully started a new collaboration with Professor Michael Seery. Michael Seery is Head of Digital Learning at Cardiff Metropolitan University, with a particular interest in the connections between…

The library will be closed during Easter

At Easter we will be closed as we need to have the floors oiled. This means that you will not be able to enter the library from Maundy Thursday up to and including 2nd Easter day (Monday). You will not be able to enter,…

New department head at Geosciences and Natural Resource Management

Senior researcher and head of section, PhD Vivian Kvist Johannsen will take up the position as head of department at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management beginning 1…

Anthropological image wins best scientific photo of the year award

The Danish National Research Foundation's award for best scientific photo in 2023 tells the story of a diabetes epidemic that has gone global.

Fieldwork reflections: Studying the social life of ‘global’ ID policy

Amanda Wendel Malm, one of CERTIZENS’ PhD researchers, shares some of her fieldwork reflections on the discrepancies in prioritisation of and resource allocation to different spheres of citizen registration

Medical Museion wins communication award for 'The World is in You'

Medical Museion wins the communication award “Formidlingsprisen 2022” for the exhibition project 'The World is in You'. The exhibition explored how our bodies are connected to the world in and around us.

Universal connectivity by 2030, will Africa ever get there?

Read one of CERTIZENS’ MPhil researchers, Gifty Cobbinah reflections on an online report- ‘Digital 2023: Global Overview Report’