News about The University

Nuno Grancho will be a visiting professor at Brown University

We are pleased to share that Nuno Grancho, former Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the Centre for Privacy Studies (now affiliated), will be a visiting professor at Brown University during the academic year 2026/2027.

ODIN grant supports collaborative project “SynPhONY” to accelerate development of phage-based therapies

ODIN grant supports collaborative project “SynPhONY” to accelerate development of phage-based therapies

New Makerspace for SCIENCE

With a DKK 42.3 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, SCIENCE is establishing a new Makerspace designed to boost innovation and create entirely new frameworks for practice‑based teaching.

New Makerspace for SCIENCE

With a DKK 42.3 million grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, SCIENCE is establishing a new Makerspace designed to boost innovation and create entirely new frameworks for practice‑based teaching.

International postdoctoral grant to study Arctic human–animal relationships

PhD student Emma Vitale has been awarded an International Postdoctoral Grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark to investigate how traditional technologies have shaped relationships between humans and animals across…

The Silent Standpoint: How Professors Explain Gender Disparities in Academia

Professor Margaretha Järvinen has together with professor Nanna Mik-Meyer from CBS published an article in British Journal of Sociology.

Gregor Schäfer: Migration, education, and the future of the global health workforce

Meet Gregor Schäfer, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Adam Almqvist receives a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

Adam Almqvist will join Centre for Comparative Culture Studies as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the EU Horizon Europe.

Mads Gram Henriksen appointed Professor of Clinical and Theoretical Phenomenology in collaboration with Region Zealand

The appointment of Mads Gram Henriksen as Professor of Clinical and Theoretical Phenomenology strengthens collaboration between the humanities and psychiatry.

Where artistic ideas grow into a company │Nøgensnegl

What is it like to combine creative processes and business development, and what can you get out of doing an internship in your own startup? We asked Iben Damkjær these questions. Iben is a master's student in Theatre…

HUM:Global Seed Money 2026/2027

All staff and students* at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen are invited to submit applications for HUM:Global Seed Money. Submission deadline: 23:59, Sunday 10 May 2026.

Benjawan Somphakdi joins CMP

Benjawan joins the VLPVAC team

James Pang joins CMP

James joins the Rahma Elmahdi's team

The SPINE project will strengthen pathways for interdisciplinary collaboration

The world needs interdisciplinary research, but the structures make collaboration across disciplines difficult. A new project aims to change that.

The Centre for the Study of Global Nationalisms has been relaunched

On Monday, 23 February 2026, we celebrated the opening of the new Centre for the Study of Global Nationalisms.

Join the AI-UNI ’Research lunches’ in 2026

The AI-UNI project will host another series of ’Research lunches’ during spring 2026.

Novo Nordisk Foundation extends funding of reNEW

Ahead of this next phase, Node Director Kim Bak Jensen highlights the collective effort driving reNEW’s progress. “I feel genuinely privileged to work within this community. The dedication of our people has been…

New book rethinks science education for young learners

New book on science education places students’ direct experiences with nature at the forefront.

Ny bog gentænker naturfaget for de yngste elever

Ny bog gentænker skolens naturfag og sætter elevernes naturoplevelser i centrum.

Daisy PhD Course 2026

31 August – 4 September 2026, Copenhagen Registration is now open for the Short Course on DAISY, a one‑week introduction to the 1D/2D agro‑ecological simulation model DAISY. The course takes place on campus at…

Professor Jenny Dauer is new USE Center Leader

The USE Center names Professor Jenny Dauer as center leader to spearhead research into improving university science education across Denmark.

Professor Henrik Vigh and CCC’s Criminological Observatory have received generous support from the Obel Family Foundation

The support from the Obel Family Foundation will greatly strengthen the link between research and practice in the field.

International students get a good start at the University of Copenhagen

The University Post has published the article First friends, first phrases: Soft landing at the University of Copenhagen, about the pre-semester course: Copenhagen Past and Present with Danish Language.

Metabolism as a hidden architect of embryonic neurodevelopment

Can metabolism shape embryo neurodevelopment? Assistant Professor Eleni Kafkia from reNEW Copenhagen has been awarded a Lundbeck Experiment Grant to explore this fundamental question.