News about The University

Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant

The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen congratulates Craig Day, Assistant Professor, on receiving the prestigious Sapere_Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant.

TreeSense welcomed into the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

Rasmus Fensholt is new member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

INNER_LEAGUE meets to evaluate and set new initiatives in June

June 25-26 INNER_LEAGUE’S members and affiliated researchers are convening in Højby, Sjælland, to evaluate the progress and the future plans of the project.

Six projects received funding in the CEMES Spring Call 2026

On 18 June 2025 the Steering Committee reviewed the applications for the CEMES Spring Call. We received 15 applications addressing a wide variety of themes, fields and interdisciplinary activities.

Andrew W Thompson

M.Sc., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Scientists have designed a clay that can prevent fruits and vegetables from rotting too quickly

The gas ethylene causes fruit and vegetables to ripen faster and is responsible for millions of tons of food being lost annually during transport and storage. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen, among…

University of Copenhagen and Healthcare Denmark enter strategic partnership

The aim of the partnership is to foster international cooperation and showcase the unique strengths of Denmark's healthcare and life science ecosystem, innovation and research.

Graphic novel Safar wins an award

The book was developed as part of the research project The European Qur’an (EuQu), in which Professor Jan Loop from the Department of Biblical Exegesis was one of the Principal Investigators. The prize is awarded to…

Lars Frølund appointed Affiliate Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute

UCPH has appointed Lars Frølund as its first Affiliate Professor for Collaboration. He brings experience from the innovation environments at MIT, the EU and NATO, and will help strengthen the link between research,…

Professor Ruth Loos wins Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation Award

Professor Ruth Loos has helped transform our understanding of how genetic factors interact with lifestyle to influence the risk of overweight and related diseases.

Researchers behind new spinout: Only a fraction of the chemicals in drinking water are tested for

Much of our drinking water contains hundreds of chemicals, but today we test for only a fraction of them. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now launched a company offering an exceptionally broad…

Congratulations to Anne Marie Fog Sandal, recipient of Saly’s Horse 2026

On Friday, 15 May, as the Smedje Festival kicked off with a cozy street café atmosphere, this year’s recipient of Saly’s Horse was announced.

First graduates from new psychology programme

A new master’s programme at the University of Copenhagen, run in collaboration with Region Zealand, has now produced its first graduates. This marks the culmination of a targeted effort to provide a more…

Call for papers: Mobilizing Sharīʿa, Law, and Gender Justice in Contemporary Muslim Societies

A new special issue of the journal Contemporary Islam explores how Islamic legal reasoning, state institutions, and social actors interact in shaping contemporary negotiations of gender justice, legal authority, and…

Call for papers: Navigating Fragmented Legal Systems: Women, Agency, and Access in the Middle East

How do women engage with legal systems shaped by fragmentation, overlapping authorities, and uneven institutional reach?

Full team participation in the 6th Scandalogy conference in Hamburg

On 7-9 May 2026, the EXPOSING team participated with a line of new research on audience engagement in scandal at the Scandalogy conference in Hamburg.

Pushing research towards translation

The fifth reNEW Annual Scientific Meeting took place 8-12 June in Copenhagen, Denmark, facilitating valuable knowledge sharing and promoting collaboration among our researchers across all three reNEW nodes.

UCPH to host major investor day on August 25, 2026

The University of Copenhagen is strengthening collaboration with the tech community and – in collaboration with Innovation District Copenhagen and TechBBQ – is hosting a major investor day.

Awards for pioneering preclinical and clinical research

For the 20th time, the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation is awarding prizes to researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. This year’s recipients are Professor Ruth Loos and Clinical Professor…

Children improve their fraction skills by playing basketball in class

Combining fractions with basketball improves pupils’ mathematical skills in primary school, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The researcher behind it calls for the approach to be integrated into…

Children improve their fraction skills by playing basketball in class

Combining fractions with basketball improves pupils’ mathematical skills in primary school, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The researcher behind it calls for the approach to be integrated into…

Department of Clinical Medicine strengthens innovation efforts with new Deputy Head of Department

On 1 August, Clinical Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology Katrine Buggeskov will take up a newly established position as Deputy Head of Department at the Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM), with a particular focus…

In Textile Layers: The wrapping of human remains, animals, and artefacts in Egypt, Sudan, and the Southern Levant

New book on funerary textiles in Egypt, Sudan and the Southern Levant, edited by CTR scholar.

BARC PhD receives Best Student Paper Award at STOC'26

Jack Stade receives Best Student Paper award at STOC this year.