News about The University

The Carlsberg Foundation awards Internationalisation Fellowship to Privacy researcher Bastian Felter Vaucanson

Congratulations to our colleague Bastian Felter Vaucanson.

"When I talk about my science, I always have to justify myself."

Professor Ruth Loos has won the Obesity Prize for Excellence from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Lærke Gasbjerg and Signe Mathiasen awarded NNF Emerging Investigator grants

The Novo Nordisk Foundation's Research Leader Programme has awarded grants to two of our emerging researchers. The grants will help enabling Lærke and Signe in establishing their own research groups and delve into areas…

New article out now in Privacy Studies Journal

The second article of the 2023 issue can now be accessed on tidsskrift.dk The article is titled Belonging to the Individual or the Collective? The Urban Residence as a Public/Private Building in Renaissance Italy…

Postdoctoral position in political theory

Center for Subjectivity Research invites applications for a postdoc position in political theory (political science, political philosophy, political sociology, political psychology) to be filled as soon as possible and…

The library is closed on Thursday the 15th of June

Due to a private event the Copenhagen University Library, South Campus will be closed on Thursday the 15th of June. You can still return books at your department library,…

Funding from the Danish Research Council

The project Pious Practices among Danish Muslims. Diversity, Devotion and Aesthetics has received funding from the Danish Research Council, 2023–2026.

Independent Research Fund Denmark supports five social science research projects

Researchers from Economics, Political Science, Psychology and FAOS are among the recipients of the recently announced grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark. Here you can read about the five SAMF projects.

Interact APS Award Winner

Marc Cubeta (NCSU) has been awarded with the APS (American Phytopathological Society) award.

Report on language learning in the workplace

Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has published a comprehensive report on language learning in the workplace in the Nordic countries.

SODAS Associate Professor Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen Receives a Large Grant from The Independent Research Fund Denmark

SODAS Associate Professor Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen has been awarded a substantial grant of nearly 6 million DKK from The Independent Research Fund Denmark. The project aims to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge o…

Closed at Constitution Day

Remember we are closed at Constitution Day (June 5th) We refer to KUB Nord, which that day is open from 10am to 5pm

PRIVACY welcomes new postdoctoral researcher Asta Mønsted

The Centre for Privacy Studies is happy to welcome our newest postdoctoral reseacher Asta Mønsted. Asta is a Danish-Greenlandic archaeologist. Asta was born and raised in Uummannaq, Greenland, and later educated as a…

Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Distinguished Investigator Grant

With DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski will illuminate the cellular signals that insulin uses to initiate biological effects, and how these signals are affected when insulin…

Article on the entry of machines into the labour market is honoured

Morten Olsen's research is now recognised by the American Economic Association, which has named his scientific article the best of 2023 in their journal of macroeconomics.

CEMES expands its activities

CEMES will become a key forum and facilitator of transnational and multidisciplinary research within modern European studies, drawing on three excellent Scandinavian research institutions on both sides of Öresund. CEMES…

Chip to unravel animal-microbiota evolution

Gut-on-a-chip technologies derived from multiple animal host species offer unique opportunities to explore the evolutionary aspects of animal-microbe interactions with unparalleled resolution. Assistant professor and…

Chip to unravel animal-microbiota evolution

Gut-on-a-chip technologies derived from multiple animal host species offer unique opportunities to explore the evolutionary aspects of animal-microbe interactions with unparalleled resolution. Assistant professor and…

Monday the 29th of May, Whit Monday, the library is closed

We wish you all a happy Whit Monday!

Teacher of the year 2022

Professor Dan Stærk has been appointed Teacher of the year 2022 by the students. It is the third time Dan Stærk has been named Teacher of the year: he also received the acknowledgement in 2004 and 2018.

Behind the scenes: Privacy Matters. How Interiors make and break our Cities

Nuno Grancho is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Centre for Privacy Studies. He holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from University of Coimbra. Nuno organised the conference: Privacy Matters. How Interiors make…

New Head of the Department of Pharmacy: “Our target is a world-leading position”

As of 15 June, Jukka Rantanen is Head of the Department of Pharmacy. Jukka enters the position with years of experience from the Department, massive ambitions and a firm eye on internationalization and education.

Reaching the next generations

How do we share groundbreaking new technologies and research with the next generation of researchers? The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics believes that the answer to this question is to share our complex yet highly…

Reaching the next generations

How do we share groundbreaking new technologies and research with the next generation of researchers? The Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics believes that the answer to this question is to share our complex yet highly…