News about The University

Large EU grant for astronomy project

Astrophysicist Heidi Korhonen, associate professor in the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute has received a grant of 3.2 million kroner to lead an EU project that will train young researchers in…

Joachim fra Kerteminde

Portrait of iGEM team member Joachim Larsen in his hometown local newspaper

Professor Steffen Lauritzen has received the Humboldt Prize

The Humboldt Research Award has been granted to Professor Steffen Lauritzen, professor in statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, in recognition of his past accomplishments in research and teaching.

Quantum technology boosted by 20 million kroner from the Ministry of Science

Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation has awarded 20 million kroner to a new centre, QUANTECH, which will build up a research infrastructure comprised of a facility with a number of instruments for…

Mathematician receives Carlsberg Foundation Research Award 2016

Professors Morten Broberg and Tobias Holck Colding received the Carlsberg Foundation Research Prize 2016 for excellent research in international development law and mathematics, respectively.

Star and planetary scientists get millions of hours on EU supercomputers

The universe is full of mysteries. Mysteries that cannot be solved by observation alone, but researchers can examine them using modelling. However, this requires enormous processing power and is very expensive.

Nordstat poster prize

Frederik Riis Mikkelsen, a PhD student at MATH, won honors and prizes in a poster competition at the conference Nordstat 2016.

Two million DKK to research in C*-algebras

Associate professor Magdalena Musat and Professor Mikael Rørdam have received a grant from the The Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences to the project ”Groups, Actions and C*-algebras”.

Four research projects at the Niels Bohr Institute receive funding from FNU

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have received grants totalling more than 13.5 million kroner from the Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences, FNU under the Ministry of Higher Education and…

Jan W. Thomsen receives the award Teacher of the Year, SCIENCE 2016

“Jan W. Thomsen captivates the physics students when he takes them into the world of quantum optics and with his great enthusiasm and energetic demeanour he manages to create a learning atmosphere where students can…

Kang Li wins poster award

PhD student Kang Li won last week an award for best poster at a conference on mathematical neuroscience.

Thesis Prize to Nilin Abrahamsen

Danish Mathematical Society's thesis prize of 15,000 DKK will be presented Friday, June 10, to Nilin Abrahamsen at an event on HCØ.

Quantum photonic researchers start new company, Sparrow Quantum

Researchers in the research group Quantum Photonics at the Niels Bohr Institute have formed a new company, Sparrow Quantum, which will produce photonic chips that could be used for quantum technology based on light.

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz receives Niels Bohr Professorship for exploring the universe

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, will be a Niels Bohr Professor at Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of…

Jan Thomsen in a new EU project on ultra-precise atomic clocks

Jan Thomsen, Associate Professor and head of the Ultracold Atoms research group at the Niels Bohr Institute is part of a grant of 14 million kroner to participate in an EU project to develop ultra-precise atomic clocks…

Two mathematicians elected to the Academy of Science

Copenhagen University and the Department of Mathematical Sciences are well represented among the new members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Gerd Grubb receives a Swedish honorary doctorate

Lund University promotes Gerd Grubb to honorary doctor and holds a seminar in her honor.

Massive investment: From theoretical quantum physics to usable quantum technology

In a major new effort to translate quantum physics into practical quantum technology, the Innovation Fund Denmark has therefore invested 80 million kroner in a nationwide project involving three universities.

DFF-grant for DNA detective

Therese Graversen is not the first statistician to receive a postdoc grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research. But she may be the first to receive the grant from the council of Technology and Production…

Physicist Peter Lodahl receives prestigious EliteForsk Award

Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received the prestigious Danish elite researcher award, the EliteForsk Award 2016. Peter Lodahl works with…

Innovation project will bridge the gap between industry and research

Three universities are joining forces to help Danish companies use brand new methods for product development. Innovation Fund Denmark has just invested 50 million kroner in the social partnership LINX, so that Danish…

Large meteorite exhibited during the winter holidays

The Geological Museum in Copenhagen now exhibits a big piece of the meteorite that landed in a parking lot in Herlev Saturday night at 22 o’clock on February 6 2016. More meteorite pieces have already been sent for…

Upcoming MATH professor receives ERC Grant

European Research Council (ERC) has today announced that the Danish mathematician, Professor Søren Galatius, is awarded the prestigious 2015 Consolidator Grant.

Marie Curie grant to Sinan Yalin

MATH postdoc Sinan Yalin has received a Marie Curie Research Fellowship. The 166,829 € grant will be hosted at the Center for Symmetry and Deformation.