News about The University

Student voices shaping global health: Meet our Student Advisory Board

Created to embed student perspectives into the School of Global Health’s strategic development and activities, the Student Advisory Board empowers students from the University of Copenhagen.

From bacterial food sources to cell gene activity: Four new, wild projects

Four bold and innovative ideas from the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen have received a VILLUM Experiment grant.

Collaborate with the Center for Applied Ecological Thinking on your Master’s Thesis [Extended deadline]

Deadline for applications is 28 November 2025.

Eva Andersson Strand has received a price

Professor Eva Andersson Strand, our former Head of Centre and professor of archaeology, has received a prize from the Brita Janckes Prisfond for her research in textile history.

New videos on textile techniques at the TRiVAL project site

There has just been uploaded five new videos on textile techniques on the TRiVAL project site.

Konrad Lüdecke

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

New Flagship Initiative on “Global Migrations” hosted by AMIS

Fabio Santos and Marie Sandberg have been awarded funding for a flagship initiative by HUM:Global.

Making VisuaLeague

Blog post by Haakon A. Ikonomou.

Stretching the skin to expand knowledge

Can stretching the skin change how we feel touch, pain, and temperature? Surprisingly, yes! Associate Professor Aragona and her team will look into how and why, thanks to the Serendipity Grant Scheme research grant.

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other users of the forests. The Danish Outdoor Council supports the project with DKK 1.6 million.

New investment brings proteomics technology and -education closer to researchers

Proteomics Research Infrastructure (PRI) at University of Copenhagen has just received 90 mill DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to continue and develop the facility and its services.

Noah Ghebremichael joins CMP

Noah joins the EPITOPE team

Exhibition Reception, September 25

Rubya Mehdi: 'Systems of Justice, Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and Decolonialization'. The exhibition reception will be held at the library on Thursday, September 25, from 2 - 4 p.m. Read more about the exhibition on…

Helge Kragh receives 2025 SIF Award

The Società Italiana di Fisica has awarded the 2025 SIF Award for the History of Physics to Helge Kragh

The USE Center launches first research plan 

The first generation of USE research projects will launch in Fall 2025.

International Consortium to transform CO₂ into food

Scientists from the Department of Food and Resource Economics join international effort to turn CO₂ into food for the second phase of The Acetate Consortium initiative, funded by Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk…

New Centre for the Study of Religion Opens

On 12 September, the opening of SCALA – Centre for the Study of Religion in Society, Culture and Law – was marked at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen.

New grant for research project on cervical cancer among female migrant workers in the global south

Associate Professor Anja Simonsen and Professor Tine Gammeltoft from the Department of Anthropology have received a grant of approximately DKK 11,150,000 from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for the CARES research project.

Official opening of ESS Lighthouse

CaIFF is a collaboration between UCPH and Aarhus University with backing from the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Southern Denmark, Lund University, the European Spallation Source.

Stefanie Heine is awarded the Einar Hansen research prize

The foundation has emphasised the breadth of her publications and methodological approaches, e.g. phenomenology, feminism, ecocriticism and materiality. The award will be presented at the annual celebration in memory of…

Medicon Valley Alliance – events for PhD students employed at UCPH

All PhD students employed at the University of Copenhagen are welcome to participate in events organized by Medicon Valley Alliance (MVA) – the official cross-border life science cluster organization for the region…

Edward Kirumira awarded honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen

Each year, the University of Copenhagen confers a number of honorary doctorates across different academic disciplines. This year, one of the distinctions goes to the Centre of African Studies: Associate Professor Karen…

Historical depth and global outlook: Two new honorary doctorates at the Faculty of Theology

At the university's annual celebration in November, two new honorary doctorates will be conferred at the Faculty of Theology.

IFSV Researchers Awarded Both Erhoff Prizes in 2025

Two researchers from the Department of Public Health (IFSV) have been awarded this year’s prestigious Erhoff Prizes for their internationally recognized contributions to lifelong health research.