News about The University

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.

Marianne Vestergaard receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award

“There are many good teachers, but there is one in particular that deserves to be celebrated for the brilliant difference she has made in the lives of her students, both professionally and personally - Marianne…

Marianne Vestergaard receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award

“There are many good teachers, but there is one in particular that deserves to be celebrated for the brilliant difference she has made in the lives of her students, both professionally and personally - Marianne…

Brian Schmidt receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015

Brian Schmidt, Professor of astronomy and Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University, has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015. Brian Schmidt studies supernovae (exploding stars) and…

Seven researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute receives grants from the Villum Foundation

The Niels Bohr Institute has obtained seven grants from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator Programme which is awarded to young up-and-coming scientific researchers. The awards are typically worth between 5 and 7…

Georgios Magdis receives grant from Villum Foundation

Georgios Magdis, an assistant professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute, has received a grant of five million kroner from the Villum Foundation’s Young Investigator Programme.

Mark Rudner receives ERC grant of nearly 12 million kroner

Mark Rudner, associate professor in Condensed Matter Physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, has received a grant from the European Research Council, an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million…

Teacher of the year makes the abstract concrete

What is the probability of receiving University of Copenhagen’s teaching award 'Harald of the Year'? This year's recipient should be able to answer. He researches and teaches in probability theory.

The KIF Prize 2015 goes to Professor Jens Hjorth

The Danish Network for Women in Physics, KIF has awarded the 2015 prize to Professor Jens Hjorth, the director of the Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.

Danish Statistician honoured by Oxford

Therese Graversen from the Department of Mathematical Sciences has received a medal from the University of Oxford for her outstanding PhD thesis about systematic treatment of DNA analyses.

Anja Andersen receives the Danish Physical Society’s Communication Award

Anja Andersen, associate professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has received the International Year of Light Communication Award from the Danish Physical Society.

Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme

The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD program is a new initiative that will enroll talented students with a university degree.

Photos from Ostrowski prize ceremony

The 2015 Ostrowski Prize was 30 October awarded to Professor Peter Scholze, University of Bonn, Germany. The Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, was hosting the event.

Jes Jørgensen receives The Academy of Sciences and Letters Silver Medal 2015

In 2015, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters awards a silver medal goes to Associate Professor Jes K. Jørgensen from the Niels Bohr Institute for his research into the processes surrounding the formation of…

Invitation to the 2015 Ostrowski Prize Ceremony

The 2015 Ostrowski Prize is awarded to Professor Peter Scholze, University of Bonn, Germany. All interested are invited to the Ceremony which takes place on Friday 30 October 2015 in Copenhagen.

New centre for the mathematics of quantum theory

The VILLUM FONDEN has granted 30 million DKK to the “Villum Centre of Excellence for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory (QMATH)”.