News about The University

International postdoctoral grant to Martin Speirs

The Independent Research Fund Denmark is investing just under DKK 22 million this year in 16 younger researchers' careers and original ideas, which have the potential to grow significantly in an international research…

Irene Tamborra receives the 2019 Shakti P. Duggal Award

Associate Professor Irene Tamborra at the Niels Bohr Institute receives the 2019 Shakti P. Duggal Award. The prize was presented to her during the opening ceremony of the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC)…

Tiina Sikanen (University of Helsinki) among 2019 ERC Proof of Concept Grantees

Prof. Tiina Sikanen (The University of Helsinki, The leader of Nordic POP work package 4) is one of the researchers who have been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2019 in the second batch of research projects. Her…

Welcome new students

Dean Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen welcomes all new students of social sciences to the University of Copenhagen.

”Hvordan kommer du videre ind i bughulen?”

Interaktive videoer med indbyggede spørgsmål og opgaver får studerende til at tænke og handle selvstændigt fremfor på baggrund af udenadslære.

Samarbejde om digitalt undervisningsmateriale sikrer ensartethed og løfter kvalitet

Da fagsøjlen for infektionsmedicin besluttede at samarbejde om fælles undervisningsmateriale var det for at ensarte undervisning og løfte kvalitet, fortæller ordførende professor Jens Lundgren.

Skru ned for støjen fra sociale medier og op for din egen digitale ”backchannel”

Forskning har vist, at undervisningsrettede digitale ”backchannels” hjælper studerende til at fokusere på emnet og til at deltage mere aktivt under forelæsninger. Professor MSO, Biomedicinsk Institut, Nicole Schmitt er…

SUND undervisere sparer tid og løfter kvalitet med video-eksperthjælp ved hånden

Professor Bente Gammelgaard var en af de første til at bruge COBL’s tilbud om brug af video-redigeringssuite med sidemandsoplæring fra videoproducer. Det var en stor hjælp, fortæller hun.

Quantum information pioneer to be awarded honorary doctorate

Charles H. Bennett of IBM, a pioneer of quantum information science, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen on 8 November 2019 upon recommendation of the Department of Mathematics.

Kell Mortensen receives the 2019 Walter Hälg prize

ENSA (The European Neutron Scattering Association) awards the Walter Hälg Prize every other year to a European researcher for an excellent contribution to the field of neutron scattering

From research and foreign policy in Oslo to UCPH Political Science

With 25 years of experience in research and as a political advisor, Norwegian senior researcher Nina Græger is relocating to Copenhagen to head the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen from 16…

Peter Krogstrup receives Elektroprisen 2019

Professor Peter Krogstrup receives Elektroprisen 2019, annually awarded by The Danish Society of Engineers, IDA. Peter Krogstrup is professor in quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen,…

Eugene Polzik receives Villum Investigator grant for pushing the boundaries of quantum mechanics

Eugene Polzik, head of the QUANTOP Laboratory at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, receives 30 million from the Villum foundation to “push the boundaries of the quantum behavior towards larger and more…

The Next Stage in Metabolic Research

Leading metabolism researchers met for the conference Metabolism Day which shed a light on which research activities CBMR will focus on in the next years.

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, receives scientific prize

Irene Tamborra, associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, receives the 2019 MERAC Prize from the European Astronomical Society for the Best Early Career Researcher.

Bronze Medal to Jonas Peters from the Royal Statistical Society

Jonas Peters has been awarded The Guy Medal in Bronze from the Royal Statistical Society. He will be presented with the award at a ceremony during RSS’s annual conference in Belfast in September.

Physics knowledge about the cell’s puncture kit can be used in cancer treatment

Poul Martin Bendix, researcher in biocomplexity at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has received 15 million DKK to research the cell’s surface repair in collaboration with the Danish Cancer Society an…

Albert H. Werner receives Villum Young Investigator Grant

Albert H. Werner, Postdoc in quantum information at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, has received 10 million DKK from the VILLUM Young Investigator Program.

Large Grant for Research into Innovative Way of Fighting Severe Overweight

Romain Barrès, who researches epigenetics within metabolism, has received the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s prestigious Challenge Programme of DKK 60 million

ABC læringsdesign giver overblik og inspirerer til aktiverende undervisning

Ifølge studieleder Peter Holm fra veterinærstudiet og kursusansvarlig Camilla Foged fra Institut for Farmaci er ny ABC-metode yderst effektiv både til studie- og kursusplanlægning. Metoden er visuel, hands-on, tager kun…

Når engagement og overblik lyser ud af Absalon

Kursus i medicinsk celle- og vævsbiologi er et stort kursus med omkring 50 undervisere og over 300 studerende fra uddannelserne i medicin og molekylær biomedicin

Emilie Capron receives international Early-Career Scientist Award

Emilie Capron received the IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics) Early Career Scientist Award for her outstanding research in Earth Sciences and her international research cooperation. She is currently…

Obesity in Children after Lifestyle Intervention

Children who are genetically predisposed to being overweight, due to common gene variants, can still lose weight by changing their diet and exercise habits.

Should you eat a low-gluten diet?

When healthy people eat a low-gluten and fiber-rich diet compared with a high-gluten diet they experience less intestinal discomfort including less bloating.