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Awards for pioneering preclinical and clinical research

For the 20th time, the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Foundation is awarding prizes to researchers at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. This year’s recipients are Professor Ruth Loos and Clinical Professor…

Children improve their fraction skills by playing basketball in class

Combining fractions with basketball improves pupils’ mathematical skills in primary school, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The researcher behind it calls for the approach to be integrated into…

Children improve their fraction skills by playing basketball in class

Combining fractions with basketball improves pupils’ mathematical skills in primary school, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The researcher behind it calls for the approach to be integrated into…

Department of Clinical Medicine strengthens innovation efforts with new Deputy Head of Department

On 1 August, Clinical Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology Katrine Buggeskov will take up a newly established position as Deputy Head of Department at the Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM), with a particular focus…

In Textile Layers: The wrapping of human remains, animals, and artefacts in Egypt, Sudan, and the Southern Levant

New book on funerary textiles in Egypt, Sudan and the Southern Levant, edited by CTR scholar.

BARC PhD receives Best Student Paper Award at STOC'26

Jack Stade receives Best Student Paper award at STOC this year.

Nordic center to advance research on the brain’s cleansing system

With a grant of DKK 78 million from the Lundbeck Foundation, a new joint Nordic center is being established to strengthen research into the glymphatic system. The aim is both improved diagnostics and new approaches to…

From India to SUND: New perspectives on teaching and learning

In February 2026, a team from the PEP-UCPH project visited partners in India to continue developing online and blended learning in health professions education across the PEP partnership. For COBL, the visit was also an…

gAI in teaching and learning requires local dialogue, not just shared guidelines

Generative AI has rapidly changed the conditions for teaching, assignment writing, and assessment. Rules and declaration requirements are now in place, but one central question remains: How are these rules translated…

BARC proudly sponsors WAVE

WAVE 2026 will take place on 11 September with BARC as a proud supporter.

Call for managing editor

The journal Women, Gender & Research is seeking a new managing editor with strong organisational skills and an interest in academic publishing and gender studies.

International Administrative Elites. Methodological Reflections on Agency, Sociability and Power

On Thursday, 18 June 2026, project PI Haakon A. Ikonomou will be a keynote speaker at the Summer School on Elites, Power and Inequalities, University of Lausanne, 14 – 19 June 2026. The keynote is titled: ”International…

Olga Toftegaard Helmersen

Master of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Health and Medicinal Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The first students have now chosen HUM’s new elective package programmes

The deadline for course registration was 1 June, which also meant that bachelor’s students at HUM had to choose their elective studies. This year marks the first time students have been able to apply for the faculty’s…

Breaking the Barriers: Gender, Culture and Diversity in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Associate Professor Emerita Hilda Rømer Christensen from the Department of Sociology has together with other authors edited a new volume published by De Gruyter.

Zach Gerhart-Hines receives 61st EASD Minkowski Prize

EASD awards Zach Europe's most prestigious diabetes prize in recognition of research that is transforming how we understand fat, metabolism, and obesity treatment

Emotions in the lab: We don’t ask our students enough about how they feel

Confusion, frustration, and anxiety aren't just side effects of lab work—they're actually central to learning chemistry. We need to normalise the negative emotions and celebrate the positive ones in lab teaching,…

Center for Translational Neuroscience receives the bronze LEAF certificate

In May 2026 the Center for Translational Neuroscience has been awarded the LEAF certificate in bronze.

Improve Your Production Skills

Students quickly notice the difference between a video that is clear, engaging and well-designed – and one that is not. Poor sound, an unclear structure or confusing visuals can undermine your intentions of a good…

Mingshi Yang, our new Professor of Translational Drug Delivery Engineering

As of May 1, Mingshi Yang is Professor of Translational Drug Delivery Engineering at Department of Pharmacy.

Support student preparation with Leganto reading lists

Leganto Reading List helps you gather materials in one place, making it easier for students to prepare and navigate the course. Because it is fully integrated into Absalon, there is no need to manage a separate system.

CEBI PhD student Malthe Hauschildt Veje has been awarded a Fulbright Grant

Malthe will spend a full year at Princeton University hosted by professor Henrik Kleven.

Frontiers of Science: Søren Fournais and Jan Philip Solovej

Søren Fournais and Jan Philip Solovej receive the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award at the International Congress of Basic Science in August in recognition of the results published in their joint article “The energy of…

Henrik Plougmann Olsen appointed as new member of the University of Copenhagen Board

With experience from several major public-sector organisations, Henrik Plougmann Olsen will join the Board of the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) as an external member from 1 July 2026.