News about The University

Three SAMF researchers receive prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Three researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council (ERC) - one of Europe’s most prestigious research grants.

SIC Summer School 2026

Registration opens on 1 December 2025, and deadline for registration is 15 January 2026. Read more about the past SIC Summer Schools here.

Esben Nedenskov Petersen to become new Head of department at KOMM

On 1 September, Esben Nedenskov Petersen will take up the position of new head of the Department of Communication at the Faculty of Humanities. He comes from a position as Deputy head of department at the Department of…

INTERSECT Internship Recipient Announced

We are delighted to announce that Jasmine Yang, currently pursuing a BA in Human Sciences at Mansfield College, University of Oxford, has been selected for the INTERSECT Internship at the University of Copenhagen.

Postdoctoral researcher at CTS wins the Dissertation Award 2025

Kiran Kappeler, postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Tracking and Society, has won the Dissertation Award 2025 for her PhD dissertation.

In Memoriam: Jia Li

In Memoriam of Associate Professor Jia Li.

Zvi Bern receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2024

Zvi Bern is awarded the Niels Bohr Institute of Honour for his remarkable list of scientific achievements in theoretical physics. His association with the Niels Bohr Institute goes back more than 40 years.

Studieforløb i Kenya: Brug din faglighed i globalt udviklingssamarbejde

Deltag i et internationalt lærings- og innovationsforløb om Danmarks udviklingssamarbejde, FN’s Verdensmål og sundhedsudfordringer i Kibera, Kenya.

We need a better understanding of what drives us to eat

In this interview, Assistant Professor Nathalie Krauth talks about her scientific background and journey to publishing a recent paper in Nature Neuroscience.

Emma Giordana joins CMP

Emma joins the VLPVAC team

Eric Felix Lyimo

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

The USE Center seeks visionary leader to transform university science teaching

The USE Center is looking for an experienced discipline-based education researcher to lead the mission of strengthening science education.

New Prorector: UCPH will be even more innovative, value-creating and internationally leading

On 1 July, Professor Eva Hoffmann from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine joins the University's senior management.

New TRiVAL Report for 2024-25

The TRiVAL project has uploaded a new report.

Green transition to be “the new normal” for future farmers

The FEAST research project has received DKK 4.75 million from Innovation Fund Denmark, AgriFoodTure and NextGenerationEU to anchor sustainability theory and practice in agricultural education institutions through…

Update May 2025

Summer is almost here and we are off to a great start in the society, so we thought it would be appropriate to take stock of what is going on.

Congratulations to Bodil Hvass Kjems for receiving a Silver Medal

Bodil Hvass Kjems, Phd fellow at the ERC-funded project Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE) at the Section of Philosophy, Department of Communication, has been awarded a silver medal by the University of…

Congratulations to Bodil Hvass Kjems for receiving a SILVER MEDAL

Bodil Hvass Kjems, Phd fellow at WHENCE has been awarded a silver medal by the University her 2024 submission to the interdisciplinary prize paper category with her master thesis.

Anja Simonsen is a panelist at KU Festival

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen takes part in the panel “Decolonising Knowledge” at the KU Festival, organised by the School of Global Health. Moderated by Kavishya Umendri Kulatunga and Fernando Racimo, the panel explores…

Summer holiday 2025 at the PhD Administration

The PhD Administration is not fully staffed during July and August. Consequently, the following changes apply: Processing time Please expect extended processing times between 1 July and mid-August. Enrolment application…

A better structural understanding of the dopamine transporter

Professor Claus Juul Løland has been named Distinguished Investigator by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, receiving a grant of 11.4 mill DKK to further investigate the human dopamine transporter.

A Fond Farewell: Celebrating Pete Westbrook's 16 Years at CIP

As Pete Westbrook is retiring at the end of June 2025, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable contribution he has made to CIP.

reNEW CEO named Fellow of the Royal Society

Copenhagen May 20, 2025 – Professor Melissa H. Little, reNEW’s CEO, has been appointed Fellow of the Royal Society. Fellows of the Royal Society are many of the world’s most eminent scientists, engineers and…

Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug

The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it’s difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn’t been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers from the University…