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UCPH highlights the Department of Sociology's work on educational reforms of sociology programmes

In recent years, the Department of Sociology has worked hard to develop its degree programme to remedy several problems, e.g. a high dropout rate.

SAMF Data Lab 2023-24 Digital Infrastructure Research Grant (Early Career Researchers)

The SAMF Data Lab has funds available for social science researchers within the University of Copenhagen for the creation and support of research infrastructure.

Uncovering natures lessons in plant-root microbiome co-evolution

Associate Professor Christopher Barnes has secured a Villum Young Investigator grant for his ambitious research project aimed at unravelling the mysteries of the co-evolution between plants and their root microbiomes. A…

BRIC professor Janine Erler awarded Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator Grant

Professor Janine Erler receives a DKK 5,94 million grant to support the development of a new anticancer therapy for clinical applications. Her goal is to produce RNA-based therapies targeting metastatic tumor growth.

Sai Raghavan

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

Dr Tine Friis receives Junior Scholar Award

Dr Tine Friis receives Junior Scholar Award for her contributions to making the research field of Medical Science and Technology Studies more visible.

Pioneering project to capture life in the stomach

A new two-year research project aims to explore the evolution of Helicobacter bacteria spanning 2 million years and a diverse array of host species. The study will investigate the important correlation between…

They took the plunge: “Academia prepares you for entrepreneurship”

Research and innovation go hand in hand. So say molecular biologists Ditte Boilesen and Stephanie Holstein-Rønsbo, who have started their own immunotherapy company. The UCPH innovation centre, the Lighthouse, helped the…

COBL Summer School for teachers at SUND 2024

Save the date 13th – 16th August 2024 (Week 33). Our topics this year will be

Communities of practice – everything is easier when you’re not alone!

THEN MAYBE IT'S TIME to try some collegial supervision? Get things done together with colleagues? UCPH’s material on collegial supervision has just been updated. You will find instructions on how to conduct structured…

International collaboration brings valuable experiences to SUND

IN NOVEMBER, a team of five COBL specialists embarked on a journey to Delhi in north and Vellore in south India to conduct workshops and produced video content for an online course. The workshops focused on…

Is labour migration disrupting dual vocational education and training systems?

In a new article in the European Journal of Industrial Relations, Jens Arnholtz and Ståle Østhus examine how labour migration has affected the intake of apprentices in vocational education and training in the Danish and…

WEBINAR OM LEGATER TIL OPHOLD I USA 24. januar (In Danish)

Drømmer du om at studere eller forske i USA i det akademiske år 2024/2025? Søg om op til 100.000 kr. hos Fulbright Denmark. Så deltag i dette webinar, hvor Fulbright gennemgår deres program, legater og du kan få gode rå…

Computer scientists makes noisy data: Can improve treatments in health care

University of Copenhagen researchers have developed software able to disguise sensitive data such as those used for Machine Learning in health care applications. The method protects privacy while making datasets…

Frederica Partey visits CMP

Frederica visits CMP

InPharma & Nordic POP joint Drug Transport & Enabling Formulations Symposium 2024 takes place in June

Drug Transport & Enabling Formulations Symposium 2024 is jointly organized by InPharma & Nordic POP will take place on June 11th/12th, 2024 at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense Denmark. An international…

Book a Scientist 2024

The Book a Scientist programme is part of the nationwide Danish Science Festival that takes place from 20 April to 26 April 2024. The annual Danish Science Festival is organised by the Ministry of Higher Education and…

Joint meeting of pharmaceutical sciences, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry with synthetic and medicinal chemistry

It is our pleasure to announce Chemical Solutions for Biological Challenges - a joint meeting of pharmaceutical sciences, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry with synthetic and medicinal chemistry to take place in…

The Graduate School Closes early 10 January 2024

The Graduate School closes early Wednesday 10 January. From 14:30 telephone calls and emails will not be answered. Your enquiry will be answered as soon as possible.

William Hamilton Byrne receives grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

MOBILE assistant professor William Hamilton Byrne has received a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Natascha Drachmann defends her PhD thesis

On Friday 5 January 2024, Natascha Drachmann defended her PhD thesis entitled Sproglig opmærksomhed via en flersprogethedsdidaktik – Et læreplans- og multicasestudie på tværs af sprogfag og klassetrin i grundskolen…

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports is still ranked among the world's absolute elite in Sport Science

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports together with the Department of Sports Medicine at Bispebjerg Hospital – both from the University of Copenhagen – is ranked as the world's second best research environmen…

A new equipment grant has been awarded to a consortium of ICMM groups

to purchase a Microscale AKTA Protein Purification System. The grant is from the Carlsberg Foundation.

A new equipment grant has been awarded to a consortium of ICMM groups

to purchase a Microscale AKTA Protein Purification System. The grant is from the Carlsberg Foundation.