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Anxiety, schizophrenia, sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases: Why and how do psychological and somatic disorders occur together?

When a person has multiple psychological and physical disorders, they affect each other. But how? Associate Professor in psychology Karen-Inge Karstoft will study this with a new grant from the Independent Research Fund…

Jesper Bendix receive DKK 17 mill. from NNF to investigate crystalline materials

Jesper Bendix of the University of Copenhagen is receiving a grant of nearly DKK 17 million to establish an advanced platform in Denmark for the in-depth investigation of crystalline materials.

New project will map and analyse late parenthood in Denmark

What are the age norms for parenthood, what characterise the life trajectories of parents having children late, and how does late parenthood affect work life?

New Grant: Preventing local conflicts over storm surge protection

Assistant professor at SODAS and Department of Anthropology Kristoffer Albris has received a 2.9 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark’s (DFF) pool for green research

World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants

When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just received 11.4 million euro to answer these big questions. The…

World-class research into Greenland's oldest ice and the Universe's densest stars win very large EU grants

When was Greenland actually green? And how does the Universe make gold, platinum and uranium? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just received 11.4 million euro to answer these big questions. The…

Student internships spring 2023

The Centre for Modern European Studies (University of Copenhagen) and The Lausanne Project invite applications for student internships, in spring 2023.

This year’s summer language courses in Danish/German/French were extremely popular!

In August, CIP organised summer language courses in both Danish for international students and German and French for Danish students going on exchange. Both Danish and international students have been highly satisfied…

Researchers will enhance visual impressions using AR technology

A research collaboration between a psychologist and a computer scientist is now supported with 3 million DKK from the Villum Foundation. The researchers will investigate how visual impressions can be strengthened using…

Stephan Sauer receives DKK 40 million NNF grant

Congratulations to professor Stephan P. A. Sauer for leading this exciting new quantum computer project supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation with a grant of DKK 40 million.

Two CHEM professors receive Villum Experiment grants

Professors Henrik Kjærgaard and Morten Meldeal from the Department of Chemistry, UCPH are receiving the “Villum Experiment grants” – each receiving DKK 2 million.

SIC receives prestigious Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship

The new fellowship secures two years of intensive studies on the role of microRNAs in the regulation of generation and maintenance of allergy-induced skin resident memory T cells. Allergen-induced skin resident memory T…

Two brilliant nerds from SCIENCE receive NNF NERD grants

NNF NERD (New Exploratory Research and Discovery programme) supports the unorthodox and wild research ideas. This brings new knowledge within natural sciences or technology.

Professor Bente Frølund receives a Novo Nerd 2022 grant

Bente Frølund has recently received 8.5 mill DKK from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to the project “Proximity-inducing new downstream chemistries - A platform for re-wiring cell signaling”.

Free movement? New Centre of Excellence examines global mobility rights

A new national Centre of Excellence in law will examine the complex legal structures that govern how we, as humans, move or are prevented from moving across national borders and parts of the world. The new centre will…

Nine young SUND-researchers receive millions to ignite career

Lundbeck Foundation Postdocs research grants are aimed at young, highly qualified scientists working in the field of biomedical sciences. SUND receives nine out of total of 31 Postdoc grants for 2022.

Anna Klawonn and Alexander Hauser new members of Lundbeck Foundation Investigators Network

The Lundbeck Foundation has admitted assistant professors Alexander Hauser and Anna Mathia Klawonn into their recently established network of researchers, LFIN, Lundbeck Foundation Investigators Network.

Department of Psychology involved in new project on the ‘Big Two’

Researchers from the University of Mannheim and UCPH will lead a new project asking why the so-called ‘Big Two’ in human psychology – agency and communion – are so fundamental to us.

New research on how to quantify quantum effects on black holes

Professor in Physics, Vitor Cardoso from the Niels Bohr Institute, NBIA, has received a DNRF Chair grant from the Danish National Research Foundation to study and quantify quantum effects on astrophysical black holes

Does altitude-like cognition training strengthen brain function?

Researchers at the Department of Psychology will now investigate whether simulated altitude cognition training can strengthen the brain function.

Research project about deterrence is rewarded an ERC Grant

What influence does deterrence have on international politics? The topic is highly relevant at the moment and is now being supported by the European Research Council.

Two of our researchers have received the LF Experiment grant from the Lundbeck Foundation

Postdoc Laura Mikél Mc Nair and Associate Professor Matthias Herth have received the grant given by the Lundbeck Foundation for audacious and innovative projects.

Research project will crack the code behind green neighbourhood communities

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, new research anchored at the Department of Anthropology will examine how to create green neighbouring communities in housing associations.

Research into digital sovereignty and governance of oceans receives multi-million grants

Two VELUX FONDEN grants allow researchers from the Department of Political Science to launch projects on crucial political challenges in digital technologies and sustainable governance of seas.