News about Awards

Jacobæus Prize awarded to Anja Groth

The Bad Teacher Was A Good Inspiration

Responsiveness and a two-metre-long spirit level are essential tools for the Faculty of Science’s Lecturer of the Year.

International collaboration honored with prestigious Into Change Award for uncovering the cosmic origin of heavy elements

Professor Darach Watson of the Cosmic Dawn Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, is among six leading European scientists recognized with the inaugural Into Change Award, one of Europe’s largest…

Green Neighbourhood Communities receives the Royal Couple’s Community Award and the Nordic Council Environment Prize

Green Neighbourhood Communities (Grønne Nabofællesskaber) mobilises through activities such as communal dining, swap economy, wild gardens and Climate Action Day. This year, the Nordic Council Environment Prize focused…

Manon Blanc honoured with two major awards

Manon Blanc, Postdoctoral Researcher at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and affiliated with BARC, has been recognised with two distinguished awards.

Award of the Christian von Bar prize to postdoc Nine Riis

On 12 November 2025, Postdoc Nine Riis received the Christian von Bar Prize 2025 from the European Legal Studies Institute, Universität Osnabrück.

Professor Remko Boom receives the 2025 Nils Foss Excellence Prize

The Nils Foss Excellence Prize is given to internationally acclaimed scientists and honors excellent, innovative research leading to remarkable improvements in sustainability, quality and safety in the food supply chain…

Zach Gerhart-Hines Awarded First Flemming Quaade Prize for Outstanding Obesity Research

The Danish Association for the Study of Obesity (DASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation have awarded the first Flemming Quaade Prize for Outstanding Obesity Research to Zach Gerhart-Hines, Associate Professor at the…

Ida Vandsøe Madsen is Teacher of the Year 2025 at the Department of Anthropology

Ida is recognised as Teacher of the Year 2025.

Award-winning Professor: “I’ve always wanted to leave my mark on the field”

For 40 years, Professor Henrik Elvang Jensen has shaped veterinary pathology internationally – developing new diagnostic methods, changing clinical practices, and creating guidelines now used worldwide.

Eva Andersson Strand has received a price

Professor Eva Andersson Strand, our former Head of Centre and professor of archaeology, has received a prize from the Brita Janckes Prisfond for her research in textile history.

Helge Kragh receives 2025 SIF Award

The Società Italiana di Fisica has awarded the 2025 SIF Award for the History of Physics to Helge Kragh

Stefanie Heine is awarded the Einar Hansen research prize

The foundation has emphasised the breadth of her publications and methodological approaches, e.g. phenomenology, feminism, ecocriticism and materiality. The award will be presented at the annual celebration in memory of…

IFSV Researchers Awarded Both Erhoff Prizes in 2025

Two researchers from the Department of Public Health (IFSV) have been awarded this year’s prestigious Erhoff Prizes for their internationally recognized contributions to lifelong health research.

Laura Mančinska awarded the silver medal from the Royal Academy

Laura is an associate professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences' research centre, QMATH, where she conducts research in quantum information — a multidisciplinary field at the intersection of mathematics,…

Professor Henrik Elvang Jensen Receives 2025 Award for Outstanding Research in Veterinary Medicine

On November 26, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with Agria, will present the Award for Outstanding Research in Veterinary Medicine for the first time, and this year’s recipient is Henri…

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen receives two international research awards

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Professor in the Department of Communication, has received two international awards for recent research at the 2025 International Communication Association conference.

Laura Vang Rasmussen among this year’s recipients of the Frontiers Planet Prize

The Frontiers Planet Prize has just been awarded to three scientific papers, one of which has Associate Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen as the co-first author.

Atreyee Sen is awarded the MSc in Global Development Teaching Prize

Congratulations to Professor Atreyee Sen for receiving the MSc in Global Development Teaching Prize for 2024/2025.

PRIVACY receives recognition as runner-up for Research Environment Prize

From the left: Research intern Beate Skakkebæk Lindegaard, Centre director Mette Birkedal Bruun, and PhD fellow Viktor Wreström This month, PRIVACY was named runner-up for the Research Environment Prize awarded by…

Daniel Gyollai wins award for the best journal article for 2025

Congratulations to Daniel Gyollai. His journal article, Historical Criminology, Historical Time, and Embodiment: A Phenomenological Intervention, has been confirmed as the Winner of the British Society of Criminology's…

Juleen Zierath receives Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Research Prize 2025

CBMR’s Executive Director Professor Juleen Zierath is the recipient of the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Research Prize.

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.

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.