News about Education

Phone-free lessons boost marks, major experiment shows

Students perform better academically when they put their phones away during lessons. The effect is greatest among those who already have the lowest marks, according to a new international research project.

New faculty structure at the University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen will continue to have six faculties, however, they will be organised in a new way. The aim of the new structure is to achieve a better academic balance at the University.

Study: The social side effects of academic activities can be crucial for reducing dropout

Academic activities cannot be evaluated on the academic gain alone. It is the social side effect that keeps students hanging in there, new research shows.

Penn Healthcare Case Competition 2026

Penn Biotech Group's 2026 Penn Healthcare Case Competition is one of the only healthcare-focused case competitions in the world, bringing teams from across the globe together for a two-round, highly engaging competition…

Fra ph.d. til klinik

Hvis du er ph.d.-studerende og læge, sygeplejerske, jordemoder, fysioterapeut, psykolog m.v., og har patienter i klinikken, er du netop i målgruppen for ph.d.-skolens kursus Fra ph.d. til klinik: Brug dine…

Maria Kristiansen receives the prestigious European Innovative Teaching Award 2026

Professor Maria Kristiansen has received the award for the education and learning project “LOLit – Low Literacy at Play”, together with a group of researchers and civil society partners from Denmark, the Netherlands, an…

Arsalan Kharazmi has died at 82

Professor Arsalan "Ami" Kharazmi, one of the founders of CMP died 23/09/2026

New podcast: learning how to read and write academic texts

In this episode, we discuss the need to learn how to read and write academic texts as part of university education.

New exam format reduces social disparities in grades in Danish schools

Teachers no longer assess their own students’ written final exams at the end of 9th grade in Danish schools. This has led to a significant reduction in grade disparities between students from different socio-economic…

Augustin Lambert: Creating a toolkit for decolonising global health education in the Nordic context

Meet Augustin Lambert, a research intern at the School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen.

Abdihakim Ismail visits CMP

Abdihakim visits TANZANIA team 22/09-18/12/2026

Experience IVH after dark

On Friday 9 October from 6 pm to 11 pm, Culture Night comes to Frederiksberg Campus.

Iliana Louri joins CMP

Iliana joins the BIVAC team

Leticia Hartmann

M.Sc., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Podcast: Living the PhD life

Frederik Pedersen recently joined the University of Copenhagen podcast Culture & Cultures to talk about life as a PhD student.

Researcher: Do not let students form their own study groups

To provide optimal conditions for learning and well-being, educators must take responsibility for group formation, says Katrine Ellemose Lindvig.

Tina Rowell

M.Sc., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Anna K Okholm

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

New Copenhagen audio walk explores power, colonialism and health

How have histories of power and colonialism shaped how we understand health today? That’s the question behind the Power, Colonialism and Health Walk.

Do educational opportunities skip generations? Evidence from sibling and cousin correlations in the US

In a new article Professor Kristian Bernt Karlson discusses educational opportunities between generations

Elina Leiviskä: Bridging research and practice in nursing and midwifery education

Meet Elina Leiviskä, a postdoctoral researcher in the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Students address menstrual health challenges in Kibera at the SDG Innovation Challenge 2026

Through collaboration, creativity, and design thinking, 40 students from different universities came together at the UCPH SDG Innovation Challenge 2026 to explore solutions for menstrual health challenges in Kibera.

Harini Babu joins CMP

Harini joins the VLPVAC team

Jacob Eiche Andersen joins CMP

Jacob joins the OF-CANCER team