News about Learning

Study: Not all active learning methods are actually activating students 

Instructors who self-identify as using active learning methods still spend most of their class time lecturing in many cases, new research shows.

From India to SUND: New perspectives on teaching and learning

In February 2026, a team from the PEP-UCPH project visited partners in India to continue developing online and blended learning in health professions education across the PEP partnership. For COBL, the visit was also an…

Improve Your Production Skills

Students quickly notice the difference between a video that is clear, engaging and well-designed – and one that is not. Poor sound, an unclear structure or confusing visuals can undermine your intentions of a good…

Professor Jenny Dauer is new USE Center Leader

The USE Center names Professor Jenny Dauer as center leader to spearhead research into improving university science education across Denmark.

The USE Center launches first research plan 

The first generation of USE research projects will launch in Fall 2025.

3,200 children take part in new research project on the impact of school-provided meals

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports is leading the new research project School Food in Denmark, which will study the effect of school-provided meals on pupils’ health, wellbeing and learning, with the…

Early Introduction to Psychiatry

The field of Psychiatry is facing two challenges: a growing number of patients and fewer doctors to assist them. Pernille Gundtoft Uhrenholt is determined to change this.

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.

USE Center summit lays groundwork for ambitious research plan: “A seminal moment” 

More than 50 education researchers from the USE Center and participating teaching faculty mapped the educational reality in their discipline. The results will inform concrete research projects with and for the teachers…

Professor Carl Winsløw steps down as president of ERME

Professor Carl Winsløw has stepped down as president of ERME. PhD student Derya Diana Cosan becomes a new board member of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education.

The Body’s Bodyguards - an illustrative narrative about the immune system

A new podcast-series uses analogies, humor and sound effects as reminders before the students go to class.

The Body’s Bodyguards - an illustrative narrative about the immune system

A new podcast-series uses analogies, humor and sound effects as reminders before the students go to class.

Half of all students worry about plagiarism detection software

In a new study around half of the high school and university students from seven European countries are concerned about the use of plagiarism detection software in education. Their concerns lead to counterproductive…

Electrical stimulation of the nervous system can improve motor learning

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the brain's ability to learn certain skills can be significantly enhanced if both the brain and nervous system are primed by carefully-calibrated,…

Debunked: Children aren’t quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults

Contrary to popular belief, children aren’t better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn faster than kids – but also tend to forget more quickly. Here, better sleep seems to advantage…

Equipping researchers of today with communication tools to reach beyond academia

In collaboration, EU-LIFE and BRIC have developed a science communication training workshop, equipping researchers with tools to communicate their research to the world outside academia.

New research: Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments

Parental values and family activities have a strong influence on children's learning. Based on data from 44 Danish families, researchers have identified four types of family learning environments.

Physical exercise boosts motor learning – and remembering what one has learned

Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor skills. This is demonstrated by ne…

Physical exercise boosts motor learning – and remembering what one has learned

Violinists, surgeons and gamers can benefit from physical exercise both before and after practicing their new skills. The same holds true for anyone seeking to improve their fine motor skills. This is demonstrated by ne…

AI and the University: Research grant from the Carlsberg Foundation

The Carlsberg Foundation has decided to fund Professor Janus Mortensen’s project "AI and the University – Towards a sociolinguistics of literacy and voice in the age of generative language technology" (AI-UNI) with a…

New Assistant Professor: Evolution is plagued by misconceptions 

The broad understanding of evolution is characterized by particularly persistent and deeply ingrained misconceptions. The process of evolution goes against our inherent biases, says Assistant Professor Daniela Fiedler.

Professor: Working with Big Bang and ecosystems should make youth tremble

Science has an entirely overlooked educational capacity – to help young people forming their identity. Therefore, science deserves more than the ancillary role that it plays today. Middle and high school teachers should…

Children’s spelling skills improve when teaching integrates movement

A new study from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports shows that children who use their bodies to 'shape' letter-sounds improve their spelling skills more than those who receive…

Foundations Of Health Data Science

Getting familiar with Data Science can feel like a confusing and overwhelming task for those without computational background. This poses a barrier especially to more technical Data Science courses since there is a dual…