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Nina Rønsted to direct the story of our natural history

With a new Natural History Museum Denmark opening in the coming years, Professor Nina Rønsted will have plenty to be getting on with as she takes up the position of Director of Natural History Museum Denmark at…

Thomas Elbenhardt appointed as Professor

Following an open international application process and external evaluation, Thomas Elbenhardt Jensen has been appointed as Professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of…

Jane Fejfer modtager Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris 2024

Lektor Jane Fejfer fra Saxo-Instituttet modtager Dronning Margrethes Romerske Pris 2024 for sin forskning i romersk skulptur og dens relevans frem til i dag. Carlsbergfondet uddeler hvert år prisen til en forsker, der…

Sara Green receives the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters’ Silver Medal

Sara Green's "exceptional talent, intelligence, and energy" have made her deserving of the Silver Medal, according to the nomination statement.

Kris Harper honored in Washington: Appointed as AAAS Fellow

Professor Kristine C. Harper received prestigious recognition over the weekend for her contributions to the history of science and geoengineering.

Thomas Olander elected vice president of the Society for Indo-European Studies

At the General Assembly of the Society for Indo-European Studies in Basel on 10 September 2024, Thomas Olander was elected vice president of the society, taking over the position from Birgit Anette Rasmussen (Olsen).

New PhD in the HPS section: Lukas Deviletti Skov

Lukas Deviletti Skov joins IND on September 30th in the COPE project with Sara Green and Olivia Spalletti.

Daan Kenis will be visiting PhD student at IND

Daan Kenis will be visiting the department to collaborate with Sara Green and other members of the HPS section.

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office

NIVI welcomes Head of the Project Management Office

Bo Jellesmark Thorsen to continue as head of department

For the past eight years, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen has been at the helm of the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. He will continue in this role in the coming years, as Dean Katrine…

New head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Science

Professor Morten Petersen has been appointed new head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, bringing with him extensive research and leadership experience.

Crown Princess Mary Center changes name

In connection with the succession of the throne the Crown Princess Mary Center at the University of Copenhagen will change name.

22-year-old talent is now ‘researcher Tetris’ world champion

With world-class programming, 22-year-old computer science student William Bille Meyling beats seasoned professors at the unofficial world championships in geometric algorithms. He was recently honoured for his…

New Head of Department for the mathematicians

From 1. September 2023, Professor and Head of Section Mogens Steffensen will be the new Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. He will work for the Department’s academic researc…

New vice-dean at University of Copenhagen SCIENCE

Professor Jesper Wengel is a high-profile researcher, inventor and business owner. From 1 September 2023, he will also be the new Vice-Dean for Innovation and External Relations at SCIENCE – the University of…

Universities must stand out as unique physical meeting places

Education will be disrupted over the next ten years, placing great demands on university degree programmes, says Professor Andreas de Neergaard, who, from 1 September 2023, is the new Associate Dean for Education at…

Engaging mindfulness

Odysseus Stone defends his thesis on ”Mindfulness” on 29 June 2023, 13:00. The defence takes place at South Campus, Auditorium 4A-0-69. More details

Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Distinguished Investigator Grant

With DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski will illuminate the cellular signals that insulin uses to initiate biological effects, and how these signals are affected when insulin…

Opening of the Center for Gene Expression

The Center of Excellence "Center for Gene Expression", CGEN, funded by the Danish National Research Foundation opened on April 1st 2023.

Deniz Sarikaya guest scholar in the HPS section from January to May 2023

While he is here, Deniz will work on the project “Theoretical virtues of conjectures and open questions in mathematical practice“ funded by funded by the DAAD.

Congratulations to Ying Liu

On being awarded a grant from NEYE Foundation

Jesper Lundsfryd Rasmussen new Postdoc at IND

Jesper Lundsfryd Rasmussen will join the HPS-group in a Postdoc position, starting October 1 2022.

Professor Inge Tetens named as ‘Top Reviewer’ for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Every year, the four American Society for Nutrition (ASN) journals identify up to ​five ad hoc reviewers to be named a Top Reviewer from the previous year. Selections are based on the quality, number, and timeliness of…

Mindeord: Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen (1918-2015)

En af Danmarks førende fysiologer og foregangskvinde indenfor den sammenlignende fysiologi døde i sidste uge. Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen blev 96 år gammel og var Danmarks første doktor i Odontologi og første kvindelige…