News about Public health

Children facing multiple adversities growing up are more likely to die at a younger age

Study of 1.2 million Danes finds that children facing health-related, social and economic adversities are seven times more likely to die in early adulthood as their contemporaries.

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…

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.

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.

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.

RS virus admissions among infants fall sharply following vaccine rollout

A new study from the University of Copenhagen and Nordsjællands Hospital suggests that Denmark's new RS virus vaccination programme for pregnant women may have dramatically reduced the number of infants hospitalised wit…

Natural Hazards fellowship visit extends to COPE student supervision

Learn about Dr Gabi Mocatta’s fellowship visit to COPE in June 2026.

Calcium supplements may slow bone loss in postmenopausal women

A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that daily calcium supplementation in the years following menopause may help prevent loss of bone mass. Further it can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The…

From classroom to startup: Moving menstrual health beyond fertility and blood

Meet BeLuna, a student start-up from the University of Copenhagen, which is trying to change the conversation around menstrual health.

Young people from less advantaged backgrounds are more likely to have an undiagnosed eating disorder

A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that eating disorders are not necessarily more common among families with a high level of education – but that young people from these families are more likely to b…

“Walk your brain” at Roskilde

At this year’s Roskilde festival, the participators had the opportunity to meditate while Martin Rath took them on a guided tour through their brains.

Language barriers and culture clash: Frustrations among Ukrainian refugees with the Danish healthcare system

Several Ukrainian refugees have sought alternative medical care and received medication from their home country despite getting rapid access to the Danish healthcare system. There is a risk that frustrated patients fall…

Researchers to teens: get to bed – it’s good for your blood sugar

If you’re 18, getting a bit more sleep could matter more than you think. New research from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC shows that even in healthy young people, longer nights of sleep are linked to more stabl…

Researchers behind new spinout: Only a fraction of the chemicals in drinking water are tested for

Much of our drinking water contains hundreds of chemicals, but today we test for only a fraction of them. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now launched a company offering an exceptionally broad…

Alexandra Blackwell: Building evidence for mental health and violence prevention among displaced youth

Meet Alexandra Blackwell, a postdoctoral researcher at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

WHO Collaborating Centre for the Patient Perspective in Medicine Use Redesignated

The WHO has redesignated the WHO Collaborating Centre for the Patient Perspective in Medicine Use for a new four-year term covering 2026–2030.

Why are young people’s sleep and mental health so poor? Researchers point to ‘vicious cycles’ as possible explanation

A new study from the University of Copenhagen maps a complex network of factors that may trap young adults in poor sleep patterns and mental distress.

Uncertainty-based communication fuels vaccine scepticism

Even small changes in official health communication can have major consequences for both trust and behaviour regarding vaccination. This is shown by an international study using US data.

Rukman Manapurath: Early-life determinants of cardiometabolic disease

Meet Rukman Manapurath, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Mothers without specific fatty acid in the blood more often have children with asthma

A small molecule in the blood of pregnant women is linked to children’s risk of developing childhood asthma and respiratory infections, a new study shows.

Olivier Rubin Publishes new Book: Chronic Crises: An Exploration of Crises with No End in Sight

The book explores six such cases, namely famine, starvation, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS. While very different in nature, they share a common feature: their endings are unclear,…

When the system cracks, what emerges?

This year's film festival theme is 'Emerging': When the system cracks, what emerges? A moment to question, reflect, and see things differently.

“Wake-up call” from leading sleep scientists: Night-time warming threatens the sleep of billions

Hotter nighttime temperatures disrupt our sleep to an alarming degree and the impacts appear to be accelerating, scientists warn. An international group of scientists is calling for the first global taskforce to help…