News about The University

Creating Societal Impact: Seeing the Potential in Your Research

Interactive workshop on Creativity and Impact What if societal impact isn't something separate from your research—but simply another way of seeing it? Time and date: 7 September, 9.00–12.00 (followed by lunch for those…

Mobilising Transnational Expertise

Blog post by Samuel Boscarello (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca).

Nine projects received UCPH Geopolitics Seed Money 2026-2027

See which projects received funding through UCPH Geopolitics’ Seed Money Call for 2026–2027.

Education

Human activities have pushed the Earth beyond its safe operating limits. As a result, the planet’s natural resilience is declining, global temperatures are rising rapidly, ecosystems are increasingly degraded, and key…

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.

When the green transition hits the backyard: New research project to strengthen democratic ownership

We broadly support the green transition. But when it changes our landscape, our daily lives, or our local communities, difficult dilemmas arise. It is this tension that a new research project from the Department of…

Henri Oskar Kolz joins CMP

Henri joins the BIOENGINEERING team

Jonathan Felurance Schärfe joins CMP

Jonathan joins the DRUGS and EPITOPE teams

Matthäus Reiner joins CMP

Matthäus joins the OF-CANCER team

Special issue of Ethnos on Viable Futures edited by Andreas Bandak

What does viability mean in today's world? In what ways is it possible to work towards viable futures in social worlds marked by inequality, violence and lack of opportunities? These are some of the profound questions…

When children bring viruses home, it can take a heavy toll on younger siblings later in life

Infants exposed to respiratory illnesses via older siblings typically fare worse in terms of education, income and health in adulthood. This is shown by new research from the University of Copenhagen.

Professor Kei Sakamoto receives EASD-NNF Diabetes Prize for Excellence

Professor Kei Sakamoto will deliver his prize lecture on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 16:30 CEST during the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting.

Two new grants will support clinical translation of cell therapies for dementia and kidney disease

Grants for Little and Kirkeby Group will support clinical translation of cell therapies for dementia and kidney disease.

Researchers receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models

Agnete Kirkeby and Matthew Gillum receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models.

The seeds of the future are sprouting at KU FOOD

At KU FOOD, we are happy to announce that we are ready to welcome a new batch of green minds entering the Bachelor’s programme in Food Science and Nutrition.

Researchers receive Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Grant to screen for appetite-regulating targets in stem cell models

A research project based at the Department of Biomedical Sciences receives a grant of 75 million DKK over 6 years from the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Update April 2026

Dear Fellows, Spring is here, and so is the beginning of a new host of tracks and events with The Society of Fellows. In our last newsletter, we welcomed the 4th UCPH Forward Cohort into the Society of Fellows, updated…

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…

Congratulations to Dr Adrian Henggeler

on the award of a Swiss National Foundation Postdoc Fellowship

Researchers aim to rethink how ADHD is understood

Assistant Professor Jelle Bruineberg has been awarded the Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for a project that aims to develop a new understanding of ADHD. The project combines…

Record-breaking SMBE 2026 conference brings more than 1,700 evolutionary biologists to Copenhagen

The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) 2026 conference concluded after a week of inspiring science, lively discussions, and record-breaking participation, with more than 1,700 researchers gathering in…

Anna Nobis visits CMP

Anna visits VLPVAC team 02/07-30/09/2026

PRIVACY at the European Architectural History Network Conference

From 17-21 June 2026, PRIVACY researchers attended the 9th Biannual Conference of the European Architectural History Network in Aarhus. PRIVACY was represented in three different panels covering many different topics.…

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.