News about The University

New funding for Silk Ribbons In Museum Amager

In late June, the research project "Silk Ribbons at Museum Amager - A Window to Europe'' received 75.000 kr. from Manufakturhandlerforeningen i Kjøbenhavns Almene Fond.

Limited seating om August 2nd

On Friday the second of August, there will be limited seating in the library as we need to clean the black office chairs and the red benches. There will be room in the reading room on the 1st floor.

Henriette Stoy receives an EMBO fellowship

Henriette Stoy has received DKK 1.340.000 as an EMBO postdoctoral Fellowship for the project “DNA structural elements in the genome-wide regulation of transcription”. This collaborative project between the Møllegaard la…

DISTRACT looking for 1-2 student assistants

New positions as student assistants at DISTRACT open for application

A practical introduction to holo-omics

The study of holobionts, which is an animal and plant species in association with all of their microorganisms, is complex and therefore often challenging. A new methodology paper highlights critical decision points…

Esteemed colleagues from reNEW elected members of EMBO

This comes as the not-for-profit organisation celebrates its 60th year of working to promote research in the life sciences while supporting international idea exchange between some of the leading molecular scientists…

4M euros for research into nuclear metabolism

Associate Professor Jan Żylicz has been awarded an MSCA Doctoral Networks Grant for project; NUCLEAR - metabolic regulation of genome function and cell identity.

Cleaning of furniture

On Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 of July we will have the chairs in the reading room on the first floor and the leather sofas cleaned. The reading room (and the sofas will therefore not be able to be used for those two…

HUM:Global awards seed money to four projects at the Humanities

We are delighted to announce that HUM:Global is awarding four humanities projects 17,500 DKK in seed money in 2024.

Jelena Bakic gives lecture on Paratext and Privacy

Jelena Bakic In June we had the pleasure of welcoming Jelena Bakic to the centre. Jelena is a researcher at the Free University of Bolzano and affiliated with the University of Porto, Transdisciplinary Research Center…

Helene Borregaard Stephensen receives a postdoc from the Carlsberg Foundation

Former CFS researcher, Helene Borregaard Stephensen, receives a postdoc from the Carlsberg Foundation with the project “Psychosis between alienation and institution: Rethinking the spaces of care”.

How are people affected by aesthetic atmospheres?

With support from VELUX FONDEN, Tone Roald from the Department of Psychology will investigate how we experience atmospheres created by music and architecture.

In science for truth, not positive results

Science is all about discovering reality and not about confirming the researcher’s high hopes or bias. Beatriz Cruz Luzon made a point of this lately at the Lundbeck Brain Battle, winning the competition and the prize o…

June edition of Taiwan Architecture Magazine edited by PRIVACY researcher Hui-Yi Yang

The June edition of Taiwan Architecture Magazine, which is curated by Centre for Privacy Studies guest researcher Hui-Yi Yang as a guest editor, was released on June 1st. This edition focuses on House Museums; spaces…

Andreas Mæchel Fritzen receives DFF-grant to explore his best idea

Associate Professor Andreas Mæchel Fritzen receives more than DKK 6 million for exploring some of his best ideas.

Danish language skills for international staff

CIP’s Danish courses play an essential role for international staff at UCPH.

Following in parents' educational footsteps reaps financial rewards

Lawyers, doctors and engineers who have studied in the same field as their parents have higher incomes than their colleagues, according to a new Danish study.

Clinical professor left school to read a book on the immune system

Cancer patients who undergo immune therapy experience a host of adverse effects. One of this year’s KFJ Award winners, Inge Marie Svane, wants to change that.

DKK 50 million for further development of world-leading mass spectrometry research and new protein studies

Professor Jesper Velgaard Olsen has received the Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate Research Grant 2024 for proteomics research into single-cell protein signalling pathways using mass spectrometry. The project will pave…

Patients infected with new virus sparked professor’s interest in virology

Today, Professor Jens Bukh receives the preclinical KFJ Award for his ground-breaking research into i.a. hepatitis C.

Six projects received funding from the CEMES Mid-Year Call 2024

On 17 June the Steering Committee reviewed the applications for the CEMES Spring Call. We received 13 applications for a wide variety of themes, fields and interdisciplinary activities. We distributed grants for…

Summer Opening Hours 2024

The library is open all summer. July and August: Monday - Friday 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. Have a nice summer!

Andreas will unravel the pros and cons of intelligent learning tools

Long has digitalisation been hitting the classroom – but what is the potential and are there hidden risks? Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen, Associate Professor at SODAS and the Department of Economics, will find out with the hel…

Economist unravelling the pros and cons of intelligent learning tools

Long has digitalisation been hitting the classroom – but what is the potential and are there hidden risks? Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen, Associate Professor at SODAS and the Department of Economics, will find out with the hel…