News about The University

BARC at NCPC 2026

BARC was represented both at the keyboards and on the jury at this year's Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest (NCPC).

New faculty structure at the University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen will continue to have six faculties, however, they will be organised in a new way. The aim of the new structure is to achieve a better academic balance at the University.

Study: The social side effects of academic activities can be crucial for reducing dropout

Academic activities cannot be evaluated on the academic gain alone. It is the social side effect that keeps students hanging in there, new research shows.

Best paper and presentation winner

Emil Lundedal Hammar won the best paper+presentation prize at “The Gam(bl)ing Conference: Thinking Outsides of the Loot Box”

BARC core researcher Research Prize

BARC core researcher receives 2026 IT University of Copenhagen Research Prize

Fulbright uddeler legater for det akademiske år 2027/2028 (In Danish)

Fulbright Denmark uddeler legater til danske kandidat- og ph.d.-studerende, forskere og undervisere på mellem 50.000-200.000 DKK, som tager på studie- eller forskningsophold i USA. De tilbyder samtidig gratis, uafhængig…

Penn Healthcare Case Competition 2026

Penn Biotech Group's 2026 Penn Healthcare Case Competition is one of the only healthcare-focused case competitions in the world, bringing teams from across the globe together for a two-round, highly engaging competition…

BARC core researcher co-authors recommendations on AI

Thore Husfeldt co-authors recommendations on AI and theoretical computer science

BARC welcomes Huacheng Yu

BARC welcomes Huacheng Yu to the team.

Fra ph.d. til klinik

Hvis du er ph.d.-studerende og læge, sygeplejerske, jordemoder, fysioterapeut, psykolog m.v., og har patienter i klinikken, er du netop i målgruppen for ph.d.-skolens kursus Fra ph.d. til klinik: Brug dine…

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…

Arsalan Kharazmi has died at 82

Professor Arsalan "Ami" Kharazmi, one of the founders of CMP died 23/09/2026

New podcast: learning how to read and write academic texts

In this episode, we discuss the need to learn how to read and write academic texts as part of university education.

Awards for Internationally Recognised Research on Obesity and Hormonal Disorders

Two researchers from the University of Copenhagen have been honoured with the Erhoff Prize 2026 and the Erhoff Foundation Talent Award 2026.

New exam format reduces social disparities in grades in Danish schools

Teachers no longer assess their own students’ written final exams at the end of 9th grade in Danish schools. This has led to a significant reduction in grade disparities between students from different socio-economic…

Ruth Loos wins the Erhoff Prize 2026 for her research into the genetics of obesity

Professor Ruth Loos of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) at the University of Copenhagen receives the Erhoff Prize 2026 and DKK 300,000.

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.

Reimagining nature is a dance with people

Carlsberg Foundation awards DKK 50 million to an interdisciplinary research centre that will investigate how natural processes can be restored while improving people's lives.

Atreyee Sen receives Global Development Teaching Prize for the second year in a row

Professor Atreyee Sen has been awarded the Global Development Teaching Prize 2025/2026 for the second consecutive year.

Abdihakim Ismail visits CMP

Abdihakim visits TANZANIA team 22/09-18/12/2026

ERC Grants for three NBI researchers

No less than three ERC Starting Grants for NBI.

Experience IVH after dark

On Friday 9 October from 6 pm to 11 pm, Culture Night comes to Frederiksberg Campus.

European Society for Phenomenology

Professor Dan Zahavi has just been elected President of the European Society for Phenomenology.

UCPH record: Eight new spinouts in nine months

So far in 2026, the University of Copenhagen has supported eight spinouts, with more on the way.