Extension 2021.03.11 Rector to continue to 2025 Henrik C. Wegener’s name will remain on the door to his rector office at the University of Copenhagen for the next four years.
Education 2021.02.04 New unit at UCPH to put focus on research into children and education New funding from the Ministry of Children and Education will enable researchers from across the Faculty of Social Sciences to strengthen quantitative research into children’s education and their social mobility.
appointment 2021.01.29 Kirsten Busch Nielsen to continue as dean at the Faculty of Humanities After eight months as acting dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Kirsten Busch Nielsen has been appointed dean for the next five years.
New Prorector 2020.09.30 Professor of social data is appointed Prorector Professor David Dreyer Lassen will take up a new position as Prorector at the University of Copenhagen on 1 January 2021. He will be in charge of research, innovation and overall relations with foundations and…
New study 2020.05.28 Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis Many international students at the University of Copenhagen have struggled with isolation, loneliness and anxiety during lockdown in Denmark, a new study shows.
Online meetings 2020.05.18 Do you also suffer from Zoom fatigue? After a long day of online meetings and classes, many people feel tired and exhausted. And with good reason because, when online, we are deprived of the many impressions and signals that help us to better understand wha…
anxiety 2020.04.30 How to deal with anxiety and worries in corona times For many students suffering from anxiety, the corona crisis is of great significance. But as a student there are many things you can do to subdue and contain your anxiety.
Prize 2020.04.02 Prominent Researcher Receives Queen Margrethe II's Science Award The award is presented by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and this year goes to Professor Anja Groth for her research into epigenetics. The award ceremony, where the award is handed out by the Majesty…
Paracetamol 2020.03.25 Health researchers find solution to life-threatening side effect Through studies of rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen may have found the reason behind of a large drop in blood pressure in patients receiving intravenous pain medication.
Virus 2020.03.12 Virologists monitor which coronaviruses that occur in Danish animals Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Statens Serum Institut (SSI) have mapped the different coronaviruses that occur in Danish animals. They emphasise that these viruses are harmless to humans.
Transporter 2020.03.06 Neuroscientists discover new structure of important protein in the brain A novel structure of a so-called 'neurotransmitter: sodium symporter’ has been mapped at the University of Copenhagen. The discovery adds to the researchers’ knowledge of neurotransmitters in the brain and may lead to…
Cells 2020.02.28 DNA discovery can lead to new types of cancer drugs Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that our cells replicate their DNA much more loosely than previously thought. The new knowledge might be useful for developing novel treatments against…
Dementia 2020.02.11 Taller young men may have lower dementia risk Being taller in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia in men, even when education, intelligence and family genetics are taken into account.
Genetics 2020.01.21 Zebrafish teach researchers more about atrial fibrillation Genetic research in zebrafish at the University of Copenhagen has surprised the researchers behind the study. The results have the potential to change the prevalent perception of the cardiac disorder atrial fibrillation…
Circulation 2020.01.20 Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels Contrary to previous belief, a neuroscientist from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has shown the existence of a particular type of sphincter in the brain's blood supply in mice. The discovery changes the…
Genetics 2020.01.16 A sea monster’s genome The giant squid is an elusive giant, but its secrets are about to be revealed. A new study led by the University of Copenhagen has sequenced the creature’s entire genome, offering an opportunity to throw some light on…
CHANGE OF GUARD 2019.10.04 New dean at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen Katrine Krogh Andersen will be the new dean at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science. She is currently Dean of Research at DTU, the Technical University of Denmark.
Mathematics 2019.09.09 The ever-winning lottery ticket: Mathematicians solve a dusty mystery After years of work, University of Copenhagen mathematics researchers have answered a mysterious half-century-old riddle. The mystery was all but forgotten until a Danish researcher heard about, and then decided to…
Innovation 2019.08.29 UCPH-spinout receives support for development of cancer-drug The biotech company ADCendo ApS, a spinout-company from the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre within University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet, has been accepted into the start up-programme Creation House at the…
machine learning 2019.08.27 Women are beautiful, men rational Men are typically described by words that refer to behavior, while adjectives ascribed to women tend to be associated with physical appearance. This, according to a group of computer scientists from the University of…
Stem Cells 2019.07.30 Stem Cell Research Sheds New Light on the Skin For the first time, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied and outlined the development of sebaceous glands in the skin. The study provides greater insight into the development and maintenance of the…
Antibiotics 2019.07.25 Antibiotics Can Inhibit Skin Lymphoma New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit cancer in the skin in patients with a rare type of lymphoma.
Blood pressure 2019.07.02 Carbohydrate in the Heart Seems to Help Regulate Blood Pressure New research suggests that a particular type of carbohydrate plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure in the human body. This has been shown by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and…
New professor 2019.07.01 Newly appointed professor is playing a significant role in the artificial intelligence revolution In 2018, Christina Lioma became leader of the Machine Learning research section at the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen (DIKU). On 7 June 2019, she became the second woman to obtain a higher…
NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 2019.07.01 From research and foreign policy in Oslo to UCPH Political Science With 25 years of experience in research and as a political advisor, Norwegian senior researcher Nina Græger is relocating to Copenhagen to head the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen from 16…