University Life

Head of the Centre of African Studies at University of Copenhagen, Amanda Hammar, looks forward to extending global research collaboration in African Studies as new president of the European African Studies Association.

From 1 January 2020, the University Board needs three new external members, including a new chairperson. The hunt is therefore on to find candidates who meet the formal requirements and the nomination bodies’ list of…

Through research into the origins of life and the Earth, the distribution and genetic diversity of life as well as the interaction of humans with the Earth, scientists at the new Globe Institute will contribute to a…

Combining big data with artificial intelligence has allowed University of Copenhagen researchers to determine whether you wrote your assignment or whether a ghostwriter penned it for you - with nearly 90 percent…

The University of Copenhagen is introducing a new professional master’s degree programme in neurorehabilitation. It is targeted at physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, doctors and other practitioners, who…

On 13 May, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary gave out the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students at the University of Copenhagen.

The Rector of the University of Copenhagen supports the Saudi Arabian historian and human rights activist Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi in a letter to the King of Saudi Arabia.

The University of Copenhagen is joining the university alliance 4EU+, which is to educate Europeans who can work together across languages, borders and disciplines. 4EU+ has just applied for funding for the alliance…

Six Danish universities, including the University of Copenhagen, have opened a Danish branch of the international network organisation Scholars at Risk.

The University of Copenhagen now has the Court's word that the revocation of Milena Penkowa’s doctoral degree was lawful. The decision is welcomed by the Academic Council, which awards doctorates and revoked Penkowa’s…

To provide students with global mindsets and prepare them for their future careers, most universities aim to increase international student mobility.

An excellent researcher, a quality-conscious and unselfish leader and a future-oriented promoter of Danish health and medical research. On 18 May Dean Ulla Wewer from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the…

Sugar or carbohydrates affect cells’ ability to absorb and remove bad cholesterol – LDL in the blood. This new knowledge is the result of research conducted at the University of Copenhagen, which for the first time at…

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen will have a new dean from 1 August 2018. A unanimous nomination committee headed by the Rector has agreed that Jesper Kallestrup is the right person to further…

New artificial intelligence can determine your biological age with great precision. It can reveal whether lifestyle changes and medicinal products can increase your chances of living a long and healthy life. This is the…

The Nordic Food Lab at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen has started the lecture series “Monday Aperitivo”, which will be held on the last Monday of the month and everybody is welcome. The…

The University of Copenhagen plays a central role in an ambitious Microsoft multi-million dollar investment. Today, the tech company and the University signed a long-term collaboration agreement on the development of a…

What happens when art studies research? For the exhibition Sugar Theater artists have created four works of art on sugar in cooperation with researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The result is an unusual…

The University of Copenhagen has entered into a three-year priority partnership with the University of Sydney. The agreement involves close collaboration on research, education and student exchange.

The Danish National Research Foundation is ready to grant up to DKK 235 million to four new centres of excellence for basic research at the University of Copenhagen.

The first recipient of the Nils Foss Excellence Prize is Professor Rasmus Bro, who works with advanced data analysis at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen. Rasmus Bro has worked tirelessly to…

Bekzod Khakimov, from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen, is the first recipient of the Nils Foss Talent Prize. He has a PhD in Metabolomics from 2013 and is continuing building the Foodomics…

The Board of the University of Copenhagen has found the person to succeed Ralf Hemmingsen as leader of the university for the next five years. On 1 March 2017, the current Provost at the Technical University of Denmark,…

Five of Denmark’s leading researchers on structural biology will collaborate on a project to gain insight into the brain’s functions and diseases. The initiative is called BRAINSTRUC and funded by Lundbeckfonden with up…

Understanding how drugs interact with skin has long been a challenge within pharmaceutical research. Now, a new center at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, is set to become an international lighthous…