University Life

SAVINGS

2016.02.04

Massive layoffs to hit research and education

The University of Copenhagen is cutting deep into its staff in response to the Danish government's cutbacks. Even though a great deal of the savings are aimed at administration and service, they will affect the quality…

Visual science

2016.02.04

University kicks of battle of beautiful data

Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen and Faculty of SCIENCE are inviting researchers from all walks of science to join the competition “Art in Science”.

Chemical award

2016.01.29

Torkil Holm prize for straddling chemistry and biology

Professor Dimitrios Stamou is awarded the Torkil Holm prize for work on borders between chemistry and biology.

APPOINTMENT

2016.01.15

Rebecca Adler-Nissen new member of European foreign policy think tank

Associate Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Department of Political Science, has been appointed a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

DOCTORAL THESIS

2015.11.11

Politicians condition the influence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

EU politicians have decisive influence on the broader impact of the Court’s jurisprudence. That is the conclusion by Professor Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, who is one of the first to analyse the judicial influence on EU…

Climate

2015.11.04

The most vulnerable countries miss out on climate change knowledge

Collaborations on climate change research are divided into separate regions of the world with little knowledge exchange between them. The most vulnerable countries of the world are largely disconnected from the…

Climate

2015.11.02

Bugs collected on rooftop for 18 years reveal climate change effects

Study of insects on the roof of Zoological Museum has revealed local insect community turnover due to climate change.

Collaboration

2015.09.21

Shared workdays to strengthen and stimulate collaboration between researchers and businesses

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences invites businesses to benefit from the department’s expertise and facilities, and anticipates that shared workdays will be a fertile ground for innovation and…

Film

2015.09.16

Panum location for new film

He is one of the writers behind top box office films like Fasandræberne (The Pheasant Killers), A Royal Affair and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. For the first time, screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg will now step into…

Refugee crisis

2015.09.14

Give refugees access to education

New thinking in education is called for if Denmark is to deliver a truly humanitarian effort while benefiting from the many well-educated refugees who are entering the country. The University of Copenhagen is seeking…

Health Axis Europe

2015.08.27

University of Copenhagen joins European health elite

Knowledge, growth and visions for future health. These will be the keywords when the University of Copenhagen formally becomes part of the strategic alliance 'Health Axis Europe' on Thursday 27 August 2015 at 14.00. The…

Conference

2015.08.19

A day dedicated to education quality

For the fifth time the University of Copenhagen is hosting a teaching conference for everyone in Denmark with an interest in education. This year’s themes span interdisciplinarity, teaching entrepreneurship and teaching…

EDUCATION

2015.08.04

New study preferences and high grade points in this year’s intake

On 30 July, 7,641 applicants were offered a place at the University of Copenhagen. The number is at level with last year but covers a slight change in applicants’ study preferences with more students admitted to social…

Education

2015.07.16

University of Copenhagen remains first choice for most applicants

The University of Copenhagen received 25,995 applications from a total of 17,238 individual applicants this year.

Teacher of the Year Award 2015

2015.06.11

Teacher of the Year Award for a chemist... again

The Teacher of the Year at SCIENCE 2015 award has been bestowed upon Associate Professor Michael Pittelkow of the Department of Chemistry. The recipient was selected by a group of students...

Scholarship programme

2015.05.29

Novo Nordisk and UCPH to boost exchange of talented students

UCPH rector, Ralf Hemmingsen, and executive vice president and chief science officer at Novo Nordisk, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, sign the deal. The Novo Nordisk International Programme of Talents will boost student…

SCIENCE award

2015.05.13

Young chemist reinvents clean air for industry

A UCPH Department of Chemistry researcher has been awarded the first ever “SCIENCE Business Prize for Young Researchers” for connecting polluters with research-based air purification solutions developed at the Universit…

ROYAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2015.05.07

Two talented exchange students awarded by Crown Princess Mary

- Thanks to student exchange, each year thousands of young people criss-cross the world and like little threads you help us all to come a little closer together. By choosing to come to Denmark and spend a semester here…

Spin out

2015.05.07

Gilead Sciences purchases research firm

EpiTherapeutics, a Danish firm that develops medicine using biomedical research conducted at the University of Copenhagen, was today sold to an American drug maker for 444 million kroner. EpiTherapeutics’ products are…

Webcast

2015.04.28

Watch students debate with Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel and prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt debated economic growth in Europe with university students Tuesday afternoon.

ADMISSIONS

2015.03.27

More quota-2 applicants making University of Copenhagen their first choice

The number of quota-2 applicants in 2015 rose slightly over last year. Half had the University of Copenhagen as their first choice.

Equal opportunity

2015.02.10

Hiring target: A woman in every applicant pool

Equal opportunity New University of Copenhagen hiring guidelines now require that women be included among the applicants for all new openings for managers and researchers

GREEN CAMPUS

2014.12.10

New green strategy puts UCPH in the sustainability Champions League

The University of Copenhagen has set out ambitious new targets for sustainability designed to make UCPH one of the world’s most sustainable universities. With “Green Campus 2020: A Strategy for Resource Efficiency and…

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

2014.11.21

Innovative Hindi instructor named 2014 teacher of year

The University of Copenhagen’s teacher of the year for 2014 is known for taking students out of the classroom and into Indian culture in both Denmark and India.

JUNIOR RESEARCHERS PROJECT

2014.11.17

Junior researchers take unconventional routes

All four winners of this year's Junior Researchers Project and Minister of Education Christine Antorini and UCPH rector Ralf Hemmingsen. The University of Copenhagen today named four upper-secondary school students as…