University Life

DOCTORAL THESIS

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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…

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…

Watch students debate with Merkel

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Minister and universities agree on dimensioning model

Even though the University of Copenhagen must still reduce enrolment by 883 student places, a new agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science has given the University an extra four years to do so.

Top universities create green guide for universities

Ten of the world's top universities now release the Green Guide for Universities at the international conference Making Universities Sustainable Conference that takes place in Copenhagen this week. The guide makes it…

Negotiable sustainability

Copenhagen Competition 2014 takes place in the University of Copenhagen’s Ceremonial Hall 20 to 21 October.

Three new centres of excellence at UCPH

The Danish National Research Foundation has announced its new centres of excellence. The University of Copenhagen is looking forward to three new centres and funding of up to DKK 175 million. UCPH researchers will also…