She brings the circus into physics — and questions everything Perhaps science needs to look in entirely new directions to crack the toughest unsolved problems. Clara Ferreira Cores explores the intersection of art and research in an unusual PhD project.

Clara Ferreira Cores’ project at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH explores how the natural sciences and the world of art can exchange ideas and methods:
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The art of Arctic science - ESMH As Arctic researchers gather in Aarhus, Denmark, for the annual Arctic Science Summit Week (25/3-1/4/2026), the European Science-Media Hub explores the

It's #ArcticScienceSummitWeek

'The art of #ArcticScience' - how art & #science can come together in photos of ice core research

👉Article & interviews with Prof Jørgen Peder Steffensen #NielsBohrInstitute #UCPH & photographer @larsson-warzecha.bsky.social: wp.me/panTdn-4x4

#ASSW2026 #MonicaFlight

Danish or English? University of Copenhagen split on language policy According to the organisers of a language policy hearing, Danish is being sidelined at university despite an official parallel language policy. But the rector does not share their concerns.

Is the University of Copenhagen #UCPH sliding too far into English, and becoming an English-speaking bubble in a Danish-speaking society?
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Faculty of Science rethink: Specialised one-year master’s degrees Faculty drops idea of short versions of traditional subjects and launches a series of new, more specialised degrees. At the same time, it is working »flat out« to get companies to take on students for...

The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH has done an about-turn on the government-mandated reforms to Danish master’s degrees:
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Political fight over pesticides in Danish drinking water — what the research shows More than half of Danish drinking water wells contain pesticide residues. Two University of Copenhagen researchers explain what we know about the risks, what Danish politicians are talking about — and...

In the run-up to the Danish general election on 24 March, the University Post is asking researchers from the University of Copenhagen #UCPH to bring their expertise to bear on the issues. This time: Drinking water:
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Campus puzzle falls into place — except for one piece The University of Copenhagen wants to balance the property budget and reduce its climate footprint. The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management has to move: But where?

The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management #IGN at #UCPH University of Copenhagen has to move: But where?
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Environmental economics students push back against economics orthodoxy in open letter Students of environmental economics say they are not being prepared for the real world and that they are only being offered one perspective on economics. Department management is prepared to make conc...

It sounds like where you can learn about the interplay between money and the planet’s resources: But it's not. 177 students sign critical open letter to the management of the Department of Food and Resource Economics #IFRO at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH:
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What do PhD students and ICE agents have in common? Career pressure People who are under pressure in their professional lives are willing to act brutally to climb the career ladder. And this can be exploited, new Copenhagen study shows.

Together with his colleague Christian Gläßel from Hertie School, @ascharpf.bsky.social #UCPH has set out to investigate what it is that has ordinary people committing atrocities: uniavisen.dk/en/what-do-p...

I’m incredibly honored to share that I’ve received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to conduct research at the Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen and Stockholm University.

"𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜'𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚"

#MSCA #UCPH #StockholmUniversity #IIMCB

Inaugural Lecture: How Democracies Know: Personhood, Population, and the Politics of Numbers in Ghana – University Post Join us for Associate Professor Alena Thiel's Inaugural lecture at CAS. The lecture will be followed by a reception. Abstract: The social study of state bureaucracies remains a vibrant field, with Jam...

Inaugural Lecture: How Democracies Know: Personhood, Population, and the Politics of Numbers in Ghana w. Alena Thiel #UCPH University of Copenhagen 4 February:
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Book launch for 'Social Media for Research Impact'

Book launch of #SocialMediaforResearchImpact. Please tell your colleagues if you are in Copenhagen!
📅 19 February 2026, 15:00–17:00
📍 Munkekælderen, Frue Plads 4 (University of Copenhagen #UCPH)
🖊️ Registration link is here: forms.gle/2ePTNbCf6d17...
Everyone is welcome! @bogers.bsky.social

Layoffs shake trust in University of Copenhagen — researcher warns international colleagues Sergey Rosbakh left the Faculty of Science in December 2025 and now says that the credibility of UCPH as an employer has been undermined. According to the dean at the faculty the risk of reputational ...

Trust in the University of Copenhagen #UCPH as an employer has been undermined, says Sergey Rosbakh @srosbakh.bsky.social after mass layoffs at the Faculty of Science: »I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but I felt relieved to be on my way out«.
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In Memoriam: Peter Marcus Kristensen (1983–2025) Our dear colleague Peter Marcus Kristensen has passed away, the Department of Political Science writes.

In memory of Peter Marcus Kristensen, Department of Political Science, #UCPH University of Copenhagen. Obituary:
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Media & Outreach | The Behavioural Ecology Group Explore media coverage of the UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group. Discover our research on animal behaviour & bioacoustics in international media.

🌍 We are excited to launch our new "Media & Outreach" page!

From decoding animal emotions with #AI to understanding bioacoustics, discover our group's work featured in @nytimes.com, @news.sky.com, RTS, @ndr.de and more.

#SciComm #Bioacoustics #Research #MediaCoverage #UCPH

University of Copenhagen delays final phase of reform cuts Final DKK 50 million cut postponed to 2029–2030 — equivalent to 150 full-time salaries. Management expects no major rounds of layoffs, but does not rule out unit-specific dismissals.

Final DKK 50 million cut postponed, say #UCPH managers, citing digitalisation timing:
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Round Tower dome takes flight over old Copenhagen The Round Tower’s three-tonne dome has been removed as part of the restoration of what used to be a University of Copenhagen science hub.

Dome has been removed as part of the restoration of historic University of Copenhagen #UCPH science hub:
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As Trump tears up the rulebook, academics use a new concept Two University of Copenhagen researchers adopt the concept of the »diplomatic extreme« to make sense of the US president’s statements on Greenland.

When foreign policy goes off-script, things get complicated. This goes for politicians and diplomats. But it also goes for researchers. Two University of Copenhagen #UCPH researchers introduce the 'diplomatic extreme'.
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124 jobs lost at Faculty of Science — academics fear lasting damage A recurring annual DKK 100 million deficit has led to widespread layoffs at the Faculty of Science. Critics decry both the impact on core tasks and the lack of budget oversight, which the Academic Cou...

A total of 66 staff members were dismissed by the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH in its just concluded round of layoffs. They come on top of 26 voluntary redundancies and 32 senior staff retirements:
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Students confront management: »Will my master’s be a joke degree?« With more than 10 staff laid off, and 25 staff departing voluntarily, students of Landscape Architecture at the University of Copenhagen are concerned about the continued quality of their education pr...

10 staff members at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management (IGN) at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH have been dismissed. A further 25 have accepted voluntary redundancy: uniavisen.dk/en/students-...

Somali student refused entry to Denmark — classmates take action Mustaf Mohamed Takoy was denied entry to Denmark this summer, despite holding an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for study at UCPH. His fellow students have taken matters into their own hands and appealed the decision.

Somali student refused entry to Denmark — University of Copenhagen #UCPH classmates take action:
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University of Copenhagen needs 75,000 m² cut to offset financing shortfall The University has yet to find funding to balance the books on campus infrastructure from 2028 onwards. Its savings will only stretch as far as 2026.

Documents from the University of Copenhagen #UCPH show that the layoffs at the Faculty of Science were just the first visible sign of a potentially much larger financial issue in the university’s property management:
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Prorector defends decision to close retreat rooms: They failed their purpose Retreat rooms at the University of Copenhagen are history, and they will not return in their previous form, says Prorector for Education Kristian C. Lauta in this interview with the University Post.

We spoke to Kristian C. Lauta, Prorector for Education at #UCPH about the decision to close the retreat rooms:
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Innovation unit after the reform: New colleagues, better ideas The administration reform has made a less fragmented University of Copenhagen, according to two employees. But the implementation of it is still ongoing.

Staff we talked to at the #UCPH University of Copenhagen unit for Innovation and Business Collaboration are positive about the university's reform to its administration:
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Can openness save us? University of Copenhagen revives a message from the nuclear age 75 years after Niels Bohr’s open letter to the United Nations, researchers warn that science — once again — is caught up in a collaboration and security dilemma. New geopolitics initiative wants to he...

A conference on openness in research at the University of Copenhagen #UCPH was framed around a historical document: Danish atomic physicist Niels Bohr’s open letter to world leaders from 1950.
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Education unit after the reform: »Uncertainty is still the order of the day« With the new administration at UCPH, union representative Anders Hartvig Hartzen has seen colleagues go on sick leave due to stress.

»A lot of things are still up in the air and remain unresolved — to put it mildly.« Administrator in #UCPH education unit takes stock:
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Cutbacks begin: Layoffs hit the Faculty of Science The round of cuts at the Faculty of Science lets go of more than 100 staff members in total. Union representative wonders why management didn’t act sooner.

Sweeping cutbacks at the University of Copenhagen’s #UCPH Faculty of Science are now hitting home. A large number of staff — both academic and technical-administrative staff — were laid off Thursday 20 November:
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