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More than 30 international summer courses at UCPH

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The University offers more than 30 international summer courses in 2023 at both bachelor and master level – all of them open for domestic and international students.

War in Ukraine

The war is the logical consequence of Putin's ideological struggle with the West

If you have followed what Vladimir Putin has said and written about the West and Russia the past few years, the invasion of Ukraine should not come as a surprise.

The Ukrainian refugee crisis led to mass mobilisation of volunteers on Facebook

Within days and weeks, the Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in a surge in Facebook support groups in response to the war and following humanitarian crisis.

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Research with an impact

Family growth depends on wages

Inequality stemming from fertility can be long-lasting – and income changes affect men and women's desire for family growth differently.

The perfect explosion in space

When neutron stars collide they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped like a perfect sphere. The discovery may provide a new key to measuring the age of the Universe.

Plant chemistry

Contraception is the future of rat control

Researchers have gotten yeast cells to brew triptolide, a substance typically extracted from a Chinese plant; making it possible to control rats with the substance on a large scale.

A world-class
research university

Driven by intellectual creativity and critical thinking since 1479, researchers and students at the University of Copenhagen have expanded horizons and contributed to moving the world forward. With its 5,000 researchers and 37,500 students, the University boasts an international research and study environment and is highly ranked among the world's best universities.

Facts and figures

6th best university in Europe

10 UCPH scientists have received a Nobel Prize

DKK 5 is what Denmark gets back for each krone invested in the University

DKK 28 billion is the University’s annual contribution to the Danish economy

18,195 applied for the undergraduate programmes at UCPH in July 2022

7,161 were on 28 July 2022 offered a place on an undergraduate programme at the University

36,897 students are enrolled

5,867 graduated in 2021 from the University

650 were awarded the PhD degree in 2021

290 start-ups are established every year from the University

13,000 scientific articles are published each year

100 times a day, the University’s researchers are quoted in the media

37 UCPH alumni have become Prime Minister of Denmark

33 Olympic medals have been won by 20 UCPH alumni

70% is how much the University has reduced its CO2 emissions per employee/student since 2006