News

Stay updated on the latest news from the Department of Chemistry, including research breakthroughs, grants, awards, collaborations, and activities across our research and teaching environments.

Jul. 09 2026
The Building Blocks of the Universe – New Book by Professor Thomas Just Sørensen
We lack a truly fundamental understanding of the world we live in, says Thomas Just Sørensen, author of The Building Blocks of the Universe. But now…
Jul. 09 2026
Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant
GRANT The Sapere Aude: DFF–Research Leader grants are awarded to early-career researchers who have already distinguished themselves within their field…
May. 28 2026
Sven Harnung died on May 11.
Sven Egil Giersing Harnung was Associate Professor Emeritus at the Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen. His academic home was inorganic…
May. 07 2026
Scientists stunned: Volcano cleans up after itself by removing methane from the air
A violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has revealed a surprising natural mechanism that could potentially help slow global warming. The…
Jan. 06 2026
Danish chemist's invention could make counterfeiting a thing of the past
Every year, companies lose billions of kroner when goods are copied or illegally resold.
Jan. 06 2026
PERMA Full-Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical System (MEPS)
The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen is pleased to announce the start of the PERMA Full-Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical…
Dec. 17 2025
Welcome to Allan Jønsson
On December 1st, Allan Jønsson joined as project manager with responsibility for the relocation of CHEM into NBB.
Oct. 06 2025
PhD Award to Chemistry’s Jacob Kæstel-Hansen
Congratulations to Jacob, who is receiving the SCIENCE PhD Award for his dissertation “Accelerating Biological Discoveries by Decoding Single-Particle…
Sept. 24 2025
ERC Grant for Michael Martin Nielsen
The project is titled “Beyond UV: Visible-light Photocatalysis in Prebiotic Chemistry”, and Michael Martin Nielsen is one of ten researchers in…
Sept. 07 2025
Professor Jan Rossmeisl is awarded the Faraday medal for electrochemistry 2025
The Faraday Medal is awarded annually by the Electrochemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry to an electrochemist working outside the UK and…

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