PhD

As a PhD student at the University of Copenhagen you have the opportunity to advance your international career as part of a world class research team. Every year, UCPH enrols more than 700 new PhD students. The University of Copenhagen offers cutting edge research in an international atmosphere. In 2013 Monocle Magazine heralded Copenhagen as "the most liveable city in the world".

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TITLE FACULTY LOCATION DEADLINE
Two PhD fellowships in Medical Science and Technology Studies/Medical Anthropology at the Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 07-09-2026
PhD fellowship in “Agentic AI and Large Language Models for Global Pathogen Analysis” Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 08-09-2026
PhD fellowship in the mechanisms of muscle-derived FGF21 signaling and age-related metabolic resistance in aging Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 09-09-2026
PhD position for 3 years in stem cell-based disease modelling of the hypothalamus Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 13-09-2026
PhD fellowship in cellular mechanisms underlying severe post-acute disease biology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 13-09-2026
PhD fellowship in Bioenergy witCarbon Capture and Storage Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 14-09-2026
PhD Fellowship in Simulation-Supervised Machine Learning for Biology Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 15-09-2026
PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (stylistic analysis) at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies 15-09-2026
PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (sourcing) at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies 15-09-2026
Vacant PhD scholarship at iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law iCourts, Faculty of Law 15-09-2026
PhD fellowship in trained immunity in zebrafish Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 20-09-2026
PhD fellowship in chemical methods for half-life extension of peptides Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 20-09-2026
PhD fellowship causal inference at the SMARTbiomed Pioneer centre Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 20-09-2026
PhD scholarship in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Theology 01-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Infrastructures of Care for the Green Transition Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 01-10-2026
PhD fellowship in DNA Replication and Early Mammalian Development at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 01-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Soil Fertility phosphorus Faculty of Science Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences 15-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Natural Language Processing Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 08-11-2026