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
PhD scholarship in “Macroeconomic Modelling and the Green Transition”, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Økonomisk Institut 18-02-2026
PhD fellowship in Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture Faculty of Science PLEN 22-02-2026
Ph.d.-studerende søges til projekt om kollaborative infrastrukturer på Campus Kalundborg Faculty of Science Department of Science Education 22-02-2026
PhD Fellowship in Biocomplexity Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 22-02-2026
PhD Fellowship in Biology Faculty of Science Department of Biology 23-02-2026
PhD fellowship in cancer stem cells’ immune evasion Faculty of Science Department of Biology 26-02-2026
Two PhD fellowships on implicit theories of gender/sex in the context of diverse hormonal transitions, Department of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 01-03-2026
PhD scholarship as part of “Social Identity” project at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Economics 01-03-2026
DC 11 MSCA Doctoral Network MLCARE (Machine Learning Computational Advancements for peRsonalized mEdicine) Faculty of Science Department of Biology 03-03-2026
PhD fellowship in Health Inequality Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 04-03-2026
Fully funded PhD fellowships in computational and experimental de novo protein design Faculty of Science Department of Biology 04-03-2026
PhD fellowship in Physics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 04-03-2026
PhD fellowships in n Cosmochemistry and Early Solar System Processes Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 05-03-2026
PhD scholarship in Criminology at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Sociologi 08-03-2026
Ph.D Fellow in Natural Language Processing Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 08-03-2026
2 PhD fellowships in in-vitro digestion of novel plant-based ingredients Faculty of Science FOOD 15-03-2026
PhD Projects in Theoretical Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 15-03-2026
PhD fellowships in Remote Sensing and Deep Learning for understanding woody ecosystem response to climate change Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management 15-03-2026
Two PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology 16-03-2026
PhD stipends in Mathematics Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 01-04-2026
PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 01-04-2026
PhD fellowship in computational and mathematical modelling of flow and fracture in ice sheets Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 01-04-2026
PhD fellowships in experimental materials chemistry and electrocatalysis Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 01-04-2026
PhD fellowship in Molecular Cell Biology Faculty of Science Department of Biology 12-04-2026