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 Immunology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM) 26-11-2025
PhD fellowship in NanoGeoBiology at the Geobiology section Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 30-11-2025
PhD fellowships in ENERPOL MSCA Doctoral Network Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 30-11-2025
PhD fellowship at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 30-11-2025
PhD fellowship in Atmospheric Chemistry Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 02-12-2025
PhD fellowship in organoid-infection biology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 07-12-2025
PhD fellowship in Computer Science Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 08-12-2025
PhD Fellowships at the Cosmic Dawn Center Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 14-12-2025
3 PhD fellowships in Robotic Intercropping Faculty of Science PLEN 14-12-2025
PhD scholarship in the Sociology of Quantification in Africa – ERC Project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana” Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Theology 15-12-2025
PhD fellowship in Membrane Filtration within a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial Doctoral Network UP2MEM Faculty of Science Department of Food Science 15-12-2025
PhD positions in AI in Medicine Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 15-12-2025
PhD fellowship in Physics, Biocomplexity Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institue 01-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Didactics of Mathematics Faculty of Science Department of Science Education 04-01-2026
PhD or integrated MSc + PhD fellowship in Algorithms Faculty of Science Datalogisk Institut 10-01-2026
Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry Faculty of Science Faculty of Science 01-02-2026
PhD Fellow in Human-Centric Explainable Natural Language Understanding Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 01-02-2026