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 Forgetting Secrecy? at the Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 05-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring and Decision Support at Animal and Herd Level Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 07-10-2026
PhD fellowship in NanoGeoBiolgy Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Globe Institute 07-10-2026
Fully funded PhD fellowship in Resource Efficiency for Generative AI Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 10-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Plant Biochemistry Faculty of Science PLEN 11-10-2026
PhD fellowship in stem cell immunoavoidance at the Center for Translational Neuromedicine Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Center for Translational Neuromedicine 12-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Vaccine Platforms and Mucosal Imuunity at Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology 12-10-2026
PhD fellowships in Quantum Optics and Quantum Sensing Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 14-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Soil Fertility phosphorus Faculty of Science Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences 15-10-2026
PhD Scholarship in China Studies 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 15-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Theoretical Catalysis Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 18-10-2026
PhD position in Organometallic Chemistry Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 30-10-2026
PhD stipends in Statistics and the mathematics of Insurance and Economics Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 01-11-2026
PhD stipends in Mathematics Faculty of Science Department of Mathematical Sciences 01-11-2026
Fully funded PhD position in Korean Studies at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies Faculty of Humanities Department for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies 01-11-2026
PhD position in Reversible Programming Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC1), University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Computer Science 01-11-2026
PhD position in Compilation Principles for Reversible Languages (MSCA Doctoral Network E-CoRe, DC7), University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Computer Science 01-11-2026
PhD Scholarship at the Center for Subjectivity Research, Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 03-11-2026
PhD fellowship in Natural Language Processing Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 08-11-2026