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 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 fellowship in Genomics - PhD Project in Vertebrate Comparative Genomics Faculty of Science The Natural History Museum Denmark 04-01-2026
PhD student to join our cutting-edge project TRUSTMIND Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 04-01-2026
PhD Project in neuronal transcription factor biophysics Faculty of Science Department of Biology 04-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 04-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Molecular Cell Biology Faculty of Science Department of Biology 04-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Immunology and infectious diseases at Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity, NIVI Research Center Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology 04-01-2026
PhD Fellow in Spatial Proteomics of Cardiac Conduction and Disease Mechanisms Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 08-01-2026
PhD fellowship in brain resilience to heat at The Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 08-01-2026
PhD or integrated MSc + PhD fellowship in Algorithms Faculty of Science Datalogisk Institut 10-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Stomatal Traits for Drought Resilience in Faba Bean Faculty of Science PLEN 10-01-2026
PhD scholarship in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and/or ethnology at “TRANSITION – Center for Changing Urban and Rural Lives”, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics 11-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Analytical Chemistry Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Pharmacy 11-01-2026
Ph.D. fellowship within veterinary simulation Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences 11-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Protein Modification Chemistry Faculty of Science FOOD 18-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Synthetic Biology Faculty of Science PLEN 18-01-2026
PhD Fellowships in Quantum Science and Technology Faculty of Science Department of Matematical Sciences 25-01-2026
PhD fellowship in Biophotonics for Drug Delivery and Predictive Modelling at Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department og Pharmacy 25-01-2026
Up to 18 fully funded Marie S. Curie PhD positions at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the Danish Cancer Institute (DCI) Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen and Technical University of Denmark 26-01-2026
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
PhD scholarship at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Humanities Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics 01-02-2026
PhD Project in Human-Computer Interaction for Behaviour Change in Extended Reality Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science 01-02-2026
211-2333/25-2H PhD Project in Laser Enhanced Fabrication of Quantum Devices Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 01-02-2026
PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Economics 01-02-2026
PhD scholarship at Center for Economic Behaviour and Inequality (CEBI) at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Economics 01-02-2026
PhD fellowship in plant-soil interactions Faculty of Science PLEN 08-02-2026
PhD scholarships at the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies 15-02-2026
PhD scholarships at the Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities The Saxo Institute 15-02-2026
PhD scholarships at the Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Communication 15-02-2026
PhD scholarships at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Humanities Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics 15-02-2026
Two PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology 16-03-2026