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 plant-soil interactions Faculty of Science PLEN 08-02-2026
PhD fellows in organic synthesis Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry 10-02-2026
PhD fellowship in AI for Single-Cell Disease Genomics at the Supek Group, BRIC Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences BRIC 10-02-2026
PhD fellowship in Analysing the obstacles and opportunities of different regulatory pathways to patient access for psychedelic therapies, Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Pharmacy 11-02-2026
PhD scholarship in a clinical research project at Copenhagen University Clinic for Psychedelic Research (NOESIS), Department of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 11-02-2026
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
PhD fellowship in "Unlocking museum collections: evolution of coastal ecosystems from pre-industrial to present day" Faculty of Science Natural History Museum Denmark 15-02-2026
PhD Scholarship in Danish Insect Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding and Citizen Science Faculty of Science The Natural History Museum Denmark 16-02-2026
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
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 fellowship in Health Inequality Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 04-03-2026
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
Two PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology 16-03-2026
PhD fellowship in computational and mathematical modelling of flow and fracture in ice sheets Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 01-04-2026