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 the project ‘A Danish model for individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for people with dementia’ at the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Psychology 21-08-2026
PhD fellowship in dopamine addiction biology at Department of Neuroscience Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Neuroscience 23-08-2026
PhD fellowship in pharmaceutical data science at Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Pharmacy 25-08-2026
PhD fellowships in Chemical Biology at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology 25-08-2026
PhD fellowship in Experimental Quantum Optics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 26-08-2026
PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research Faculty of Science Natural History Museum Denmark 30-08-2026
PhD fellowships in Cardiac (patho-)Physiology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences 30-08-2026
PhD fellowship in Medical Entomology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 30-08-2026
PhD fellowship in virus-host interactions at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Immunology and Microbiology 31-08-2026
PhD Project in Mathematical Image Analysis for Sustainable Materials Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 31-08-2026
PhD Fellowship in BioPhysics Faculty of Science Niels Bohr Institute 31-08-2026
Two PhD fellowships in Medical Science and Technology Studies/Medical Anthropology at the Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Department of Public Health 07-09-2026
PhD Fellowship in Simulation-Supervised Machine Learning for Biology Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 15-09-2026
PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (stylistic analysis) 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 15-09-2026
PhD Scholarship in Middle Eastern Archaeology (sourcing) 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 15-09-2026
Vacant PhD scholarship at iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law iCourts, Faculty of Law 15-09-2026
PhD scholarship in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Theology 01-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Soil Fertility phosphorus Faculty of Science Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences 15-10-2026
PhD fellowship in Natural Language Processing Faculty of Science Department for Computer Science 08-11-2026