Humans have always been starbound. Even our earliest cultures and religions ascribed meaning to the universe around us, binding our existence to the stars and the patterns of the night sky. In this course, we explore the past, present, and future of that development…
This focused section offers an integrated approach to Danish language and culture grounded in embodied and mindful learning methods.
Through movement, play, conversation, and reflection, we will explore what it means to live and study in Denmark, and how culture and language affect us on multiple levels. We will experience Danish culture through city walks, class discussions, interactive language practice, and conversations with locals. Shared meals, games, and physical activities will help us engage…
This focused section introduces you to Danish culture through the study of film and TV series while also developing your ability to understand and communicate in spoken Danish.
Through close observation and critical engagement with Danish cinema and television, we will explore central themes in Danish history and society such as national identity, trust, humor, the welfare state, and everyday life. We will examine stylistic traits, recurring themes, and production methods that characterize…
This course examines the financial aspects of investing in soccer. We look at typical items appearing in income statements and balance sheets to understand why they differ between clubs and between leagues, before taking a deep dive into media rights, wage structures…
This research project, conducted at Immunordic, a biotech company located near DIS, focuses on developing a therapeutic approach to accelerate drug discovery and cancer immunotherapy.
The main goal is to engineer and validate novel VHH-based antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). ADCs are antibodies linked to cytotoxic drugs. They are designed to selectively target and kill cancer cells in solid tumors. The project aims to generate highly selective therapeutic lead candidates with commercialization potential as a service model for biotech and pharmaceutical companies worldwide..
The Lolland-Falster region – located just 1–2 hours from Copenhagen- represents a unique ecosystem of stakeholders engaged in the bioeconomy, with initiatives such as Bio-Economy Hotspot Guldborgsund. The region is rapidly becoming a national frontrunner in circular economy strategies and biomaterial innovation, offering strong case study potential for the U.S. and other countries.
The aim of this research project is to apply Research by Design and Practice-Led Research methodologies to investigate architectural case studies in Lolland-Falster. Research Assistants (RAs) will explore selected building cases through multiple lenses—researching the site, stakeholders, and the collaborative process behind the project. They will analyze materials and construction processes, the heritage of the building, and evaluate future design proposals. The cases may incorporate reused or bio-based materials.
The Section for Geogenetics at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, has a strong track record in generating and analyzing ancient DNA (aDNA). In this project, the focus is on the analysis and interpretation of aDNA from environmental samples and human remains, with the aim of reconstructing past ecosystems and human populations. By combining environmental and human genome analyses, this project will demonstrate how aDNA studies contribute to understanding evolutionary history, species adaptation, and human interactions with their environment.
The research project PastForward explores how Nordic politicians use and strategically frame the past in accordance with their future visions. The project contributes a new perspective by not only identifying the strategic uses of the past for legitimizing imaginations of the future, but also by analyzing how the past plays into concrete policy suggestions. The project will further increase attention about digital discourses on social media. since they have become influential sites of political negotiation in contemporary democracies.
The project aims to create a useful knowledge base for citizens and policymakers about the negotiation of nationhood and how it constitutes a national imagined community…
Ethical sensitivity is a complex idea that often operates in the background, without us noticing it directly.
It has many aspects, each of which can be studied in different ways. These include things like: rules and norms, common practices, personal moral judgments, and basic moral intuitions. One important aspect of ethical sensitivity involves our bodily background orientations. This refers to how our body and emotions shape our moral decisions. Examples include…
Our research group focuses on improving the understanding and treatment of women’s health conditions, including migraine and endometriosis. These prevalent yet under-researched diseases significantly impact quality of life. By leveraging cutting-edge ‘omics technologies—genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics—we aim to uncover their molecular and systemic mechanisms…
