"PhD defence: Vibeke Wagner";"";"2026-04-30";"14:00";"2026-04-30";"17:00";"Bodil Eskesen Center, Main event Hall, floor -1, Valdemar Hansens vej 23, entrance 6, 2600 Glostrup";"Robot-assisted training in patients with moderate to severe acquired brain injuries - increasing repetitions and upright time";"Robot-assisted training in patients with moderate to severe acquired brain injuries - increasing repetitions and upright time. Assessment Committee:Professor Melinda Magyari (Chairperson)Professor Ulrik DalgasProfessor Andreas Bender Supervisors:Clinical Professor Christina Rostrup KruuseProfessor Ingrid PoulsenClinical Professor Fin Biering-SørensenAssociate Professor Christian Gunge Riberholt Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Neuroscience Place:Bodil Eskesen Center, Room: Main event Hall, floor -1, Valdemar Hansens vej 23, entrance 6, 2600 Glostrup Ask for a copy of the thesis: vibeke.wagner@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Patrick Soldath";"";"2026-04-30";"14:00";"2026-04-30";"17:00";"Mellembygningen, Auditorium 93, Juliane Mariesvej 20-22, København Ø";"Refining risk stratification in resectable lung cancer";"Refining risk stratification in resectable lung cancer Assessment Committee:Professor Michael Achiam (Chairperson)Professor Thomas Decker ChristensenProfessor Eric Lim Supervisors:Clinical Professor René Horsleben PetersenClinical Associate Professor Seppo Wang LangerPostdoc Tina BinderupProfessor Andreas KjærGuest Researcher Ulrich Knigge Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Surgical Sciences Place:Mellembygningen, Room: Auditorium 93, Juliane Mariesvej 20-22, København Ø Ask for a copy of the thesis: patrick.soldath@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Dorit Wielandt Erichsen";"";"2026-05-01";"12:30";"2026-05-01";"15:30";"Hybrid defence";"Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and incidence of colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and bladder cancer";"Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and incidence of colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and bladder cancer Assessment Committee:Associate professor Marie Pedersen (Chairperson)Associate professor Amalie TimmermannDr Mazda JenabSupervisors:Professor Anne TjønnelandSenior Scientist Cecilie KyrøDoctor Nicola Bondonno, Department: Department of Public Health Graduate Programme:Public Health and EpidemiologyPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/346683177860515?p=31K03hElW9YenRxm4E Meeting ID: 346 683 177 860 515Password: mU2CK6FvInstructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Teams-client. If the Teams-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: , Room: 5.1.A.B, Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society), Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 København Ø Ask for a copy of the thesis: dow@cancer.dk "
"PhD defence: Kristian Larsen";"";"2026-05-01";"14:00";"2026-05-01";"17:00";"Bygning 13, Nielsine Nielsen auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København";"Neurovascular, cognitive, and functional effects of classical psychedelics in healthy individuals and patients with depression";"Neurovascular, cognitive, and functional effects of classical psychedelics in healthy individuals and patients with depression Assessment Committee:Professor Adam Espe Hansen (Chairperson)Professor Mitul MehtaProfessor Frederick Streeter Barrett Supervisors:Associate Professor Patrick Mac Donald FisherClinical Professor Gitte Moos Knudsen Department: Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology Graduate Programme:Neuroscience Place:Bygning 13, Room: Nielsine Nielsen auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København Ask for a copy of the thesis: kristianlarsen@nru.dk "
"PhD defence: Anna Meta Dyrvig Kristensen";"";"2026-05-01";"14:00";"2026-05-01";"17:00";"Fælleshuset, Bispebjerg Hospital, Charlotte Munck Salen, Nielsine Nielsensvej 12, 2400 Copenhagen NV";"Beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction in patients without heart failure";"Beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction in patients without heart failure Assessment Committee:Associate professor Carolina Malta Hansen (Chairperson)Professor Henrik WiggersProfessor Chris P. Gale Supervisors:Clinical Professor Eva Irene Bossano PrescottMD, PhD Manan PareekClinical Associate Professor Kristian Hay Kragholm Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Cardiovascular Research Place:Fælleshuset, Bispebjerg Hospital, Room: Charlotte Munck Salen, Nielsine Nielsensvej 12, 2400 Copenhagen NV Ask for a copy of the thesis: akri0172@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Alekxander Maaneskjold Binderup";"";"2026-05-04";"13:30";"2026-05-04";"16:30";"Hvidovre Hospital, Auditorium 3-4, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre";"Pre-clinical characterization of broad-spectrum nucleotide analogs for the treatment of tick-borne encephalitis virus and yellow fever virus infections: Studies in cell culture";"Pre-clinical characterization of broad-spectrum nucleotide analogs for the treatment of tick-borne encephalitis virus and yellow fever virus infections: Studies in cell culture Assessment Committee:Associate professor Gabriel Kristian Pedersen (Chairperson)Dr Kristina NyströmProfessor Stephen L. Leib Supervisors:Associate Professor Santseharay Ramirez AlmeidaAssociate Professor Kenn Holmbeck Department: Department of Immunology and Microbiology Graduate Programme:Immunology and Infectious Diseases Place:Hvidovre Hospital, Room: Auditorium 3-4, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre Ask for a copy of the thesis: cwf860@alumni.ku.dk "
"hD defence: Sofie Anne-Marie Skovbo Jensen";"";"2026-05-05";"14:00";"2026-05-05";"17:00";"Frederiksberg Hospital, Auditorium, Hovedvejen 14, 2000 Frederiksberg";"Targeted prehabilitation of risky lifestyles and complications after ventral hernia repair";"Targeted prehabilitation of risky lifestyles and complications after ventral hernia repair Assessment Committee:Professor Michael Kjær (Chairperson)Dr Michael Festersen NielsenAssociate professor Klas Pekkari Supervisors:Clinical Professor Jacob RosenbergProfessor Hanne TønnesenMD Siv FonnesAssociate Professor Susanne Vahr Lauridsen Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Surgical Sciences Place:Frederiksberg Hospital, Room: Auditorium, Hovedvejen 14, 2000 Frederiksberg Ask for a copy of the thesis: sofie_skovbo@hotmail.com "
"PhD defence: Nanna Dyhre-Petersen";"";"2026-05-05";"14:30";"2026-05-05";"17:30";"Bispebjerg Hospital Bygning 12, Fælleshuset, Nielsine Nielsens Vej 12, 2400 Copenhagen";"Eosinophil Activation in Severe Asthma: Mechanisms, Clinical Phenotypes and Novel Analytical Approaches";"Eosinophil Activation in Severe Asthma: Mechanisms, Clinical Phenotypes and Novel Analytical Approaches Assessment Committee:Professor Charlotte Suppli Ulrik (Chairperson)Professor Madeleine RådingerProfessor David Jackson Supervisors:Clinical Professor Celeste Michala PorsbjergAssistant Professor Manali MukherjeeCenter Leder Sisse Bolm Ditlev, PhD, Postdoc, Læge Laurits FrøssingAssociate Researcher Mandy MenzelClinical Research Associate Professor Asger Sverrild Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Immunology and Infectious Diseases Place:Bispebjerg Hospital Bygning 12, Room: Fælleshuset, Nielsine Nielsens Vej 12, 2400 Copenhagen Ask for a copy of the thesis: nannadyhre@hotmail.com "
"PhD defence: Rasmus Søndenbroe";"";"2026-05-06";"13:00";"2026-05-06";"16:00";"Panum Institute, Mærsk Tower, Henrik Dam auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B,, 2200 Copenhagen N";"Severe Odontogenic Infections - Life-threatening infections with origin in prevalent oral diseases";"Severe Odontogenic Infections - Life-threatening infections with origin in prevalent oral diseases Assessment Committee:Associate professor Christian Damgaard (Chairperson)Professor Ulrik Stenz JustesenAssociate professor Johanna Snäll Supervisors:Professor Simon Storgård JensenAssociate Professor Merete MarkvartProfessor Thomas Bjarnsholt, Professor Claus Henrik Nielsen Department: Department of Odontology Graduate Programme:Oral Sciences, Forensic Medicine and Bioanthropology Place:Panum Institute, Mærsk Tower, Room: Henrik Dam auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B,, 2200 Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: rasmus.soendenbroe@sund.ku.dk"
"PhD defence: Sarah Louise Duus Holle";"";"2026-05-06";"14:00";"2026-05-06";"17:00";"Bygning 13, Holst auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2100 København Ø";"Prediction and prevention of infarct-related cardiogenic shock";"Prediction and prevention of infarct-related cardiogenic shock Assessment Committee:Associate professor Carolina Malta Hansen (Chairperson)Dr Troels ThimDr Sabri Soussi Supervisors:Clinical Professor Christian HassagerMD Martin FrydlandMD Helle Søholm Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Cardiovascular Research Place:Bygning 13, Room: Holst auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2100 København Ø Ask for a copy of the thesis: sarah.holle@hotmail.com"
"PhD defence: Emma Grundtvig Gram";"";"2026-05-07";"13:00";"2026-05-07";"16:00";"Gothersgade, Gothersgade Aud., Gothersgade 140, 1123 Copenhagen";"Harm in Practice - An Interdisciplinary Study of The Harms of Breast Cancer screening";"Harm in Practice - An Interdisciplinary Study of The Harms of Breast Cancer screening Assessment Committee:Professor Morten Skovdal (Chairperson)Professor Dorthe Brogård KristensenProfessor Mette Kalager Supervisors:Professor Frans Henrik Boch WaldorffExternal Associate Professor Volkert Dirk Siersma Department: Department of Public Health Graduate Programme:Medicine, Culture and Society Place:Gothersgade, Room: Gothersgade Aud., Gothersgade 140, 1123 Copenhagen Ask for a copy of the thesis: emma.gram@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Maria Jeppegaard";"";"2026-05-07";"14:00";"2026-05-07";"17:00";"Panum - Mærsk Tårnet, Aud. Nielsine Nielsen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N";"Risk factors for perinatal death in high-income countries";"Risk factors for perinatal death in high-income countries Assessment Committee:Professor Thomas Bergholt (Chairperson)Dr Hilde Marie EngjomProfessor Basky Thilaganathan Supervisors:Clinical Professor Lone KrebsClinical Associate Professor Anna Juliane Marsian AabakkeClinical Professor Finn Stener Jørgensen, Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Public Health and Epidemiology Place:Panum - Mærsk Tårnet, Room: Aud. Nielsine Nielsen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N Ask for a copy of the thesis: maria.jeppegaard@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Kristine Ifigenia Bunyoz";"";"2026-05-08";"12:00";"2026-05-08";"15:00";"Hvidovre Hospital, Auditorium 3+4, Kettegård Alle 36, 2650 Hvidovre";"Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - Indications, Implementation, and Outcomes";"Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - Indications, Implementation, and Outcomes Assessment Committee:Associate professor Tazio Maleitzke (Chairperson)Professor Peter AldingerDr Andreas Matthias Halder Supervisors:Clinical Professor Anders TroelsenClinical Associate Professor Kirill GromovMD Cecilie Henkel, Clinical Professor Marius Henriksen, Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Basic and Clinical Research in Musculoskeletal Sciences Place:Hvidovre Hospital, Room: Auditorium 3+4, Kettegård Alle 36, 2650 Hvidovre Ask for a copy of the thesis: kristine.ifigenia.bunyoz@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Ditte Erika Leth Vasby";"";"2026-05-08";"12:00";"2026-05-08";"15:00";"Hybrid defence";"Subclinical bacteriuria in dogs An investigation into the clinical course, local host response and pathogen characteristics";"Subclinical bacteriuria in dogs An investigation into the clinical course, local host response and pathogen characteristics Assessment Committee:Associate professor Hanne Birgit Gredal (Chairperson)Associate professor Jakob Alfred Møller-JensenAssociate professor Laura Y HardefeldtSupervisors:Associate Professor Tina Møller SørensenAssociate Professor Lisbeth Rem JessenAssociate Professor Peter Panduro Damborg, Professor Niels Frimodt-Møller, Department: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences Graduate Programme:Immunology and Infectious DiseasesPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/396729898832651?p=2pdz5GQ1KBojulFmy3 Meeting ID: 396 729 898 832 651Password: Fs3P2QM9Instructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Microsoft Teams meeting-client. If the Microsoft Teams meeting-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: Building 1-71, Room: Orangeriet A066, Dyrlægevej 34, 1870 Frederiksberg C Ask for a copy of the thesis: vasby@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Louise Fugl Madelaire";"";"2026-05-08";"14:00";"2026-05-08";"17:00";"Building 13, Panum, Nielsine Nielsen Auditorium, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N";"Addressing Youth Mental Health - Identification and prediction of psychiatric disorders in youth - and the impact of preventive strategies and early intervention";"Addressing Youth Mental Health - Identification and prediction of psychiatric disorders in youth - and the impact of preventive strategies and early intervention Assessment Committee:Professor Anne Amalie Elgaard Thorup (Chairperson)Professor Oleguer Plana-RipollProfessor Ian Kelleher Supervisors:Clinical Professor Pia JeppesenAssociate Professor Ditte VassardPart-time Lecturer Martin Køster Rimvall Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Psychiatry Place:Building 13, Panum, Room: Nielsine Nielsen Auditorium, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: lofl@regionsjaelland.dk "
"PhD defence: Marianne Lindblad Pedersen";"";"2026-05-08";"14:00";"2026-05-08";"17:00";"Herlev Hospital, Lille Auditorium, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev";"Bone Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy";"Bone Health in Children with Cerebral Palsy Assessment Committee:Associate professor Rene Mathiasen (Chairperson)Associate professor Gija RackauskaiteProfessor Wolfgang Högler Supervisors:Clinical Professor Jesper JohannesenClinical Research Associate Professor Nanette M Monique Mol DebesMD, PhD Malene Boas Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Basic Metabolic Research Place:Herlev Hospital, Room: Lille Auditorium, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev Ask for a copy of the thesis: marianne.lindblad.pedersen@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Tiem Jacob van der Deure";"";"2026-05-08";"14:00";"2026-05-08";"17:00";"Hybrid defence";"Predicting vector-borne disease risk under climate change - Impacts across Africa and Europe";"Predicting vector-borne disease risk under climate change - Impacts across Africa and Europe Assessment Committee:Professor Birgitte J. Vennervald (Chairperson)Professor Archie ClementsProfessor Giulio de LeoSupervisors:Associate Professor Anna-Sofie StensgaardProfessor David Nogués-Bravo Department: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Graduate Programme:Life, Earth and Environmental SciencesPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65667388511?pwd=Nt5b9ZK6TWJfMb3DVdPD13tGQnuHj4.1Meeting ID: 65667388511Password: 786022Instructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Zoom-client. If the Zoom-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: Room: aud - A1-05.01, Dyrlægevej 100, 1870 Frederiksberg Ask for a copy of the thesis: tvd@sund.ku.dk"
"John Gásdal Karstensen’s Doctoral Defence";"";"2026-05-08";"14:00";"";"";"Henrik Dam Auditoriet, Mærsk Tårnet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N";"On Friday 8 May 2026 at 14:00 MD, PhD John Gásdal Karstensen will defend his doctoral dissertation to be awarded the doctoral degree in medical science (dr.med.) (DMSc.). Dissertation “Familial adenomatous polyposis - risk of cancer, cancer prevention and long-term consequences. Learnings from five decades with the Danish Polyposis Register""";"On Friday 8 May 2026 at 14:00 MD, PhD John Gásdal Karstensen will defend his doctoral dissertation to be awarded the doctoral degree in medical science (dr.med.) (DMSc.). Dissertation “Familial adenomatous polyposis - risk of cancer, cancer prevention and long-term consequences. Learnings from five decades with the Danish Polyposis Register"" Opponents at the DefenceProfessor Sue Clark, St Mark’s, The National Bowel Hospital, London, 1st opponent Professor Hans B. Rahr, University of Southern Denmark, 2nd opponent Opponents ex AuditorioUnofficial opponents must contact the Chair of the Defence Professor Michael Patrick Achiam, University of Copenhagen, email: Michael.Patrick.Achiam.01@regionh.dk. InformationProfessor Ismail Gögenur, University of Copenhagen, chairs the assessment committeePlease contact the author by email: john.gasdal.karstensen@regionh.dk to obtain a copy of the dissertation. For a copy of the assessment committee’s report please contact Faculty Service by email: doctoral-degree@sund.ku.dk. Time and PlaceFriday 8 May 2026 at 14:00Henrik Dam Auditoriet, Mærsk Tårnet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N"
"KU Festival: Student innovation for sustainable futures - Lessons from Kibera, Kenya";"School of Global Health ";"2026-05-08";"16:15";"2026-05-08";"16:55";"One Planet Stage, KU Festival";"How can students create real change in the world’s most challenging environments?";"How can students create real change in the world’s most challenging environments? Come meet 15 fellow students who spent two transformative weeks in Kenya, working side-by-side with local partners in Kibera – Africa’s largest informal settlement – to understand community needs from the inside out. Get an insider look at the Study and Innovation Programme in Kenya, where UCPH students came up with solutions to four challenges on menstrual products, water access, adoption of biogas, and sexual education for youth. Through stories, photos, pitches and interactive activities you are invited to reflect on your own role in tackling global challenges and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals – whether on campus, abroad, or in your future career. If you’re curious about sustainability, innovation, global development – or simply want to see how students like you can make a real‑world impact – this event is your chance to explore how meaningful change starts with listening, collaborating, and daring to rethink what’s possible outside the classroom. See the full festival programme here."
"PhD defence: Yibo Gao";"";"2026-05-11";"09:00";"2026-05-11";"12:00";"Digital defence";"Extracellular vesicle proteomics in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases";"Extracellular vesicle proteomics in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases Assessment Committee:Associate professor Thomas Andrew Qvistgaard Jepps (Chairperson)Associate professor Adelina Rogowska-WrzesinskaProfessor Daniela Caporossi Supervisors:Professor Michael Jonathan DaviesAssociate Professor Per Mårten HägglundDepartment: Department of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programme:Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Place: Virtual defence, please follow the link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/61653510686?pwd=7PX4Yxa2HZbOONysd0D7GOSV4ax87N.1 Meeting ID: 616 5351 0686Password: 869992Instructions: To attend the PhD defence, please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required -client. If the -client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the -client.As the defence is held as a digital defence, we kindly ask guests who do not have an active role in the defence to mute your microphones and leave your cameras turned off during the defence. Questions from the audience will be received through the chat function. Ask for a copy of the thesis: yibogao.bjmu@outlook.com "
" PhD defence: Isabel Diaz-Pines Cort";"";"2026-05-11";"14:00";"2026-05-11";"17:00";"Building 20, Adolf Hannover Auditorium, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 København N";"Omics Perspectives on Inflammation and Bacterial Adaptation with a Focus on Chronic Wounds";"Omics Perspectives on Inflammation and Bacterial Adaptation with a Focus on Chronic Wounds Assessment Committee:Professor Oana Ciofu (Chairperson)Dr Alberto Santos DelgadoProfessor Marvin Whiteley Supervisors:Professor Thomas BjarnsholtAssociate Professor Tim Holm JakobsenProfessor Lars Juhl JensenProfessor Simon Rasmussen Department: Department of Immunology and Microbiology Graduate Programme:Immunology and Infectious Diseases Place:Building 20, Room: Adolf Hannover Auditorium, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200 København N Ask for a copy of the thesis: idpcort@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Anton Alexander Nolte Peterlin";"";"2026-05-11";"14:00";"2026-05-11";"17:00";"Building 1-64, Det Patoanatomiske Teater (sektionssalen), Ridebanevej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg";"Osteolysis in Bone Infections";"Osteolysis in Bone Infections Assessment Committee:Associate professor Mette Sif Hansen (Chairperson)Dr Christen RavnDr Irene Sigmund Supervisors:Professor Louise Kruse JensenClinical Associate Professor Hans GottliebAssistant Professor Julie Knippel Melsted Birch, Postdoc Nicole Lind Henriksen Department: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Graduate Programme:Immunology and Infectious Diseases Place:Building 1-64, Room: Det Patoanatomiske Teater (sektionssalen), Ridebanevej 3, 1870 Ask for a copy of the thesis: anton.peterlin@sund.ku.dk"
"PhD defence: Anna Vera Jørring Petersen";"";"2026-05-11";"14:00";"2026-05-11";"17:00";"Hybrid defence";"Socioeconomic inequalities in exposures, disease incidence and life expectancy after diagnosis. Evidence from Danish registries and the Dutch Lifelines Cohort";"Socioeconomic inequalities in exposures, disease incidence and life expectancy after diagnosis. Evidence from Danish registries and the Dutch Lifelines Cohort Assessment Committee:Associate professor Stine Kjær Urhøj (Chairperson)Associate professor Mikael ThinggaardProfessor Øyvind Erik NæssSupervisors:Professor Laust Hvas MortensenProfessor Joachim Mierau Department: Department of Public Health Graduate Programme:Public Health and EpidemiologyPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/65156709960?from=addon Meeting ID: 651 5670 9960Password: Instructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Zoom-client. If the Zoom-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: Building: CSS, Room: 2.0.63, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K Ask for a copy of the thesis: avp@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Mats Christian Højbjerg Lassen";"";"2026-05-15";"14:00";"2026-05-15";"17:00";"Panum Instituttet, Henrik Dam, Blegdamsvej 3b, 2200";"Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations - From observational data to randomized evidence: Insights from a registry-based cohort study and a pragmatic randomized clinical trial";"Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations - From observational data to randomized evidence: Insights from a registry-based cohort study and a pragmatic randomized clinical trial Assessment Committee:Professor Anders Perner (Chairperson)Professor Lars Wiuff AndersenProfessor Bettina Heidecker Supervisors:Professor Tor Biering-SørensenClinical Professor Jens Ulrik Stæhr JensenAssistant Professor Michael Fralick, Associate Professor Muthiah Vaduganathan, Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programme:Cardiovascular Research Place:Panum Instituttet, Room: Henrik Dam, Blegdamsvej 3b, 2200 Ask for a copy of the thesis: mcha@live.dk "
"PhD defence: Mario Presti";"";"2026-05-18";"13:30";"2026-05-18";"16:30";"Herlev Hospital, Lille Auditorium, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev";"From Acquired Resistance to Immune Escape - Investigating Immune Evasion in Melanoma";"From Acquired Resistance to Immune Escape - Investigating Immune Evasion in Melanoma Assessment Committee:Professor Joachim Weischenfeldt (Chairperson)Professor Nikolai Juul BirkbakDr Elena Garralda Supervisors:Clinical Professor Marco DoniaClinical Professor Inge Marie Svane Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Clinical Cancer Research Place:Herlev Hospital, Room: Lille Auditorium, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev Ask for a copy of the thesis: mario.presti.01@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Filip Jurijevitj Gnesin";"";"2026-05-18";"14:00";"2026-05-18";"17:00";"Etage 1, 1.95, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev";"Impact and Determinants of Prehospital Recognition of Acute Cardiovascular Disease";"Impact and Determinants of Prehospital Recognition of Acute Cardiovascular Disease Assessment Committee:Professor Thomas Andersen Schmidt (Chairperson)Professor Søren MikkelsenProfessor Marius Rehn Supervisors:Clinical Professor Christian Tobias Torp-PedersenClinical Professor Fredrik Folke Department: Department of Public Health Graduate Programme:Cardiovascular Research Place:Etage 1, Room: 1.95, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730 Herlev Ask for a copy of the thesis: filip.gnesin@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Phan Thu Han Le";"";"2026-05-19";"13:00";"2026-05-19";"16:00";"Hybrid defence";"Emerging Roles of Nuclear N-WASP in Cancer - An Indispensable Player in Homology-Directed Repair or An Actin-Independent Epigenetic Regulator?";"Emerging Roles of Nuclear N-WASP in Cancer - An Indispensable Player in Homology-Directed Repair or An Actin-Independent Epigenetic Regulator? Assessment Committee:Professor Claus Storgaard Sørensen (Chairperson)Associate professor Kumar SomyajitProfessor Guido PosernSupervisors:Professor Cord Herbert BrakebuschClinical Professor Bjarne Winther KristensenDepartment: BRIC Graduate Programme:Molecular Mechanisms of DiseasePlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/5013347318?omn=69510957177 Meeting ID: 501 334 7318Password: Instructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Zoom-client. If the Zoom-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: 1.2.03, Room: Seminar room, Ole Maaløes Vej 5, DK-2200 Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: lephan.thuhan@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Mads Marstrand Helsted";"";"2026-05-19";"14:00";"2026-05-19";"17:00";"Main building, Herlev Hospital, Store Mødesal, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev";"Six weeks infusion of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in individuals with type 2 diabetes";" Six weeks infusion of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in individuals with type 2 diabetes Assessment Committee:Associate professor Kirstine Nyvold Bojsen-Møller (Chairperson)Associate professor Esben SøndergaardProfessor Michael Albrect Nauck Supervisors:Clinical Professor Mikkel Bring ChristensenAssistant Professor - Tenure Track Lærke Smidt GasbjergAffiliate Professor Filip Krag Knop, Clinical Associate Professor Asger Bach Lund, Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Basic Metabolic Research Place:Main building, Herlev Hospital, Room: Store Mødesal, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev Ask for a copy of the thesis: mads.marstrand.helsted@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Amy V Kaucher";"";"2026-05-22";"10:00";"2026-05-22";"13:00";"Panum, ICMM Old Library (22.1.29), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N";"From dysfunction to restoration: Linking premature ovarian insufficiency and early germline developmental pathways";"From dysfunction to restoration: Linking premature ovarian insufficiency and early germline developmental pathways Assessment Committee:Associate professor Anne Nørremølle (Chairperson)Professor Pernille RavnProfessor Andres Salumets Supervisors:Professor Eva Ran HoffmannProfessor Niels Lind MailandSenior researcher Morten DunøAssistant Professor Jason Alexander HalliwellClinical Professor Anja Bisgaard Pinborg Department: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Programme:Cellular and Genetic Medicine Place:Panum, Room: ICMM Old Library (22.1.29), Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: akaucher@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Marko Celicanin";"";"2026-05-22";"10:00";"2026-05-22";"13:00";"Main building, A2-82.01, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871Frederiksberg C";"Physiological assessment of muscles in Parkinson´s Disease patients using the non-invasive methods multi-frequency bioimpedance and acoustic myography";"Physiological assessment of muscles in Parkinson´s Disease patients using the non-invasive methods multi-frequency bioimpedance and acoustic myography Assessment Committee:Professor Kristine Freude (Chairperson)Professor Pascal MadeleineProfessor Per Odin Supervisors:Associate Professor Adrian Paul Harrison Department: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Place:Main building, Room: A2-82.01, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Ask for a copy of the thesis: markocelicnain@yahoo.com "
"PhD defence: Morten Kjær";"";"2026-05-22";"14:00";"2026-05-22";"17:00";"Building 10B, Store Auditorium, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 10B, 2900 Hellerup";"Scaphoid Nonunion - Treatment challenges, diagnostics and the long-term consequences";"Scaphoid Nonunion - Treatment challenges, diagnostics and the long-term consequences Assessment Committee:Professor Michael Rindom Krogsgaard (Chairperson)Dr Martin ClementsonProfessor Ruby Grewal Supervisors:Clinical Associate Professor Robert GvozdenovicClinical Professor Jeppe Vejlgaard RasmussenDMSc, Overlæge Michel Boeckstyns, Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Surgical Sciences Place:Building 10B, Room: Store Auditorium, Gentofte Hospitalsvej 10B, 2900 Hellerup Ask for a copy of the thesis: morten.kjaer3@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Amalie Monberg Hindsholm";"";"2026-05-27";"14:00";"2026-05-27";"17:00";"Mærsk Tårnet, 7.15.92, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N";"Decision Support for Multiple Sclerosis using Deep Learning";"Decision Support for Multiple Sclerosis using Deep Learning Assessment Committee:Professor John Vissing (Chairperson)Associate professor Simon Fristed EskildsenDr Àlex Rovira Cañellas Supervisors:Clinical Professor Henrik Bo Wiberg LarssonAssociate professor Claes Nøhr LadefogedClinical Professor Flemming Littrup Andersen, Clinical Professor Jette Lautrup Fredriksen, PhD Ulrich Lindberg Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Medical and Molecular Imaging Place:Mærsk Tårnet, Room: 7.15.92, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N Ask for a copy of the thesis: amalie.monberg.hindsholm@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Jiawei Zhang";"";"2026-05-28";"14:00";"2026-05-28";"17:00";"Hybrid defence";"Long-term exposure to air pollution and morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and other lower respiratory infectious diseases";"Long-term exposure to air pollution and morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and other lower respiratory infectious diseases Assessment Committee:Professor Tyra Grove Krause (Chairperson)Associate professor Mary Berlik RiceProfessor Haidong KanSupervisors:Professor Zorana Jovanovic AndersenAssociate Professor Youn Hee LimProfessor Erik Melén Department: Department of Public Health Graduate Programme:Public Health and EpidemiologyPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/69949502898 Meeting ID: 699 4950 2898Password: Instructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Zoom-client. If the Zoom-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultetsbibliotek, Room: Goth. Aud. 1, Gothersgade 140, Gothersgade 140, 1123 København Ask for a copy of the thesis: jzh@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Johan Sieborg";"";"2026-05-29";"14:00";"2026-05-29";"17:00";"Fælleshuset, Lassen auditoriet, Nielsine Nielsens Vej 12, 2400 Copenhagen NV";"Epidemiological Insights into Keratinocyte Carcinoma: From Incidence to Clinical Outcomes";"Epidemiological Insights into Keratinocyte Carcinoma: From Incidence to Clinical Outcomes Assessment Committee:Associate professor Beatrice Dyring-Andersen (Chairperson)Professor Peter BjerringDr Andrés Metz Erlendsson Supervisors:Clinical Professor Merete HædersdalClinical Professor Alexander EgebergClinical Associate Professor Ulrikke Lei PhD Emily Wenande Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Public Health and Epidemiology Place:Fælleshuset, Room: Lassen auditoriet, Nielsine Nielsens Vej 12, 2400 Copenhagen NV Ask for a copy of the thesis: jos@lundeborgmail.dk "
"PhD defence: Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt";"";"2026-05-29";"14:00";"2026-05-29";"17:00";"Building 043-219, Foredragssalen - Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S";"From development to public health impact - Real-time surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections";"From development to public health impact - Real-time surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Assessment Committee:Professor Jens Lundgren (Chairperson)Professor Henrik NielsenDr Pontus Hedberg Supervisors:Clinical Professor Thomas BenfieldPh.d., MD Lasse Skafte VestergaardDoctor Kurt Fuursted, DMScSenior Researcher Hans-Christian SlotvedHead of Department Palle Valentiner-Branth Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Public Health and Epidemiology Place:Building 043-219, Room: Foredragssalen - Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen S Ask for a copy of the thesis: f.k.lomholt@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Malte Schmücker";"";"2026-05-29";"14:00";"2026-05-29";"17:00";"Medicinsk Museion, Auditorium, Bredgade 62, 1260 København K";"Mitochondrial-targeted supplementation for the aging skeletal muscle";"Mitochondrial-targeted supplementation for the aging skeletal muscle Assessment Committee:Professor Abigail Mackey (Chairperson)Associate professor Esben SøndergaardProfessor Robert Boushel Supervisors:Associate Professor Steen LarsenProfessor Flemming Dela Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programme:Basic and Clinical Research in Musculoskeletal Sciences Place:Medicinsk Museion, Room: Auditorium, Bredgade 62, 1260 København K Ask for a copy of the thesis: malte.schmucker@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Josephine Julie Rosenvilde";"";"2026-05-29";"15:00";"2026-05-29";"18:00";"Hybrid defence";"Managing Teratoma in Non-seminoma Germ Cell Tumors: Surgical Strategies, Relapse Patterns, and Survivorship after Chemotherapy";"Managing Teratoma in Non-seminoma Germ Cell Tumors: Surgical Strategies, Relapse Patterns, and Survivorship after Chemotherapy Assessment Committee:Professor Andreas Røder (Chairperson)Associate professor Anna Krarup KellerProfessor Ingrid GlimeliusSupervisors:Clinical Professor Helle PappotClinical Professor Kirsten Gedske DaugaardMD Mikael Aagaard, MD Mikkel Bandak, MD, consultant Jakob Lauritsen, Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Clinical Cancer ResearchPlace:The defence is conducted as a hybrid defence. To attend the digital defence, please follow the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/394235207232573?p=FpycosaJ5PhGTpaVxw Meeting ID: 394 235 207 232 573Password: bg2mu6SZInstructions if you wish to attend the defence via the digital solution: Please follow the link and hereafter the instructions to download the required Microsoft teams-client. If the Microsoft teams-client is incompatible with your pc, smartphone etc. you can attend via an Internet browser. Log-in in due time before to allow time to install the client. The physical place of the defence: Building 20, Room: Adolf Hannover auditoriet, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: Josephine.julie.rosenvilde@regionh.dk "
"Jacob Høygaard Rasmussen’s Doctoral Defence";"";"2026-05-29";"15:15";"";"";"Rigshospitalet, Auditorium 2, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø";"On Friday 29 May 2026 at 15:15 MD, PhD Jacob Høygaard Rasmussen will defend his doctoral dissertation to be awarded the doctoral degree in medical science (dr.med.) (DMSc.). Dissertation “Prognostication and Heterogeneity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Challenge and Relevance”";"On Friday 29 May 2026 at 15:15 MD, PhD Jacob Høygaard Rasmussen will defend his doctoral dissertation to be awarded the doctoral degree in medical science (dr.med.) (DMSc.). Dissertation “Prognostication and Heterogeneity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Challenge and Relevance” Opponents at the DefenceProfessor Kristine Bjørndal, University of Southern Denmark, 1st opponent Professor Vincent Grégoire, Département de radiothérapie, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France, 2nd opponent Opponents ex AuditorioUnofficial opponents must contact the Chair of the Defence Professor Gitte Fredberg Persson, University of Copenhagen, email: gitte.persson@regionh.dk. InformationProfessor Ulrik Lassen, University of Copenhagen, chairs the assessment committeePlease contact the author by email: jacob.hoeygaard.rasmussen.01@regionh.dk to obtain a copy of the dissertation. For a copy of the assessment committee’s report please contact Faculty Service by email: doctoral-degree@sund.ku.dk. Time and PlaceFriday 29 May 2026 at 15:15Rigshospitalet, Auditorium 2Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø"
"PhD defence: Trine Witzner Hessel";"";"2026-06-05";"14:00";"2026-06-05";"17:00";"Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, 1.95, Borgmester Ib Juuls vej 83, 2730 Herlev";"Incretin hormones (GLP-1 and GIP) and glucagon in children at different stages of type 1 diabetes compared to healthy controls";"Incretin hormones (GLP-1 and GIP) and glucagon in children at different stages of type 1 diabetes compared to healthy controls Assessment Committee:Associate professor Grete Katrine Teilmann (Chairperson)Associate professor Kurt KristensenAssociate professor Annelie Carlsson Supervisors:Clinical Professor Jesper JohannesenClinical Professor Flemming PociotMD, PhD Jens Otto Broby MadsenCand.med., PhD, Postdoc Freja Cecilie Barrett MørkAssociate Professor Joachim Størling Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Basic Metabolic Research Place:Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Room: 1.95, Borgmester Ib Juuls vej 83, 2730 Herlev Ask for a copy of the thesis: Trine.witzner.hessel.lawaetz@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Katrine Aagaard Myhr";"";"2026-06-10";"14:00";"2026-06-10";"17:00";"Mærsk Tårnet, Foredragssalen 7.15.92, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2100 København";"Native T1 mapping as a marker of myocardial fibrosis in aortic valve stenosis";"Native T1 mapping as a marker of myocardial fibrosis in aortic valve stenosis Assessment Committee:Associate professor Jens Jakob Thune (Chairperson)Associate professor Morten Steen Kvistholm JensenProfessor Odd Bech-Hanssen Supervisors:Clinical Professor Lars Valeur KøberMD Redi Pecini Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Cardiovascular Research Place:Mærsk Tårnet, Room: Foredragssalen 7.15.92, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2100 København Ask for a copy of the thesis: katrinemyhr@outlook.dk "
"PhD defence: Milla Ortved";"";"2026-06-12";"14:00";"2026-06-12";"17:00";"Rigshospitalet, Auditorium 1, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø";"Surgical approaches and outcomes in kidney transplantation";"Surgical approaches and outcomes in kidney transplantation Assessment Committee:Professor Mikkel M. Fode (Chairperson)Professor Henrik BirnDr Niclas Kvarnström Supervisors:Clinical Professor Andreas RøderClinical Professor Søren Schwartz SørensenMD Julia Abildgaard Dagnæs-Hansen Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Surgical Sciences Place:Rigshospitalet, Room: Auditorium 1, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø Ask for a copy of the thesis: milla.ortved@regionh.dk "
"PhD defence: Ida Karoline Bach Jensen";"";"2026-06-16";"14:00";"2026-06-16";"17:00";"Nordsjællands Hospital, Auditorium 50B, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød";"Physical activity during pregnancy, maternal metabolic health, and placental structure and function - A PhD project based on results from the FitMum randomized controlled trial";"Physical activity during pregnancy, maternal metabolic health, and placental structure and function - A PhD project based on results from the FitMum randomized controlled trial Assessment Committee:Professor Olav Bjørn Petersen (Chairperson)Associate professor Martin OvergaardProfessor Kristi Adamo Supervisors:Clinical Professor Ellen Christine Leth LøkkegaardAssociate Professor Ole Hartvig MortensenClinical Associate Professor Tine Dalsgaard Clausen, Professor Bente Merete Stallknecht Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Life Cycle in Medicine Place:Nordsjællands Hospital, Auditorium 50B, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød Ask for a copy of the thesis: ida.jensen@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Betel Tesfay";"";"2026-06-17";"14:00";"2026-06-17";"17:00";"7, Auditorium C, Valdemar Hansen Vej 1-25, 2600 Glostrup";"Blood-based inflammatory biomarkers in migraine and migraine subgroups";"Blood-based inflammatory biomarkers in migraine and migraine subgroups Assessment Committee:Associate professor Louise Møller Jørgensen (Chairperson)Professor Dagmar BeierProfessor Dimos D. Mitsikostas Supervisors:Clinical Professor Messoud AshinaClinical Associate Professor Faisal Mohammad Amin Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Neuroscience Place:7, Room: Auditorium C, Valdemar Hansen Vej 1-25, 2600 Glostrup Ask for a copy of the thesis: betel.tesfay@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Christina Maria Eva Schuh";"";"2026-06-18";"10:00";"2026-06-18";"13:00";"Panum Building, Aud. Einar Lundsgaard, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N";"Leveraging ERK signaling to understand enhancer regulation";"Leveraging ERK signaling to understand enhancer regulation Assessment Committee:Associate professor Kathleen Stewart-Morgan (Chairperson)Dr Elly TanakaAssociate professor Charles Danko Supervisors:Professor Joshua Mark BrickmanAssociate Professor Nils Krietenstein Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programme:Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Place:Panum Building, Aud. Einar Lundsgaard, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N Ask for a copy of the thesis: christina.schuh@sund.ku.dk "
"PhD defence: Thorbjørn Marciniak Nielsen";"";"2026-06-26";"13:00";"2026-06-26";"16:00";"Kræftens Bekæmpelse, 5.S.B.C, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen";"Selective degradation of mRNA by autophagy";"Selective degradation of mRNA by autophagy Assessment Committee:Professor Marja Jäättelä (Chairperson)Professor Fulvio Mario ReggioriAssociate professor Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou Supervisors:Associate Professor Lisa FrankelProfessor Peter Brodersen Department: BRIC Graduate Programme:Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Place:Kræftens Bekæmpelse, Room: 5.S.B.C, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ask for a copy of the thesis: thorbjorn.mnielsen@gmail.com "
"PhD defence: Sif Binder Larsen";"";"2026-07-09";"13:00";"2026-07-09";"16:00";"Opgang 44, Rigshospitalet, Auditorium 1, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø";"Metatarsalgia: Intermetatarsal bursitis or Morton's neuroma";"Metatarsalgia: Intermetatarsal bursitis or Morton's neuroma Assessment Committee:Professor Andreas Kjær (Chairperson)Associate professor Malene Roland PedersenAssociate professor Maria Cöster Supervisors:Clinical Professor Michael Bachmann NielsenOverlæge Søren Torp-Pedersen Department: Department of Clinical Medicine Graduate Programme:Medical and Molecular Imaging Place:Opgang 44, Rigshospitalet, Room: Auditorium 1, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø Ask for a copy of the thesis: binderlarsen@gmail.com "
"SDG Innovation Challenge 2026";"UCPH Lighthouse and School of Global Health";"2026-08-20";"09:00";"2026-08-24";"17:00";"UCPH Lighthouse, Tagensvej 16A, 2200 Copenhagen N";"Are you ready to test your creativity and problem‑solving skills?";"Are you ready to test your creativity and problem‑solving skills? Register for free here. From 20–24 August 2026, the University of Copenhagen invites students from all disciplines and universities to make a difference at the SDG Innovation Challenge at UCPH Lighthouse. For five immersive days, students work in carefully curated multidisciplinary teams to design solutions to real‑world sustainability challenges linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. No matter your field of study, your perspective matters. This year’s challenge In 2026, we turn our attention to Kibera, Africa’s largest informal settlement. Life in Kibera is shaped by complex challenges – and by remarkable strength, creativity, and community resilience. Our case provider, 100% for the Children, is a Danish NGO working to improve the lives of children and young people in Kibera. Among other things, they work on access to menstrual products for girls and women, community adoptation of biogas, access to clean water and santitation, as well as sexual education for children living with disability. The specific case will be revealed on day one – but expect a task that’s real, relevant, and deeply meaningful. See previous years’ challenges here: https://globalhealth.ku.dk/innovation/ How could your solution grow? This is the 12th edition of UCPH’s global health innovation challenge, now part of the Sustainability Olympiad – a global network connecting student innovators worldwide. Two teams from the event will be given the opportunity to pitch their solutions to an international jury at the European Regional Final of the Sustainability Olympiad August 27-28. Winners qualify for the Global Sustainability Olympiad in Geneva 6-9 November 2026. Learn more about the Sustainability Olympiad here: https://www.sdgolympiad.net/ Who can join? All university students – bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD – across faculties, universities, and countries are invited to apply. We create diverse teams to ensure a wide range of perspectives come together in powerful, innovative ways. Your hosts The challenge is organized by the School of Global Health and UCPH Lighthouse, and supported by the 4EU+ University Alliance. Case provider: 100% for the Children. Up for the Challenge? Sign up before 6 August 2026 to secure your spot. Program Over five days, teams are guided by an experienced innovation consultant through a full design sprint. The programme includes hands‑on training in ideation, prototyping, social innovation, and pitching. 20 August: Welcome, introduction to the SDG Innovation Challenge and case provider, inspiration talks, team formation, and kickoff of the design sprint. 21 August: Deep dive into the case with expert inputs, ideation sessions, and continued work on problem framing and solution concepts. 22 August: Weekend workday – teams develop and refine their solutions independently, with optional guidance and materials available. 23 August: Optional continuation of team work or free time to explore Copenhagen for participants visiting from abroad. 24 August: Final preparations and pitch training in the morning, followed by final pitches to an expert jury in the afternoon. If you have any questions, please reach out to the School of Global Health on sgh@sund.ku.dk"