Department of Neuroscience – University of Copenhagen

Department of Neuroscience

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The Department consists of 30 research groups working within different areas of neuroscience

Felix Mayer

Meet Felix Mayer, Lundbeck Foundation Fellow 2025

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Neuro rehab

Master's Programme in Neuro Rehabilitation

The next programme will start in September 2026

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We are always on the lookout for highly motivated and talented master's students, PhD Students and postdocs

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Master's Degree in Neuroscience

New class starts September 2027 - application deadline 1 March 2026.

Upcoming Events

4 Mar. 2026, 15:00

Carmelo Bellardita

Associate professor, Department of Neuroscience, UCPH “Decoding motor hierarchies: How the brain…
8 Apr. 2026, 15:00

Zach Gerhart-Hines

Associate Professor, NNF Centre for Basic Metabolic Research, UCPH “Leveraging peripheral and…
6 May 2026, 15:00

Lars Pinborg

Clinical Professor at Department of Clinical Medicine, UCPH and Consultant Neurologist, Head of the…
3 June 2026, 15:00

Hanne Borger Rasmussen

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH “Axon initial segment proteome…

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News

New research in mice sheds light on how the brain understands what is important – and what isn’t

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that the brain in mice works in separate…

Research funding

Lundbeck Foundation Professorships for Løland and Kiehn

The Lundbeck Foundation is now awarding professorships to five research projects, all of which have…

Neuroscience podcast and video

Podcast: The key to better sleep is found during the day

Professor Birgitte Kornum talks about her research in the podcast series “The World Explained”…

Two Ascending Investigators

Professor Jean-Francois Perrier and Associate Professor Carmelo Bellardita have been named Ascendin…