School of Global Health

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Changing of guard

New rector: The University of Copenhagen can deliver even more to the world

Professor and Prorector David Dreyer Lassen is the new rector of the University of Copenhagen from …

Mental health of young Lithuanians

Youth confront deep-rooted mental health stigma in Lithuania

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals aged 15 to 29, with Lithuania’s yout…

Hearing loss: Social isolation is often the most serious handicap

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of…

Prasansa Subba: How equity and stigma interact with mental health

Meet Prasansa Subba, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

PhD and Post-Doc vacancies at the Global Health Section

The Global Health Section at the Department of Public Health is offering two a PhD and a Postdoc…

Join the Student Advisory Board at the School of Global Health!

The School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen is launching a new Student Advisory…

Millions in funding for mental health research

The Independent Research Fund Denmark funds 20 projects at SUND focussing on psychiatry,…

New Discovery Uncovers the Malaria Parasite’s Achilles’ Heel

The new study, that has just been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, reveals…

Interview with Olivier Rubin

COPE interviews Olivier Rubin, Professor of Disaster Research and member of the Copenhagen Center…

Children's gut bacteria may hold the key to diarrhea treatment

Diarrhea claims the lives of 500,000 children each year in low- and middle-income countries. Now,…

DOGS AND WHALES

SUND receives DKK 15M for sustainable development research in the Arctic

Three SUND research projects receive funding from DFF to strengthen sustainable development in the…

Rethinking body mass index standards: Addressing hidden nutritional risks across populations

Current body mass index cut-offs may underestimate disease risk in certain populations, especially…