News from CHEM

Chemical elements

2026.07.09

The Building Blocks of the Universe – New Book by Professor Thomas Just Sørensen

A new book about the chemical elements and the periodic table—for everyone from upper primary and…

GRANT

2026.06.25

Craig Day has received the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF-Research Leader Grant

The Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen congratulates Craig Day, Assistant Professor,…

Passing away

2026.05.19

Sven Harnung died on May 11.

Sven Harnung died on May 11. Sven’s funeral is on Saturday, May 23rd at 2 pm from the Chapel,…

Innovation

2026.05.13

New Danish super material will improve the competitiveness of Danish industry

New Danish super material will improve the competitiveness of Danish industry.

climate

2026.05.07

Scientists stunned: Volcano cleans up after itself by removing methane from the air

A violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has revealed a surprising natural mechanism that…

CO2 capture

2026.03.20

Shape-shifting, organic crystals open an entirely new pathway for CO2-capture

Shape‑shifting organic crystals could revolutionize the way we capture and release CO2.

counterfeiting

2026.01.06

Danish chemist's invention could make counterfeiting a thing of the past

Every year, companies lose billions of kroner when goods are copied or illegally resold. But a new…

Announcement

2026.01.06

PERMA Full-Scale Methane Eradication Photochemical System (MEPS)

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and partners are developing a Danish photochemical…

grant

2025.12.19

UCPH Chemistry receives DKK 19 million grant from the new "Villum Infrastructure Programme"

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Associate Professor Kirsten Marie Ørnsbjerg Jensen,…

Project Management

2025.12.17

Welcome to Allan Jønsson

Allan Jønsson is the new project manager for CHEM’s relocation to NBB. With more than 10 years of…

QEX

2025.11.17

QEX: A Major European Leap in Quantum Research

QEX (Quantum EXcellence) co-managed by Denmark and the Netherlands—with key contributions from…

PhD Award

2025.10.06

PhD Award to Chemistry’s Jacob Kæstel-Hansen

Congratulations to Jacob for receiving the SCIENCE PhD Award for groundbreaking research in machine…

ERC Grant

2025.09.24

ERC Grant for Michael Martin Nielsen

The Department of Chemistry congratulates Postdoc Michael Martin Nielsen at the Department of…

Award

2025.09.07

Professor Jan Rossmeisl is awarded the Faraday medal for electrochemistry 2025

Jan Rossmeisl gave a plenary lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle September 1st, 2025, wher…

Carbon Capture

2025.09.05

Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials

From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method t…

Award

2025.09.02

Professor Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award

Nobel Prize laureate Morten Meldal received the Hans Christian Ørsted Award 2025 in Rudkøbing for…

Protein Design

2025.07.09

Professor Knud J. Jensen has become affiliated with the new Centre for Protein Design

Professor Knud J. Jensen from the Department of Chemistry collaborates with a new state-of-the-art…

Chemistry teaching materials

2025.06.26

New chemistry teaching material coming to high school!

Free chemistry lessons for high school! New sustainable material ready 1 August at alterkemi.dk -…

Award

2025.04.01

Inflection Award for Margarita Poderyte

Congratulations to Margarita Poderytė, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, selected…

Proteins

2024.05.22

New weapon against dementia

The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect…