Research and research dissemination

751 were awarded the PhD degree in 2022
14,298 research publications in 2021 *
100 times a day, UCPH researchers are quoted in the media

PhD programme 2022

The table shows the number of students currently studying for a PhD and the number of completed PhDs.

1. PhD students

1.1 Total number of active PhD students 3,513
1.2 Number of PhD students enrolled 929
1.3 Number of approved dissertations 751

Research and dissemination results 2021

The table shows the number of publications researchers have published during the year.

1. Research and dissemination results

1.1 Research publications 14,298
1.2 Publications in accordance with the BFI categories 12,299

Outreach 2022

The table shows the number of grant-funded research projects the University is involved in, and the source of the grants. This could be research projects funded wholly or partially by Danish or international foundations and businesses.

1. Grant-funded research projects

1.1 Number of grant-funded research projects 5,530
A. Danish public funds 1,873
B. Danish private funds 2,553
C. EU 634
D. Foreign funds 470

* Research and educational publications for 2021 were reported in June 2022. The figures for 2022 can be seen in the 2023 Annual Report.

100 times a day, UCPH researchers are quoted in the media

The report University of Copenhagen – Spokespersons 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 is made by the data analysis company Retriever.