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Research and research dissemination
3,096 working on a PhD program
12,858 research publications in 2016 *
4,548 grant-funded research projects
PhD programme 2017
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 | 3,096 |
| 1.2 Number of PhD students enrolled in 2015 | 789 |
| 1.3 Number of approved dissertations | 780 |
Research and dissemination results 2017
The table shows the number of publications researchers have published during the year.
1. Research and dissemination results
| 1.1 Research publications | 12,858 |
| 1.2 Publications in accordance with the BFI categories | 10,302 |
| 1.3 Educational publications | 151 |
Outreach 2017
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 | 4,548 |
| A. Danish public funds | 1,814 |
| B. Danish private funds | 1,936 |
| C. EU | 410 |
| D. Foreign funds | 388 |
Grant-funded research projects
Download overview of grant-funded research projects as of 31 December 2017 (Excel file)
* Research and educational publications for 2017 were reported in June 2018. The figures for 2017 can be seen in the 2018 annual report.
