Research and research dissemination
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 |
Grant-funded research grants
Download overview of grant-funded research grants as of 31 December 2022 (Excel file) (in Danish)
* Research and educational publications for 2021 were reported in June 2022. The figures for 2022 can be seen in the 2023 Annual Report.
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The report University of Copenhagen – Spokespersons 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 is made by the data analysis company Retriever.