The formalities of nomination and approval of honorary doctorates at UCPH.
Honorary doctorates
About Honorary Doctorates
Honorary doctorates are the highest academic accolade that the University confers without the recipient first having defended a doctoral thesis in Denmark.
The vast majority of honorary doctorates are conferred on non-Danish scientists who, as visiting teachers or through international research collaboration, have played a significant role in research and researcher training at the University of Copenhagen.
Researchers and research environments at the University of Copenhagen nominate candidates for honorary doctorates. The academic councils of the faculties concerned then recommend selected nominees to the Rector for final approval.
To qualify for consideration, it is a prerequisite that the individual concerned has conducted extensive and significant research of high international quality.
Honorary doctorates in 2024
At the Annual Commemoration on 8 November 2024, the University of Copenhagen conferred honorary doctorates on:
Professor, Director
Christoph Engel
Max Planck Institute
Germany
Law
Professor
Ulrike Gläßer
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Germany
Law
Professor
Andreas Wimmer
Columbia University
USA
Sociology
Professor
Ayşe Zarakol
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Political Science
Director of EMBL Heidelberg
Peer Bork
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Science
Professor
Brian Kobilka
Stanford University School of Medicine
USA
Medical Science