University of Copenhagen Faculty of Science
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The Faculty of Science (Danish: Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet) at the University of Copenhagen houses 12 departments, including the Natural History Museum of Denmark.[3] The faculty also encompasses several national and international research centres, and has a number of field stations in Denmark and Greenland, among them the university's Arctic Station in central West Greenland. The faculty's administration is housed at the university's Frederiksberg Campus.
Det Natur- og Biovidenskabelige Fakultet | |
Latin: Facultatis Naturalis | |
Type | Public university |
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Established | 1850; 174 years ago (1850) (as an independent faculty) |
Dean | John Renner Hansen[1] |
Academic staff | 4,500[2] |
Students | 9,500[2] |
Location | , |
Campus | North Campus, Frederiksberg Campus |
Affiliations | EUA, LAOTSE |
Website | www |
The faculty offers three-year Bachelor of Science (BS), two-year Master of Science (MS) and three-year Ph.D. degree programmes. There are two main areas of study programmes. One is the mathematical-physical-chemical subject group, which includes mathematics, computer science, actuarial science, mathematical economy, statistics, physics, astronomy, geophysics, meteorology, biophysics, chemistry, environmental chemistry, food science, biochemistry and nano-science. The other is the natural history-geography group, which includes biology, physical education, sports science, geology, geography, geo-informatics, geology-geophysics and bio-informatics. The University was co-founder of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) which was established in 2001.