Clinical Cancer Research
Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen
Seats for this course are reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH.
Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.
The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.
Special rules apply for this course
The course is mandatory for PhD students enrolled in the Graduate Programme Clinical Cancer Research.
This means that all applicants will be put on the waiting list upon registration, and after deadline all participants will be notified whether they are given a seat.
Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
Have knowledge of research within a broad area of cancer related topics:
1. Cancer epidemiology, databases and biobanks
2. Clinical trials – design, response evaluation, regulatory issues and data safety
3. Cancer research areas such as biomarkers, immunotherapy and personal medicine
4. Research ethics, palliation, survivorship and side effects
5. Imaging, radiotherapy and surgery
Content
The course will provide the students with extensive knowledge on regulatory and general scientific issues to carry out clinical cancer research.
Participants
PhD students
Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
Clinical Cancer Research
Language
English
Form
Oral presentations, student activating teaching, group work
Course director
Inge Marie Svane, MD, Professor, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, inge.marie.svane@regionh.dk
Teachers
See preliminary program
Dates
19 - 21 November 2025
7 - 9 January 2026
6 days in total
All days 8:30 - 16
Course location
Kræftens Bekæmpelse, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 København Ø
Registration
Please register before 20 October 2025
Expected frequency
Annually
Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.
Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.