Ph.d. Cup is a competition in communicating science to the general public for PhD students, who have finished their PhD and received the degree in 2024.

The event is arranged in a co-operation between DR, Lundbeck Foundation and the Danish daily Information.

PhD students from all Danish universities can sign up for the competition - deadline is 1 February

The competition is held in Danish, hence it is of importance to proficiently communicate in Danish. However, the PhD dissertation can be written in English.

A panel of communication experts evaluate all the applications and select the 25 best, thereafter a group of seven judges review the 25 dissertations and pick the five best.

All qualifiers to the final receive communication training from media experts and go through preparation courses to get ready for their three minute presentations. The five finalists end up on stage in DR Koncerthuset presenting their respective proposition in front of a live audience and three judges – whilst also being broadcasted to a national audience.

Sign up and find more information on the website.