About Globe Institute
The Globe Institute is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The Institute’s main purpose is to address basic scientific questions through interdisciplinary approaches. The institute operates at the intersection of natural and medical sciences and the humanities.
The Globe Institute’s underlying philosophy is that resolution to complex problems stems from integration of multiple scientific approaches and interaction of diverse mindsets.
At Globe we are committed to
- Practicing interdisciplinarity
Globe hosts scientists with a diversity of academic backgrounds that spans from the humanities through to the natural and health sciences. We challenge the boundaries of disciplines in novel ways to produce transformative outcomes within our research, teaching and public engagement. - Promoting excellence
We challenge common beliefs and are willing to take risks. At Globe, we strive for excellence in all that we do – research, teaching, public engagement, policy-science, and in our department governance and administration. - Striving for impact
We engage in developing new insights and solutions inspired by the greatest societal challenges of our time, to generate knowledge of societal relevance and reach. - Nurturing an attractive and creative work environment
We want to be an inclusive, diverse, dynamic and attractive workplace for current and future scholars and employees conducting world-class research, education and outreach.
The Globe Institute is an international node of scientific excellence, composed of multidisciplinary centres of research excellence. The centres’ scientific foci concern:
- The origins and evolution of stars and planets
- The origins and evolution of life and Earth’s ecosystems
- The origins and evolution of human diversity
- The origins, evolution, and treatment of disease