Important information for students outside of Denmark:
This course is primarily for students at the University of Copenhagen and other universities in Denmark. If you wish to participate in this course, but you are outside of DK, please send an email to the course responsible or the contact person to find out if you may be allowed to participate. Do NOT use the online application, as it will be voided. Thank you.
SkillsWhen the course is finished it is expected that the student is able to do the following:
KnowledgeUnderstanding of how the simplest elements were formed during Big Bang and how stars have processed them into larger atoms, molecules and solid material during the lifetime of the universe. Understanding how we today can measure the conditions and processes that formed our solar system 4.6 Gyr ago and how we can compare that with the formation of other planetary systems. Understand the existing search methods for finding planets around other stars, and being able to compare the results of these methods to the knowledge we have about our own solar system. Understand the basic conditions that played a role for the rise of life on Earth, and some theories for how the development to advanced life forms can have taken place.CompetencesBeing able to argue for and against whether similar processes can have taken place on other planets. Understand how we can search for traces of life elsewhere in the universe and what our limitations in searching for it are.
This course will provide the students with a competent background for further studies within this research field, e.g. an MSc project.
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Publication of new courses All planned PhD courses at the PhD School are visible in the course catalogue. Courses are published regularly.