PhD in Human Physiology

Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, The August Krogh section for Human Physiology invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in physiology of menopause. The project is part of the research project Women in healthy transistion (KiSO)./nStart date is (expected to be) 1 May 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter./nThe project will study why menopause affects the efficacy of physical activity and whether physical activity and/or hormone replacement therapy around the menopausal transition can mitigate this effect. The current PhD project will have a focus on both acute effects of exercise in women across different phases and follows a cohort of women who are being studied before they enter menopause, during the transition, and up to 20 years after the menopausal transition./nPart of a larger study that also examines the impact of menopause and physical activity on sociological and psychological factors./nLocation: Copenhagen. Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen.