Courses and dates

Academic curriculum with block structure

The 15 courses in the Academic Curriculum are divided into four blocks. During these blocks, course activity is high and a large portion of the fellow's time will be spent on preparation, course attendance, and assignments. Outside of the blocks, the fellow will focus on their research project and apply the knowledge, skills and network they have acquired through the courses.

Course activity is high in the first year of the programme, with two-thirds of the courses scheduled from Summer to Spring. Applicants should take this into account when designing their research project.

Tentative dates for the 2026-2028 Academic Curriculum

The course dates listed below refer to the 15 courses in the 2026-2028 Academic Curriculum (commencing in September 2026). These dates are provisional and subject to change. Finalised course dates will be communicated to fellows at the start of their fellowship.

You can read more about the BRIDGE courses in University of Copenhagen's course catalogue at kurser.ku.dk. Each of the 15 course descriptions is linked below.

Year 1 of the fellowship

Block 1

Ethics in Translational Medicine I


TBA - September 2026 (2 days)

Translational Discovery Omics I

Genomics, Epigenomics, and Transcriptomics

5 - 7 October 2026 (3 days)

Translational Discovery Omics II

Proteomics

28 - 30 October 2026 (3 days)

Translational Discovery Omics III

Metabolomics, Model Systems, and Precision Medicine

9 - 11 November 2026 (3 days)

Big Data Analytics and ML

Computational Biology in Translational Medicine

23 - 27 October 2026 (5 days)

Block 2

Big Data Analytics and ML

Biostatistics and Epidemiology in Translational Medicine

11 - 15 January 2027 (5 days)

Science Communication and Media Skills


25 - 26 January 2027 (2 days)

Translational Research Management and Leadership

8 - 11 February 2027 (4 days)

Pharma I

Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development

1 - 5 and 8 March 2027 (5 days total)

Pharma II

Drug Development – Clinical and Regulatory

5 - 9 April 2027 (5 days)

Ethics in Translational Medicine II


TBA - April 2027 (3 days)

Year 2 of the fellowship

Block 3

Translational Tools I


TBA - Expected late August 2027 (4 days)

Translational Tools II

New Methods

TBA - Expected early September 2027 (5 days)

Block 4

Pharma III

Pharmaceutical and Biotech Innovation

TBA - Expected spring 2028 (3 days)

Clinical Translational Medicine


TBA - Expected spring 2028 (4 days)

Please note: Course descriptions for the academic year 2025/2026 apply to courses running in the second year of the 2024-2026 BRIDGE curriculum and the first year of the 2025-2027 BRIDGE curriculum. Course descriptions for the academic year 2026/2027 apply to courses running in the second year of the 2025-2027 BRIDGE curriculum and the first year of the 2026-2028 BRIDGE curriculum.

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