The Copenhagen Stress Research Center is a research collaboration between researchers from the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Bispebjerg University Hospital and Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. The overall aim of the center is to implement and support an interinstitutional cooperation of high international class in the Danish stress research environment.
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The 18th Stress Research Conference will take place in the Mærsk Tower at Panum on November 1st 2022. We invite all researchers to submit their abstract within studies on stress in its broadest sense for an oral or poster presentation at the conference. This year, our keynote speakers Mette Lykke Nielsen (AAU) and Naja Hulvej Rod (KU) will tell us about poor well-being among young people and stress in a life-course perspective. Read more about the conference and submit your abstract via this link.
The Copenhagen Stress Research Center aims at covering following topics:
- Definition of the stress concept
- Bodily reactions to stress
- Relationship between stress and health
- Underlying mechanisms leading from stress to disease
- Societal consequences of stress
- Evidence-based methods of intervention and treatment of stress
The research collaboration also aims to promote recruitment and training of researchers within the stress research field.
Copenhagen Stress Research Center’s steering committee meets 2-3 times a year and consists of representatives from each of the participating institutions:
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg University Hospital
Postdoc Johan Høy Jensen (Chairman of Steering Committee)
E-mail: johan.hoey.jensen@regionh.dk
Telephone: +45 21 18 33 55
Chief Physician Nanna Hurwitz Eller
E-mail: nanna.hurwitz.eller@regionh.dk
Telephone: +45 38 63 55 60
National Research Center for the Working Environment
Professor Reiner Rugulies
E-mail: rer@nfa.dk
Telephone: +45 39 16 52 18
Professor Helene Garde
E-mail: ahg@nfa.dk
Telephone: +45 39 16 52 58
Senior Researcher Ida E. H. Madsen
E-mail: ihm@nfa.dk
Telephone: +45 39 16 52 94
Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
PhD student Jimmi Mathisen
E-mail: jima@sund.ku.dk
Telephone: +45 35 33 53 39
Postdoc Jessica Bengtsson
E-mail: jebe@sund.ku.dk
Telephone: +45 35 33 37 03
Professor Åse Marie Hansen
E-mail: asemarie.hansen@sund.ku.dk
Telephone: +45 35 32 79 56
Copenhagen Stress Research Center organizes a yearly Stress Research conference. The purpose of this conference is to promote exchange and discussion of new stress research and further more to coordinate and strengthen the Danish stress research.
The 18th Stress Research Conference will take place in the Mærsk Tower at Panum on November 1st 2022. We invite all researchers to submit their abstract within studies on stress in its broadest sense for an oral or poster presentation at the conference. Read more about the conference and submit your abstract via this link.
In the section below, you can read about previous Stress Research conferences:
14th Stress Research Conference (2017)