Current jobs at Københavns Universitet
PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Economics. Enrolment will be at the Faculty of Social Sciences under Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences. The position starting date is 1 September 2026. Introduction The PhD programme provides PhD students with strong research training which opens up a window of opportunity to a variety of careers within the private and public sectors
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PhD fellowship in Molecular Exercise Physiology
Project on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy Mechanisms in Mice The project: The Section for Human and Molecular Physiology invites applicants for a three-year PhD fellowship in Molecular Exercise Physiology. The fellowship is part of the project “Disentangling Muscle Hypertrophy for Novel Therapies”, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF). The position is expected to start June 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
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PhD fellowship in brain resilience to heat at The Department of Neuroscience
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen We are offering a PhD fellowship in Neuroscience commencing 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter. Our group and research We are a systems neuroscience laboratory focusing on understanding the mechanisms by which neural circuits and behaviors are affected by early life stress and thermic stress (https://in.ku.dk/research/kermen-lab/)
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PhD scholarship in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and/or ethnology at “TRANSITION – Center for Changing Urban and Rural Lives”, University of Co
The Center of Excellence TRANSITION – Center for Changing Urban and Rural Lives, based at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a PhD scholarship in sociolinguistics focusing on contemporary rural–urban tensions. We welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds in Danish or Scandinavian studies, linguistics, or ethnology.
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PhD Project in neuronal transcription factor biophysics
The Heidarsson group at the Section for Biomolecular Sciences invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in intrinsically disordered transcription factors and their interactions with chromatin. The project is part of a research project financed by a Lundbeck Ascending Investigator Grant. Start date is expected to be 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project The successful candidate will join the research group led by Dr. Pétur O
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PhD Project in Human-Computer Interaction for Behaviour Change in Extended Reality
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen invites applicants for a fully-funded PhD Project in Human-Computer Interaction for Behaviour Change in Extended Reality. Start date is 1 June 2026 or thereafter. Overview Extended Reality (XR) technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), enable experiences that are impossible in the physical world (e.g., visualizing future environments or embodying a different body)
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PhD fellowship in Analytical Chemistry
We are offering a three-year PhD fellowship commencing 15 April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Project description Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful technique for visualizing the spatial distribution of chemical compounds in biological tissues. This project focuses on applying and further developing MSI approaches to study peptide-based therapeutics, an increasingly important class of drugs.
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Postdoc in modeling of star-disk formation
The research group “Young Stars and Planets” at the Astrophysics and Planetary Science section, part of the Niels Bohr Institute, invites applications for a postdoc position funded by the DFF Sapere Aude grant “DSTREAM: Disk Systems That are Replenished and Evolve through Accretion of Material”
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PhD student position in neuronal synaptic biology/mitophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis and bioinformatics at BRIC, Issazadeh-Navikas Group
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced PhD candidate to conduct research in neuronal synaptic development and function, mitochondrial biology, and mitophagy. The ideal candidate will also have a strong track record in bioinformatics to analyze bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing, proteomics, and lipidomics. Our Research
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Research Assistant with opportunity for PhD-fellowship continuation at the Department of Biomedical Sciences
Research Assistant with opportunity for PhD-fellowship continuation at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, NNF Center of Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW), University of Copenhagen The Dost group is looking for a motivated research assistant (RA) with experience in mammalian cell culture starting March 15 or April 1 2026 (or after agreement)
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Postdoc in Using 13C for field phenotyping aimed at breeding for drought resilience
The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen is offering a 2-year Postdoc position in Using 13C for field phenotyping aimed at breeding for drought resilience commencing 1 March 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. Job description The postdoc will be working on a newly funded project on using natural d13C isotope enrichment for field phenotyping of crops in cooperation with plant breeders
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Two Postdoc Positions in Grundtvig Studies at the Faculty of Theology UCPH
The Faculty of Theology at UCPH seeks to appoint two researchers for fixed 21-month term post doctoral positions starting on 1 April 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The research will be conducted as part of the research project Writing with the Dead – N.F.S. Grundtvig’s Use of Historical Sources (WWD). WWD investigates how the influential Danish theologian, thinker, and poet N.F.S. Grundtvig worked with textual sources from antiquity to his own day
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Stilling som postdoc med fokus på psykiske lidelser og somatiske sygdomme ved Det Humanistiske Fakultet, Københavns Universitet
Institut for Nordiske Studier og Sprogvidenskab ved Det Humanistiske Fakultet opslår hermed en stilling som postdoc i sprogpsykologi til besættelse fra 15. februar 2026 eller snarest derefter. Stillingen er tidsbegrænset til to år. Introduktion Kandidaten vil blive ansat som en del af DFF Inge Lehmann projektet MISSED (Mental Illness in Interaction: Somatic Symptom Expressions and the challenge of Diagnostic overshadowing)
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PhD Fellow in Spatial Proteomics of Cardiac Conduction and Disease Mechanisms
Position Overview The Cardiac Proteomics & Systems Biology Group at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a highly motivated PhD fellow. The successful candidate will apply cutting-edge spatial proteomics to uncover the molecular architecture of the cardiac conduction system (CCS) and elucidate mechanisms underlying heart rate control and arrhythmogenic disease. Project Description
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Two-Year Postdoctoral Position in Volatile Organic Compound Biogeochemistry
We invite applications for a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team for a two-year position (with the potential possibility of extension to three years). The position will focus on volatile organic compound (VOC) biogeochemistry or broader biogeochemical cycles. The expected start date is April 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Place of employment
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Postdoc focused on Open and Programmable Accelerators for Data-Intensive Applications in the Cloud
Department of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen (DIKU), PLTC section, invites applicants for a postdoc in the context of the Horizon Europe project CHORYS focused on Open and Programmable Accelerators for Data-Intensive Applications in the Cloud. Start date is (expected to be) 1st of April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project CHORYS focuses on support for data-intensive applications in the cloud by developing and demonstrating open and programmable accelerators
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Student research assistant to join empirical research project on economics of religion
The Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates for a position as a student research assistant in an empirical research project in the economics of religion field. The position is for 1 year and 10-15 hours weekly. The expected start date is February 1st or as soon as possible thereafter. Introduction In this position, you will join a team of researchers at the Department of Economics
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A two-year postdoc position in the project Aesthetic Atmospheres. Investigations in Phenomenological Psychology, University of Copenhagen
The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates to apply for a two-year postdoctoral position in the project Aesthetic Atmospheres. The project is funded by the Velux Foundation. The starting date is 1 March 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Introduction The project, “Aesthetic atmosphere
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Studentermedarbejder til Digitalisering i KU Uddannelse
Vil du være med til at understøtte studieadministrationen på landets største universitet? Trives du med en bred vifte af forskelligartede opgaver. Og har du lyst til at indgå i et kontor med en samarbejdsform præget af tillid, dialog og humor. Så er du måske vores ny studentermedarbejder.
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PhD fellowship in Diversity, Ecology and Effects of Toxigenic Marine Microalgae
The Natural History Museum Denmark invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in diversity, ecology and effects of toxigenic marine diatoms. The PhD project is a collaboration between the Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD) and the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute in Iceland (MFRI). The position is a part of a NordForsk funded initiative; “Marine phycotoxins in the Arctic: an emerging climate change risk (PHATE)”
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Postdoctoral fellowships in bioinformatics, single-cell omics, AI, and/or systems biology
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic Postdoctoral fellow with a PhD or equivalent degree to join the Merino Group at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR), University of Copenhagen. The position is for three years, starting 1 March 2026, or after agreement.
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Laboratory Assistant
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, under department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences,University of Copenhagen. The Group of Professor Kim Jensen is seeking a laboratory assistant. The position is for 1 year, 10 hours per week. About Us
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Postdoc of Molecular Cell Biology of DNA repair
Department of Biology, Section for Functional Genomics, invites applicants for a postdoc in Molecular Cell Biology of DNA repair. The position is part of the research project “Genome integrity maintenance by liquid-liquid phase separation and oscillations”, which is financed by the Carlsberg Foundation.
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Ph.d.-stipendiat med kompetencer indenfor implementeringsforskning søges til projekt om aldersrelateret synstab i det nære sundhedsvæsen
Stillingen Som ph.d.-stipendiat vil din primære opgave være, at understøtte og gennemføre dataindsamling og analyse i et forskningsprojekt om synsnedsættelse i det nære sundhedsvæsen. Du vil i stillingen arbejde tæt sammen med forskningsteamet omkring synsnedsættelse i det nære sundhedsvæsen og desuden indgå aktivt i Center for Almen Medicins øvrige forskningsmiljø. Projektet
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical Chemistry
Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen The Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen is seeking an exceptional Postdoctoral Fellow to spearhead research in Physical Chemistry focusing on atmosphere-relevant gas-phase reaction kinetics in the Kjaergaard group
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Postdoctoral fellowship in multi-omics, systems biology, and cardiometabolic diseases
We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic full-time postdoctoral researcher. Candidates should have a background in biology, systems biology, data science, biostatistics, computational biology, or related areas. This is a 2-year Postdoc position with a start date of March 15, 2026, or upon agreement. Your job
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Postdocs at Center for Gene Expression in Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
We are looking for 2 or more highly motivated postdocs interested in ribosome biology, 3D chromatin organisation, or regulation of protein turnover for positions at the DNRF Center of Excellence, Center for Gene Expression (CGEN), within the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM), at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Starting date: 1 March 2026, or after agreement. Our center and research
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Postdoctoral position integrative spatial analysis of microenvironmental drivers of pancreatic cancers
The Sandelin and Falsig Pedersen groups are seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team working at the interface of computational biology, genomics, and molecular cancer physiology. Our laboratories aims to understand how biophysical microenvironments such as pH and oxygen (O₂) gradients shape cellular phenotypes and gene regulation in vivo, with a focus on pancreatic cancer
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Postdoc in Experimental cold atomic physics
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) is establishing a talented and diverse international team to create a cutting-edge quantum programme in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Postdoctoral Position
Dissecting an Immune–Metabolic Switch at the Maternal–Fetal Interface The Sandelin Laboratory, University of Copenhagen The Sandelin group and collaborators are seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher to join an interdisciplinary project exploring how maternal immune activation affects fetal development through immune and metabolic pathways
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Postdoctoral position in spatial genomics and quantitative microenvironmental liver physiology
The Sandelin and Falsig Pedersen groups are seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary team working at the interface of computational biology, genomics, and molecular physiology. Our groups, together with close collaborators aims to understand how biophysical microenvironments such as pH and oxygen (O₂) gradients shape cellular phenotypes and gene regulation in vivo
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Postdoc in Human-Computer Interaction with Explainable AI
We are seeking to recruit a postdoc within Human-Computer Interaction to work on an interdisciplinary project on Human-Centered Explainable Retrieval-Augmented LLMs funded by Independent Research Foundation Denmark, led by Isabelle Augenstein and Irina Shklovski. The postdoc’s duties will be to conduct research on user-centric RAG and information needs of people interacting with AI in collaboration with the project team
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PhD scholarship at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics. The chosen candidate will be employed and enrol at the Faculty of Humanities under the PhD School at the Faculty of Humanities. The scholarship is for 3 years starting on 1 May 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Dark Ages project
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Studentermedhjælper til Ringmærkningsadministrationen, Statens Naturhistoriske Museum
Ringmærkningsadministrationen ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum på Københavns Universitet søger en studentermedhjælper med tiltrædelse 1. februar 2026 eller snarest derefter, begrænset til 31. januar 2027. Om os
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Kommunikationsstudent til Dronning Marys Center
Læser du kommunikation eller journalistik, og brænder du for at kommunikere om tidens vigtigste dagsordner? Så er det måske dig, vi leder efter! Vi søger nemlig en studerende til kommunikationsteamet i Dronning Marys Center på Københavns Universitet. I teamet står vi for den daglige kommunikation på sociale medier, vores hjemmeside og i eksterne medier, ligesom vi laver events og andre formidlingsopgaver. Du vil derfor kunne prøve kræfter med mange forskellige opgaver.
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PhD fellowship or postdoc in brain tumor bioinformatics at BRIC
We are offering a PhD fellowship or Postdoc in brain tumor bioinformatics commencing in March 2026. Our group and research The selected candidate will be part of professor, consultant neuropathologist Bjarne Winther Kristensens research group (https://www.bric.ku.dk/research-groups/kristensen-group/). Bjarne Winther Kristensen will be the principal supervisor
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Postdoc on Data Management, Process Science, and Neuro-Symbolic AI for Predictive and Prescriptive Process Analytics
Department of Computer Science at Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen is looking for a Postdoc with effect from 1st of March 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is offered as a 3-year fixed term contract. About the research project You will be working on the Predictive and Prescriptive Process Analytics for Industry 4.0 (P³AI₄) research project
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Student research assistants in Health Economics and Aging Lab
The Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates for a new cohort of research assistants (3-5 positions) for our “Health Economics and Aging Lab” - HEAL. The positions are for one year and 10-15 hours weekly, with the possibility of further extensions. The expected start date is February 1st, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. What is HEAL?
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PhD Fellow in Human-Centric Explainable Natural Language Understanding
Department of Computer Science Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen The Natural Language Processing Section at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Human-Centric Explainable Natural Language Understanding. The start date is expected to be 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position
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Postdoc Position(s) in Epigenetics/Bioinformatics/Genomics at University of Copenhagen
About the groups The Choudhary lab is technically and internationally diverse and embedded in an excellent environment that supports high-quality research and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration. The Choudhary lab conducts research using interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art technologies, including quantitative proteomics, next-generation nucleic acid sequencing, advanced microscopy, CRISPR-based genome editing, and bioinformatics
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Theory-Postdoc in the Intersection of Quantum Scattering, Quantum Chemistry and Quantum Computing
We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to be the driving force of a project initiated through a Villum project grant titled Quantum Hardware Architecture based on Electron Scattering in Molecules. This is a theoretical project at the intersection of quantum scattering, quantum chemistry, and quantum computing. Short project description The postdoc will be working on a theoretical framework for implementing quantum gates through electron scattering in molecules
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PhD or integrated MSc + PhD fellowship in Algorithms
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen The Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen (DIKU) invites applications for PhD or integrated MSc + PhD fellowship in Algorithms. Start date 1 September 2026 (Or as soon as possible hereafter). The project and the scientific environment The PhD project is broadly within algorithms. The expectation is curiosity driven research in a highly collaborative environment
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PhD positions in AI in Medicine
Department of Computer Science (DIKU) invites applicants for PhD positions in AI in Medicine. This project is a part of a collaboration between DIKU and Rigshospitalet, and financed by the European Research Council. The start date is (expected to be) 01.03.2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project Funding for two PhD positions working on the use of AI in medicine is available
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Klinikdyrlæge til internship på Universitetshospitalet for familiedyr (opslag til løbende besættelse af ledige stillinger)
Har du lyst til at være en del af et spændende universitetsmiljø, hvor du dagligt kan suge til dig af specialistviden og sparring og bare blive dygtigere og dygtigere? Har du lyst til at blive en del af vores fantastiske team af interns og hospitalsdyrlæger, som hjælper hinanden både fagligt og praktisk i en uddannelsesstilling? Så er et internship på Universitetshospitalet for Familiedyr måske noget for dig! Stillingen er en fuldtidsstilling af tre års varighed
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PhD fellowship in Membrane Filtration within a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial Doctoral Network UP2MEM
PhD fellowship in Membrane Filtration within a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Industrial Doctoral Network UP2MEM Separation of fat and proteins from dairy side streams and plant-based extracts Department of FOOD Science Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen Department of Food Science invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in membrane filtration research
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Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry
Morten Meldal PhD fellowships in Chemistry Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, invites excellent, ingenious, and creative applicants for two PhD stipends in chemistry. Application date for the stipends will be 1 February 2026. Start date is 1 August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD stipends will be available for PhD projects in all areas of experimental and theoretical chemistry at the Faculty of Science
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PhD fellowship in Physics, Biocomplexity
The Niels Bohr Institute invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in Biocomplexity under the supervision of Professor of Physics Kim Sneppen, Professor of Epidemiology Lone Simonsen, and Postdoc Bjarke Frost Nielsen. The project will be part of the PandemiX Center of Excellence, which is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) and led by Lone Simonsen at Roskilde University
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PhD scholarship in the Sociology of Quantification in Africa – ERC Project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based we
PhD scholarship in the Sociology of Quantification in Africa – ERC Project “Modelling African Futures: A comparative technography of evidence-based welfare policy in Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana” The Centre of African Studies, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites applications for one PhD scholarship in the project “ModelFutures” led by Associate Professor Alena Thiel. The position consists of 36 months. The intended start date is 1 April 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
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