The Panum Institute is a part of the University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. It is a large building complex and houses the Faculty of Health Sciences. This includes the Dental School and the former Faculty of Medicine as well as The School of Oral Health Care and The School for Dental Technicians http://www.skt.ku.dk/english/SKTE/panuminstitute.htm.

The Panum Institute has many facilities including a library

Library

In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

, two canteens, lecture theatres, offices, student clubs and two bookshops. The Panum Institute also houses the largest dental clinic in Denmark with approximately 230 treatment chairs. The institute was named after Danish physiologist Peter Ludvig Panum

Peter Ludvig Panum

Peter Ludvig Panum was a Danish physiologist and pathologist born in Rønne. The Panum Institute in Copenhagen is named in his honor....

(1820-1885).