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One day, as Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig was having dinner at a conference with some colleagues, her conversation partner stood up, tapped their glass, and announced to the whole room:<\/p>\n

\u00bbThis woman is about to get an article published in The Lancet<\/em>!\u00ab<\/p>\n

Blushing, Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig realised that this was, in fact, a big deal.<\/p>\n

Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig and Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke are master’s students on the Public Health programme at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). In the autumn, they had a scientific article based on their bachelor\u2019s project published in the international journal The Lancet Psychiatry<\/em> \u2014 one of the most prestigious and influential medical science journals in the world.<\/p>\n

Partners since day one<\/h3>\n

So how did it all come about?<\/p>\n

Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig and Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke take a seat in the University Post\u2019s kitchen, trying to shake off the winter chill. They are in the middle of their exams \u2014 together. They have written nearly all their assignments together since they met on the very first day of intro week more than four years ago. They have done internships together, postponed courses together, and soon they\u2019ll be going on exchange to Tokyo \u2014 together.<\/p>\n

Now, after a year and a half of work alongside their studies and student jobs, they\u2019ve published an article in a respected international journal. Something that only a few students can put on their CV.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe\u2019ve talked a lot about how important it is to have a partner in this,\u00ab says Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig. \u00bbBecause there are seriously so many tough and gruelling hours involved. Hours that are hard to get through if you are on your own \u2014 especially when you don\u2019t know if the work will ever pay off.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke, sitting next to her, adds:<\/p>\n

\u00bbEmma and I sometimes had to get up in the middle of a lecture and go out into the hallway to respond to comments from researchers who were peer-reviewing the article<\/span> \u2014 because it had to be done right there and then.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Inspiring research setting<\/h3>\n

For Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig, publishing a scientific article wasn\u2019t something she had ever considered when she started studying. Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke felt a bit differently:<\/p>\n

\u00bbI had the idea early on that it would be really cool to try and publish something. I was thinking about all the exciting and ambitious things you could do during your studies.\u00ab
\n
\nIt was her idea that took the two students to Australia for an internship at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. Here, a group of researchers work on the globally recognised Global Burden of Disease<\/em> study, which aims to map out groups of diseases and their overall burden on public health.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe just wanted to go somewhere cool, so we went down there with a pretty na\u00efve mindset. We figured they would assign us all sorts of tasks,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n

But they were soon introduced to the project and tasked with examining a disease group that the researchers had not previously analysed: functional disorders \u2014 also known as somatic symptom disorders. Suddenly, they were in the middle of an inspiring international research setting and began to wonder whether their work could be turned into a scientific paper.<\/p>\n

But first, it had to become a bachelor\u2019s project.<\/p>\n

\u00bbThere are completely different requirements for a bachelor’s project and a scientific article. For the bachelor’s, we had to place our results in a Danish and public health context,\u00ab Emma explains:<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe had a period where we collected data and read a ton of literature. Then we wrote the bachelor’s project, and afterwards we rewrote the whole thing into a paper.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Ambitious on your behalf<\/h3>\n

In Australia, they got a supervisor, Damian F. Santomauro, who is also co-author on the article and who became a key person in the project\u2019s future. He saw potential in their data and encouraged them to pursue it further.<\/p>\n

\u00bbHe was very ambitious on our behalf,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n

Back in Denmark, they chose a bachelor’s supervisor, Terese Sara H\u00f8j J\u00f8rgensen, who has previously helped students publish projects. She also became co-author on the article.<\/p>\n

After handing in their thesis, they spent the next year and a half working evenings and weekends to turn the project into an article suitable for publication in an international journal. This included undergoing peer review by experienced researchers.<\/p>\n

The researchers in Australia had previously published in The Lancet<\/em>, so it seemed natural to aim for that. A meeting was held first, however, to discuss whether they should start with a smaller journal to make the process easier. But they rejected the idea:<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe decided to go all in<\/em> \u2014 we could always try somewhere else if we got rejected.\u00ab<\/p>\n

The first draft was nearly rejected. They received extensive revisions and had to submit a new version.<\/p>\n

\u00bbIt wasn\u2019t like they just said: \u2018We\u2019ll take it!\u2019\u00ab says Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO:<\/strong> He has been ready for university, since he was 11<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Hard (unpaid) work and uncertainty<\/h3>\n

Back in Denmark, they began the rewrite. Nights out with friends had to wait, and waking up with a guilty conscience and a long to-do list became the new normal.<\/p>\n

But the hardest part wasn\u2019t the hours spent at the computer \u2014 it was the unpredictability. They never knew when the next feedback would arrive. Holiday week or work week? No clue.<\/p>\n

How do you keep your spirits up when there are constant changes and you have no idea when it will all end?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bbI think it helped that we didn\u2019t know beforehand how hard it would be. That way, we could be a bit delusional,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n

\u00bbWe had no idea it would be such a long process,\u00ab says Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig.<\/p>\n

\u00bbNo. We\u2019ve often said to each other that we don\u2019t know if we would\u2019ve done it had we known how demanding it would be,\u00ab adds Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.
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\nAs a researcher at a Danish university, you have working hours and a salary. But as students they didn’t.<\/p>\n

\u00bbLooking back, it was pretty extreme. We were studying full time and working \u2014 and still trying to have a social life.\u00ab<\/p>\n

They experienced it as their introduction to an academic world full of tacit rules. How do you respond to a respected researcher when you disagree? They learned that it takes both courage and a good sense of timing.<\/p>\n

\u00bbAs a student, you just want to do what you’re told. But we had to learn to trust our gut feeling. Our supervisor Damian was good at reminding us that it was our project, and that we knew it best,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke. \u00bbThat gave us confidence \u2014 I realised I could actually do this.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Anticlimax<\/h3>\n

When the final version of the article was due, Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke was on holiday in Naples with her family, while Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig was on a boat with no internet. The plan was that Viktoria-Maria would call Emma if anything needed changing \u2014 and Emma would quickly check it as soon as the boat docked.<\/p>\n

And then \u2026 it was suddenly out.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t keep that dream to yourself!<\/p>\n

Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00bbIt actually felt a bit anticlimactic,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke. It wasn\u2019t something they talked about at university, and after all, very few people read The Lancet Psychiatry<\/em> on a daily basis and stumble across the article on their own.<\/p>\n

But it has been noticed elsewhere.<\/p>\n

At the conference, at job interviews. That\u2019s where it became clear that the huge amount of work they had put into the article over a year and a half was being recognised and made an impression.<\/p>\n

\u00bbI think it makes a difference if you want to go into research later on,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n

Reach out to people!<\/h3>\n

They both want to continue researching and publishing. They’ve developed a taste for it, they say. And they have one piece of advice for other students with the same dream:<\/p>\n

\u00bbDon\u2019t keep that dream to yourself! Reach out to people. Write to someone who\u2019s published something you think is cool, and ask how you can get started yourself,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n

The importance of having good people around you who are ambitious on your behalf can\u2019t be overstated when, as a student, you want to try your hand at publishing. They both agree on this. But it requires the courage to knock on a few doors and ask for help. And you should definitely feel free to do so, they say.<\/p>\n

\u00bbI feel like we\u2019ve only met people who really wanted to help us,\u00ab says Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig.<\/p>\n

This article was first written in Danish and published on 15 January 2026. It has been translated into English and post-edited by Mike Young.<\/em>
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Something that only a few students can put on their CV.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe\u2019ve talked a lot about how important it is to have a partner in this,\u00ab says Emma Johanne Poulsen Siig. \u00bbBecause there are seriously so many tough and gruelling hours involved. 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She also became co-author on the article.<\/p>\n<p>After handing in their thesis, they spent the next year and a half working evenings and weekends to turn the project into an article suitable for publication in an international journal. This included undergoing peer review by experienced researchers.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers in Australia had previously published in <em>The Lancet<\/em>, so it seemed natural to aim for that. A meeting was held first, however, to discuss whether they should start with a smaller journal to make the process easier. But they rejected the idea:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbWe decided to go <em>all in<\/em> \u2014 we could always try somewhere else if we got rejected.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>The first draft was nearly rejected. 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That\u2019s where it became clear that the huge amount of work they had put into the article over a year and a half was being recognised and made an impression.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbI think it makes a difference if you want to go into research later on,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n<h3>Reach out to people!<\/h3>\n<p>They both want to continue researching and publishing. They’ve developed a taste for it, they say. And they have one piece of advice for other students with the same dream:<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbDon\u2019t keep that dream to yourself! Reach out to people. Write to someone who\u2019s published something you think is cool, and ask how you can get started yourself,\u00ab says Viktoria-Maria Hvidtfelt Lykke.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of having good people around you who are ambitious on your behalf can\u2019t be overstated when, as a student, you want to try your hand at publishing. They both agree on this. 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