https://news.ku.dk/culture-language-history/ en Fri, 08 May 2026 03:08:10 +0200 Fri, 08 May 2026 03:08:10 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/sucker-nation/ Vincent F. Hendricks’ new book Sucker Nation shows why rational and well-informed people end up...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/sucker-nation/" alt="Sucker Nation: Why we all risk being exploited in the attention economy" title="Sucker Nation: Why we all risk being exploited in the attention economy"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/sucker-nation/Resize_image_project.jpeg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/05/sucker-nation/ Mon, 04 May 2026 09:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/stone-age-population-collapse-revealed-by-dna-study-in-france/ DNA analyses of ancient skeletons show that a Stone Age population in present-day France collapsed around...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/stone-age-population-collapse-revealed-by-dna-study-in-france/" alt="Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France" title="Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/Gravh_j_Frankrig.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/stone-age-population-collapse-revealed-by-dna-study-in-france/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/4000-year-old-clay-tablets-inscribed-with-magical-spells-and-beer-tabs/ Around 5,200 years ago, people from ancient cultures in Iraq and Syria began carving characters onto...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/4000-year-old-clay-tablets-inscribed-with-magical-spells-and-beer-tabs/" alt="4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs" title="4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs"><img src="https://nyheder.ku.dk/alle_nyheder/2026/03/4.000-aar-gamle-lertavler-gemte-paa-magiske-besvaergelser-og-oelregninger/kilecollage1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/4000-year-old-clay-tablets-inscribed-with-magical-spells-and-beer-tabs/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/faith-based-initiatives-increase-religiosity-and-conservatism-in-the-united-states/ When states introduce legislation in favor of religious organizations, citizens begin to attend church...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/faith-based-initiatives-increase-religiosity-and-conservatism-in-the-united-states/" alt="Faith-based initiatives increase religiosity and conservatism in the United States" title="Faith-based initiatives increase religiosity and conservatism in the United States"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/Nyt-foto1100x600_Carsten.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/04/faith-based-initiatives-increase-religiosity-and-conservatism-in-the-united-states/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/boys-ditch-books-when-schools-close--girls-keep-reading/ When holidays or pandemics shut down schools, gender differences in children’s reading habits widen;...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/boys-ditch-books-when-schools-close--girls-keep-reading/" alt="Boys ditch books when schools close – girls keep reading" title="Boys ditch books when schools close – girls keep reading"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/boys-ditch-books-when-schools-close--girls-keep-reading/dreng-l_ser1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/boys-ditch-books-when-schools-close--girls-keep-reading/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ai-was-supposed-to-ease-doctors-workload--instead-they-spend-hours-correcting-errors/ AI‑powered clinical documentation was meant to streamline work at Danish hospitals. But in practice,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ai-was-supposed-to-ease-doctors-workload--instead-they-spend-hours-correcting-errors/" alt="AI was supposed to ease doctors’ workload – instead they spend hours correcting errors" title="AI was supposed to ease doctors’ workload – instead they spend hours correcting errors"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ai-was-supposed-to-ease-doctors-workload--instead-they-spend-hours-correcting-errors/diktafon1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ai-was-supposed-to-ease-doctors-workload--instead-they-spend-hours-correcting-errors/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ucph-researcher-publishes-an-alternative-to-the-classic-childrens-bible/ The Bible contains far more exciting, brutal, and meaningful stories than those most children - and adults...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ucph-researcher-publishes-an-alternative-to-the-classic-childrens-bible/" alt="UCPH researcher publishes an alternative to the classic children’s Bible" title="UCPH researcher publishes an alternative to the classic children’s Bible"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/usaedvanlige_bibelhistorier_rendering_presse.png/1100-600_bog.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/ucph-researcher-publishes-an-alternative-to-the-classic-childrens-bible/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/young-people-fear-drugging-in-nightlife/ Young people – especially women – increasingly fear being drugged, and the phenomenon is...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/young-people-fear-drugging-in-nightlife/" alt="Young people fear drugging in nightlife – but almost never report it" title="Young people fear drugging in nightlife – but almost never report it"><img src="https://nyheder.ku.dk/alle_nyheder/2026/03/unge-frygter-drugging-i-nattelivet/drugging_flasker_-_1100x600__Jacob_F._M_ller_.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/03/young-people-fear-drugging-in-nightlife/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/new-study-maps-where-wheat-barley-and-rye-grew-before-the-first-farmers-found-them/ Using advanced machine-learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/new-study-maps-where-wheat-barley-and-rye-grew-before-the-first-farmers-found-them/" alt="New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them" title="New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/new-study-maps-where-wheat-barley-and-rye-grew-before-the-first-farmers-found-them/AAO-sampling-wild-plants-near-Ma_in-in-Jordan1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/02/new-study-maps-where-wheat-barley-and-rye-grew-before-the-first-farmers-found-them/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/12/archaeologists-use-ai-to-create-prehistoric-video-game/ Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/12/archaeologists-use-ai-to-create-prehistoric-video-game/" alt="Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game" title="Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/12/archaeologists-use-ai-to-create-prehistoric-video-game/Debbie_sunset1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/12/archaeologists-use-ai-to-create-prehistoric-video-game/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/we-have-forgotten-the-bosnian-war-but-literature-helps-us-remember/ The Bosnian War (1992–1995), which claimed over 100,000 lives and displaced many more, is largely...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/we-have-forgotten-the-bosnian-war-but-literature-helps-us-remember/" alt="We have forgotten the Bosnian War, but literature helps us remember" title="We have forgotten the Bosnian War, but literature helps us remember"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/we-have-forgotten-the-bosnian-war-but-literature-helps-us-remember/pexels-fotios-photos-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/we-have-forgotten-the-bosnian-war-but-literature-helps-us-remember/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/small-digital-frictions-can-slow-the-spread-of-misinformation/ New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/small-digital-frictions-can-slow-the-spread-of-misinformation/" alt="Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation" title="Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/small-digital-frictions-can-slow-the-spread-of-misinformation/share1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/small-digital-frictions-can-slow-the-spread-of-misinformation/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/kirsten-busch-nielsen-continues-as-dean-of-the-faculty-of-humanities/ Kirsten Busch Nielsen’s appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/kirsten-busch-nielsen-continues-as-dean-of-the-faculty-of-humanities/" alt="Kirsten Busch Nielsen continues as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities" title="Kirsten Busch Nielsen continues as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/Kirsten1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/kirsten-busch-nielsen-continues-as-dean-of-the-faculty-of-humanities/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/tourists-flock-to-the-faroe-islands--but-meet-resistance-from-locals/ Tourism in the Faroe Islands is growing rapidly and now generates more than one billion Danish kroner...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/tourists-flock-to-the-faroe-islands--but-meet-resistance-from-locals/" alt="Tourists flock to the Faroe Islands – but meet resistance from locals" title="Tourists flock to the Faroe Islands – but meet resistance from locals"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/tourists-flock-to-the-faroe-islands--but-meet-resistance-from-locals/pexels-faraoe1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/tourists-flock-to-the-faroe-islands--but-meet-resistance-from-locals/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:45:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-ceremonial-site-in-jordan/ A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-ceremonial-site-in-jordan/" alt="Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan" title="Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-ceremonial-site-in-jordan/dolmen1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/archaeologists-uncover-5000-year-old-ceremonial-site-in-jordan/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/researchers-on-the-verge-of-solving-mexican-mystery/ Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/researchers-on-the-verge-of-solving-mexican-mystery/" alt="Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery" title="Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/researchers-on-the-verge-of-solving-mexican-mystery/Figure01_Teo1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/10/researchers-on-the-verge-of-solving-mexican-mystery/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/stored-for-130-years-bottles-reveal-evidence-of-danish-butter-production-and-hygiene-practices-of-the-past/ Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/stored-for-130-years-bottles-reveal-evidence-of-danish-butter-production-and-hygiene-practices-of-the-past/" alt="Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past" title="Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/stored-for-130-years-bottles-reveal-evidence-of-danish-butter-production-and-hygiene-practices-of-the-past/Sm_rbakterier_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/stored-for-130-years-bottles-reveal-evidence-of-danish-butter-production-and-hygiene-practices-of-the-past/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/hashtags-and-humour-are-used-to-spread-extreme-content-on-social-media/ Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/hashtags-and-humour-are-used-to-spread-extreme-content-on-social-media/" alt="Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media " title="Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media "><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/hashtags-and-humour-are-used-to-spread-extreme-content-on-social-media/Shaman_qanon.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/09/hashtags-and-humour-are-used-to-spread-extreme-content-on-social-media/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/08/13-contemporary-artists-challenge-the-monument-tradition-of-the-university-of-copenhagen/ In August, the University of Copenhagen will open the doors to RECAST, a large group exhibition organised...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/08/13-contemporary-artists-challenge-the-monument-tradition-of-the-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="13 contemporary artists challenge the monument tradition of the University of Copenhagen" title="13 contemporary artists challenge the monument tradition of the University of Copenhagen"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/08/13-contemporary-artists-challenge-the-monument-tradition-of-the-university-of-copenhagen/Recast_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/08/13-contemporary-artists-challenge-the-monument-tradition-of-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/06/screen-time-dissatisfaction/ What lies behind our dissatisfaction with our screen use – and why does the dissatisfaction rarely...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/06/screen-time-dissatisfaction/" alt="Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied" title="Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied"><img src="https://nyheder.ku.dk/alle_nyheder/2025/06/skaermtid-utilfredshed/Scrolling_-_1100x600__Priscilla_Du_Preez_ca__Unsplash_.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/06/screen-time-dissatisfaction/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/05/streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/ In a new book, media researcher Helle Kannik Haastrup explores how TV series and films can both challenge...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/05/streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/" alt="Streaming culture creates new digital communities for film fans" title="Streaming culture creates new digital communities for film fans"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/05/streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/Adolescence1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/05/streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/ Mon, 05 May 2025 11:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/03/researchers-share-new-knowledge-about-toddlers/ With support from Nordea-fonden, psychologists at the UCPH will strengthen the social and emotional development...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/03/researchers-share-new-knowledge-about-toddlers/" alt="Researchers share new knowledge about 'toddlers' with parents and professionals" title="Researchers share new knowledge about 'toddlers' with parents and professionals"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2025/forskere-skal-formidle-den-nyeste-viden-om-tumlinger/Child_CB_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/03/researchers-share-new-knowledge-about-toddlers/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/02/selfhood-is-a-precondition-for-true-community/ In his new book Being We, Professor Dan Zahavi shares the results of five years of research into communal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/02/selfhood-is-a-precondition-for-true-community/" alt="Selfhood is a precondition for true community" title="Selfhood is a precondition for true community"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2025/selfhood-is-a-precondition-for-true-community/Professor_Dan_Zahavi_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/02/selfhood-is-a-precondition-for-true-community/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/gastronomic-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize-2025/ French Hervé This, who invented molecular gastronomy, has fundamentally changed European food culture...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/gastronomic-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize-2025/" alt="Gastronomic artist is awarded the Sonning Prize 2025" title="Gastronomic artist is awarded the Sonning Prize 2025"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/gastronomic-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize-2025/HT_restaurant_B_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/gastronomic-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize-2025/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:15:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/volcanic-eruption-caused-neolithic-people-to-sacrifice-unique-sun-stones/ 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/volcanic-eruption-caused-neolithic-people-to-sacrifice-unique-sun-stones/" alt="Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique &quot;sun stones&quot;" title="Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique &quot;sun stones&quot;"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2025/volcanic-eruptions-caused-neolithic-people-in-denmark-to-sacrifice-unique/Design_uden_navn.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/01/volcanic-eruption-caused-neolithic-people-to-sacrifice-unique-sun-stones/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/coming-soon--offline-speech-recognition-on-your-phone/ More than one in four people currently integrate speech recognition into their daily lives. A new algorithm...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/coming-soon--offline-speech-recognition-on-your-phone/" alt="Coming soon – offline speech recognition on your phone" title="Coming soon – offline speech recognition on your phone"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/coming-soon--offline-speech-recognition-on-your-phone/billedmappe/talegen_getty.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/coming-soon--offline-speech-recognition-on-your-phone/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/electrical-stimulation-of-the-nervous-system-can-improve-motor-learning/ Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the brain's ability to learn certain...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/electrical-stimulation-of-the-nervous-system-can-improve-motor-learning/" alt="Electrical stimulation of the nervous system can improve motor learning" title="Electrical stimulation of the nervous system can improve motor learning"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/electrical-stimulation-of-the-nervous-system-can-improve-motor-learning/billedmappe/1100x600_idraet_287.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/12/electrical-stimulation-of-the-nervous-system-can-improve-motor-learning/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:45:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/11/debunked-children-arent-quicker-at-picking-up-new-motor-skills-than-adults/ Contrary to popular belief, children aren’t better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/11/debunked-children-arent-quicker-at-picking-up-new-motor-skills-than-adults/" alt="Debunked: Children aren’t quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults" title="Debunked: Children aren’t quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/debunked-children-arent-quicker-at-picking-up-new-motor-skills-than-adults/billedinformationer/Getty_barn_og_voksen_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/11/debunked-children-arent-quicker-at-picking-up-new-motor-skills-than-adults/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/10/the-vikings-were-part-of-a-global-network-trading-in-ivory-from-greenland/ DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/10/the-vikings-were-part-of-a-global-network-trading-in-ivory-from-greenland/" alt="The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland" title="The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland"><img src="https://sund.ku.dk/nyheder/2024/09/viking.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/10/the-vikings-were-part-of-a-global-network-trading-in-ivory-from-greenland/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/09/easter-island-population-collapse-never-happened/ Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Lausanne debunks the popular theory.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/09/easter-island-population-collapse-never-happened/" alt="Easter Island population collapse never happened" title="Easter Island population collapse never happened"><img src="https://healthsciences.ku.dk/newsfaculty-news/2024/09/Picture1.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/09/easter-island-population-collapse-never-happened/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/bo-jellesmark-thorsen-to-continue-as-head-of-department/ For the past eight years, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen has been at the helm of the Department of Food and Resource...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/bo-jellesmark-thorsen-to-continue-as-head-of-department/" alt="Bo Jellesmark Thorsen to continue as head of department" title="Bo Jellesmark Thorsen to continue as head of department"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/bo-jellesmark-thorsen-to-continue-as-head-of-department/Bo__1_.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/bo-jellesmark-thorsen-to-continue-as-head-of-department/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/new-head-of-plant-research/ Professor Morten Petersen has been appointed new head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/new-head-of-plant-research/" alt="New head of plant research" title="New head of plant research"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2024/new-head-of-the-department-of-plant-and-environmental-science/Morten_Petersen_1100_x_600__1_.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/new-head-of-plant-research/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:15:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/improved-counselling-to-dispel-myth/ A wide range of measures are needed to reduce the use of illegal opioids and benzodiazepines among young...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/improved-counselling-to-dispel-myth/" alt="Improved counselling for young people to dispel the myth that opioids are harmless" title="Improved counselling for young people to dispel the myth that opioids are harmless"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2024/raadgivning-og-kampagner-skal-goere-op-med-myte/Tabletter_CB_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/improved-counselling-to-dispel-myth/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:15:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/05/burkina-fasos-health-crisis-has-major-implications-for-the-rest-of-the-world/ For nearly 30 years, Helle Samuelsen has studied the chronic health crisis in Burkina Faso. But the country's...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/05/burkina-fasos-health-crisis-has-major-implications-for-the-rest-of-the-world/" alt="Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world" title="Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world"><img src="https://antropologi.ku.dk/ominstituttet/Nyheder/2024/sundhedskrisen-i-burkina-faso-har-ogsaa-konsekvenser-for-resten-af-verden/DSC_1639_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/05/burkina-fasos-health-crisis-has-major-implications-for-the-rest-of-the-world/ Thu, 16 May 2024 13:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/vietnam-shows-new-ways-to-treat-diabetes/ Med øget fokus på uformel omsorg er det muligt at forbedre diabetespatienters liv markant....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/vietnam-shows-new-ways-to-treat-diabetes/" alt="Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes" title="Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes"><img src="https://antropologi.ku.dk/ominstituttet/Nyheder/2024/vietnam-viser-nye-veje-i-indsatsen-mod-diabetes/Diabetes_club_vietnam_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/vietnam-shows-new-ways-to-treat-diabetes/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/danish-children-encounter-four-typical-family-learning-environments/ Parental values and family activities have a strong influence on children's learning. Based on data from...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/danish-children-encounter-four-typical-family-learning-environments/" alt="New research: Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments" title="New research: Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2024/danske-boern-moeder-fire-typiske-laeringsmiljoeer-i-familien/Leg_CB_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/danish-children-encounter-four-typical-family-learning-environments/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/after-stroke-marina-abramovi-to-receive-the-sonning-prize/ In 2023, the award of the Sonning Prize was cancelled at the last minute as the recipient, Marina Abramović,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/after-stroke-marina-abramovi-to-receive-the-sonning-prize/" alt="After stroke: Marina Abramović to receive the Sonning Prize" title="After stroke: Marina Abramović to receive the Sonning Prize"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/conceptual-performance-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize/marinaabramovic1100x600_1.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/after-stroke-marina-abramovi-to-receive-the-sonning-prize/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/02/birds-have-been-adapting-to-human-activity-for-millennia/ Roughly 14,500 to 10,500 years ago, in the transition from the last glacial period, Epipalaeolithic and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/02/birds-have-been-adapting-to-human-activity-for-millennia/" alt="Birds have been adapting to human activity for millennia" title="Birds have been adapting to human activity for millennia"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2024/birds-have-been-adapting-to-human-activity-for-millennia/Coot-nesting-on-bike1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/02/birds-have-been-adapting-to-human-activity-for-millennia/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/12/young-people-find-cocaine-use-increasingly-common-in-party-settings/ Cocaine use is becoming normalised in parts of party culture, according to a new study of Roskilde festival...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/12/young-people-find-cocaine-use-increasingly-common-in-party-settings/" alt="Young people find cocaine use increasingly common in party settings" title="Young people find cocaine use increasingly common in party settings"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/unge-oplever-at-brug-af-kokain-bliver-mere-normalt-i-festmiljoeer/Bengt_Flemark_Flickr_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/12/young-people-find-cocaine-use-increasingly-common-in-party-settings/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/11/professor-working-with-big-bang-and-ecosystems-should-make-youth-tremble/ Science has an entirely overlooked educational capacity – to help young people forming their identity....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/11/professor-working-with-big-bang-and-ecosystems-should-make-youth-tremble/" alt="Professor: Working with Big Bang and ecosystems should make youth tremble" title="Professor: Working with Big Bang and ecosystems should make youth tremble"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/professor-working-with-big-bang-and-ecosystems-should-make-youth-tremble/billedinformationer/Dannelse_GettyImages-905256646.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/11/professor-working-with-big-bang-and-ecosystems-should-make-youth-tremble/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/10/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/ It is not vast amounts of online information that makes it difficult for you to stay focused. It is rather...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/10/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/" alt="Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: endless possibilities for novelty" title="Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: endless possibilities for novelty"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/attentioneconomy1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/10/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/08/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/ Mindfulness is one of the most widespread forms of therapy for people suffering from stress, and many...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/08/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/" alt="Philosopher: Mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations" title="Philosopher: Mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/mindfulness1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/08/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/paradox-well-integrated-immigrants-report-more-discrimination/ Immigrants and their descendants are more likely to report experiences of discrimination if they are...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/paradox-well-integrated-immigrants-report-more-discrimination/" alt="Paradox: Well-integrated immigrants report more discrimination" title="Paradox: Well-integrated immigrants report more discrimination"><img src="https://socialsciences.ku.dk/news/2023/paradox-well-integrated-immigrants-report-more-discrimination/Integration_paradox_CB_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/paradox-well-integrated-immigrants-report-more-discrimination/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/universities-must-stand-out-as-unique-physical-meeting-places/ Education will be disrupted over the next ten years, placing great demands on university degree programmes,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/universities-must-stand-out-as-unique-physical-meeting-places/" alt="Universities must stand out as unique physical meeting places" title="Universities must stand out as unique physical meeting places"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/universities-must-stand-out-as-unique-physical-meeting-places/billedinformationer/AndreasDeNeergaard_1100x600pix.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/universities-must-stand-out-as-unique-physical-meeting-places/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/new-vice-dean-at-university-of-copenhagen-science/ Professor Jesper Wengel is a high-profile researcher, inventor and business owner. From 1 September 2023,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/new-vice-dean-at-university-of-copenhagen-science/" alt="New vice-dean at University of Copenhagen SCIENCE" title="New vice-dean at University of Copenhagen SCIENCE"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/new-vice-dean-at-university-of-copenhagen-science/SCIENCE_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/06/new-vice-dean-at-university-of-copenhagen-science/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/the-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/ Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/the-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/" alt="The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago" title="The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/humanitys-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/kiss.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/the-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/ Thu, 18 May 2023 11:30:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/ When a number of British colonies demanded independence after World War 2, they kick-started the decolonisation...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/" alt="Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire" title="Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/Britain1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/05/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/ Thu, 04 May 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/04/religion-blocks-freedom-and-democracy-across-the-globe/ A new major study documents that religiously motivated legislation has taken place in all types of societies...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/04/religion-blocks-freedom-and-democracy-across-the-globe/" alt="Religion blocks freedom and democracy across the globe" title="Religion blocks freedom and democracy across the globe"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/guddommelig-lovgivning-kortlagt-religion-blokerer-for-frihed-og-demokrati-over-hele-kloden/Religion_2_-_1100x600__Noah_Holm__Unsplash_.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/04/religion-blocks-freedom-and-democracy-across-the-globe/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/03/major-eu-grant-for-research-on-the-role-of-women-intellectuals-during-the-enlightenment/ The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Associate Professor Sabrina Ebbersmeyer an Advanced Grant...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/03/major-eu-grant-for-research-on-the-role-of-women-intellectuals-during-the-enlightenment/" alt="Major EU grant for research on the role of women intellectuals during the Enlightenment" title="Major EU grant for research on the role of women intellectuals during the Enlightenment"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2023/marts/stor-eu-bevilling-til-forskning-i-kvindelige-intellektuelles-rolle-under-oplysningstiden/standard_Birgitte_Thott1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/03/major-eu-grant-for-research-on-the-role-of-women-intellectuals-during-the-enlightenment/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0200 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/02/the-ukrainian-refugee-crisis-led-to-mass-mobilisation-of-volunteers-on-facebook/ Within days and weeks, the Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in a surge in Facebook support groups...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/02/the-ukrainian-refugee-crisis-led-to-mass-mobilisation-of-volunteers-on-facebook/" alt="The Ukrainian refugee crisis led to mass mobilisation of volunteers on Facebook" title="The Ukrainian refugee crisis led to mass mobilisation of volunteers on Facebook"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/den-ukrainske-flygtningekrise-udloeste-massemobilisering-af-frivillige/Ukranian-woman_Derek-French_Pexels.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/02/the-ukrainian-refugee-crisis-led-to-mass-mobilisation-of-volunteers-on-facebook/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:45:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/modern-arms-technologies-help-autocratic-rulers-stay-in-power/ Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/modern-arms-technologies-help-autocratic-rulers-stay-in-power/" alt="Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power" title="Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power"><img src="https://samf.ku.dk/nyheder/2023/moderne-vaabenteknologier-holder-autoritaere-regimer-ved-magten/Egypt_Hamalawy_Flickr_1100_600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/modern-arms-technologies-help-autocratic-rulers-stay-in-power/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:45:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/conceptual-performance-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize/ Body and gaze are the focal points of the Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović, who is also...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/conceptual-performance-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize/" alt="Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize" title="Conceptual performance artist is awarded the Sonning Prize"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/conceptual-performance-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize/marinaabramovic1100x600_1.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/conceptual-performance-artist-is-awarded-the-sonning-prize/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:45:00 +0100