Culture, Language & History

There is archaeological evidence of modern humans in the Americas by approx. 15 thousand years ago (KYA). However, there is still debate over exactly when and how many times the ancestors of present-day Native Americans…

Believe it or not: X-ray works a lot better on rocks than on paper. This has been a problem for restorers trying to save historical books and letters from the ravages of time and fungi. They frankly did not know what…

One of the best-known Danish Bronze Age finds, the famous Egtved Girl from 1370 BC, was not born in Denmark. She came from Southern Germany, , new research shows.

In the past the Danish election poster was a piece of art. Today it is often like a dull advertisement according to professor Peter Nedergaard, Department of Political Science, who is co-author of a new book about the…

How did the introduction of balance weights in Bronze Age Europe and Asia shape the way prehistoric cultures conducted trade? This fundamental question will inform a new groundbreaking ERC-funded research project based…

The Carlsberg Foundation has awarded Professor Vincent F. Hendricks 1,92 million euros to establish the Centre for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) which is to be located at The Faculty of Humanities, University of…

New research shows that patients who have been through gastric bypass surgery can teach us important lessons about weight loss: if we are to change our eating habits, we need to take into consideration the experiences w…

To equate active ageing strictly with health is too narrow a focus, new research from University of Copenhagen shows; the elderly can reap social and health benefits from activities that do not necessarily conform to…

Universities are typically publicly acknowledged for providing two kinds of services – education and research. But universities do much more - and with a long shelf life too.

Starting in 2015, students will be able to start calling the former barracks on Copenhagen's Sølvgade street their new home.

Some 550 students, employees and their guests participated in this year’s Copenhagen Pride. The group was the largest ever to represent the University in the annual event, as well as the largest contingent participating…

Masculinity in TV cooking shows is the focus in a new PhD dissertation by Jonatan Leer.

PhD Stine Simonsen Puri's dissertation deals with gambling at the New Delhi racecourse. It provides an insight into the major illicit Indian economy, which many Indians rely more on than the legal one – but which we do…

Climate fiction – or simply cli-fi – is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the consequences of global warming. New research from University of Copenhagen shows how these fictions serve as a mental…

Danish newspapers mirror to a high degree the viewpoints of the political elite when Danish military participation in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya has been on the public agenda during the past 10 years.

Responsible research has been put firmly on the political agenda with, for instance, EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. New research from the University of Copenhagen reveals that the scientists themselves place great emphasi…

The largest cultural award in Denmark, the Sonning Prize, will go to the Austrian film director Michael Haneke.

People who have suffered a stroke often experience severe fatigue. But doctors find it hard to help these patients as their experiences of fatigue may not necessarily be caused by physiological problems.

In his new book, Engaging with Reality: Documentary and Globalization, Professor Ib Bondebjerg of the University of Copenhagen considers how documentary films address global challenges in far greater depth than news…

The Internet and social media provide easy and instant access to an abundance of information but do not make us better equipped to make rational decisions; on the contrary, the technology amplifies irrational social…

The University of Copenhagen offers a new MSc study programme in Global Development.

During the Nazi occupation of Denmark 1940-1945, the jazz orchestra Harlem Kiddies, which boasted a line-up of three black musicians and a Jewish singer, was all the rage – today the orchestra is all but forgotten. New…