Culture, Language & History

Slashing small programme offering

A series of study programmes at the University of Copenhagen is about to halt the intake of new students in 2016. Some of the programmes are facing closure because of the government's cost savings.

underwater archaeology

Greek and Danish archaeologists excavate the ancient Greek harbour town Lechaion

In Greece, underwater excavations of Lechaion, ancient Corinth’s partially submerged harbour town, reveal the infrastructure of more than a thousand years of flourishing maritime trade.

What your father ate before you were born could influence your health

There is increasing evidence that parents’ lifestyle and the environment they inhabit even long before they have children may influence the health of their offspring. A current study, led by researchers from the Novo…

DOCTORAL THESIS

Politicians condition the influence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

EU politicians have decisive influence on the broader impact of the Court’s jurisprudence. That is the conclusion by Professor Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, who is one of the first to analyse the judicial influence on EU…

Panum location for new film

He is one of the writers behind top box office films like Fasandræberne (The Pheasant Killers), A Royal Affair and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. For the first time, screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg will now step into…

language technology

Linguists use the Bible to develop language technology for small languages

Linguists from the University of Copenhagen can now produce language technology – based on Biblical verse and Wikipedia articles – for up to 100 small and big languages at the same time.

Department of Political Science celebrates its 50 year anniversary

The Department of Political Science is publishing an anniversary book to celebrate that on 1 September 50 years ago, the first students were admitted to the Department.

The population history of Native Americans

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…

Chemistry research

Rock paper fungus: How X-ray imaging of rocks will save papers of the past

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…

The Bronze Age Egtved Girl was not from Denmark

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.

The Danish election poster has become a shadow of its former self

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…

Weights will shed new light on prehistoric trade and economy

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…

information and bubbles

The Carlsberg Foundation funds Centre for Information and Bubble Studies

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…

The obese can teach us how to lose weight

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…

Active ageing is much more than exercise

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…

take a ride with UCPH

Universities do more

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.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

From barracks to dorms

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

550 students and staff from 'Diversity' of Copenhagen help set Pride record

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…

PhD thesis on masculinity in TV cooking shows

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

At New Delhi's racecourse races are rigged

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

Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming

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…

Media and politics

Newspapers follow suit when Danish politicians go to war

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.

science and responsibility

Scientists disagree on responsible research

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…

Michael Haneke is awarded the Sonning Prize 2014

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

Stroke patients may benefit from new routines

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.