Society, Politics & Law

New Management at the Centre for Military Studies

New management has been appointed at the Centre for Military Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. As of 1st July 2015, Dr. Henrik Ø. Breitenbauch will serve as Director and Dr. Kristian…

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…

New forum for dialogue between business leaders and graduates in political science

The Department of Political Science has established a Business Forum with representatives from the Danish business community.

Danish EU scholar receives Nordic award

Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Rebecca Adler-Nissen, receives the Nils Klim Prize for excellent research within the social sciences.

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…

Innovative aging researcher gives us new view of older people

Professor Rudi Westendorp has for many years endeavoured to change the way society view older people in the Netherlands. He is one of the most cited researchers into ageing in Europe and has moved to the University of…

Planetary Boundaries

Four of nine planetary boundaries now crossed

Four of nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed as a result of human activity, says a team of 18 researchers including professor Katherine Richardson from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate. The…

New green strategy puts UCPH in the sustainability Champions League

The University of Copenhagen has set out ambitious new targets for sustainability designed to make UCPH one of the world’s most sustainable universities. With “Green Campus 2020: A Strategy for Resource Efficiency and…

Christmas trees

Cloned Christmas trees can help reduce pesticide use

A new method makes it possible to clone Nordmann firs – the Danes’ Christmas tree of choice. Robust, beautiful trees can now be grown without pesticides or any other form of chemical treatment used to help regulate tree…

New Head of Department at the Department of Anthropology

Helle Samuelsen continues in her position as Head of the Department of Anthropology at the Faculty of Social Sciences for a new term of 5 years.

Global boom in hydropower expected this decade

This could reduce the number of our last remaining large free-flowing rivers by about 20 percent and pose a serious threat to freshwater biodiversity.

New policymaking tool for shift to renewable energy

Multiple pathways exist to a low greenhouse gas future, all involving increased efficiency and a dramatic shift in energy supply away from fossil fuels.

Top universities create green guide for universities

Ten of the world's top universities now release the Green Guide for Universities at the international conference Making Universities Sustainable Conference that takes place in Copenhagen this week. The guide makes it…

Negotiable sustainability

Copenhagen Competition 2014 takes place in the University of Copenhagen’s Ceremonial Hall 20 to 21 October.

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…

Sustainable trends give businesses new opportunities

Companies need to pay close attention if they want to be frontrunners in technological development: University of Copenhagen brings together experts from more than 50 countries to discuss solutions to global challenges…

David Dreyer Lassen publishes paper in British Journal of Political Science

This article analyzes the political origins of differences in adherence to the fiscal framework of the European Union (EU).

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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.

New research cooperation to improve public health

University College Capital and Metropolitan University College are joining the University of Copenhagen in a collaboration intended to promote practice-oriented research and improve study programmes.

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…