News about Culture

Archaeologists use lasers to locate ancient settlements and artefacts on Greek Islands

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece’s Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human activity. They are using technology such as laser scanning and magnetometry, which may be more…

Karen Waltorp and Stine Krøijer appointed professors at the Department of Anthropology

As of November 2025, Karen Waltorp and Stine Krøijer both hold titles of professors following UCPH’s Professor Promotion Programme and an international assessment.

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg (CTS) are part of a new Carlsberg Research grant

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg from the Center for Tracking and Society are part of a new Carlsberg Research Communication grant for the project SKYEN FINDES IKKE (There is no cloud).

Job announcements: PhD position and postdoc position in Indo-European Studies in Copenhagen

A PhD position (36 months) and a postdoc position (20 months) have been announced within the research project “The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated”…

New Edited Volume: Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology

IN THE SAME SEA Postdoctoral Fellow Felicia Fricke and her co-editors Eduardo Herrera Malatesta and Maaike de Waal (Leiden University) will publish an edited volume in January 2026 with the University Press of Florida.

New Publication: Rethinking Caribbean Archaeology

In this article members of the Coalition for Caribbean Archaeological Heritage (www.cocah.net), including IN THE SAME SEA Postdoctoral Fellow Felicia Fricke, put forward practical recommendations for helping to solve th…

Klog på Sprog om sproghistorie

Tobias Mosbæk Søborg og Thomas Olander fra Roots of Europe har sammen med fonetikeren Ruben Schachtenhaufen været i Klog på Sprog på P1. Med udgangspunkt i dansk kommer de og værten Adrian Hughes vidt omkring i tid og…

Youths, Media and Performance: How Young People Remember Violent Pasts

Associate Professor Birgit Bräuchler and Research Fellow at Leipzig University Sina Emde have edited a Special Issue of Anthropological Forum titled Youths, Media and Performance: How Young People Remember Violent Pasts…

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 forgotten today. But powerful literature can evoke strong memories of the war—even among readers who have no personal…

A successful CIP symposium 2025

CIP held its annual symposium on Thursday, November 6, 2025, this year titled “New Literacies - the role of multilingualism and generative AI”. Read more about the day here.

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen about migrant deaths in the Mediterranean

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has written an article in Information about migrant deaths in the Mediterranean and their consequences. The article highlights what it means to lose someone and being left behind in…

Strengthening Leadership: Prof Janine Erler Appointed Vice Director of Research and Innovation

We are pleased to announce that Janine Erler has been appointed to a newly created role as Vice Director of Research and Innovation at BRIC. Janine joins the management team alongside Anders and Bitten, in an important…

Trine Mygind Korsby publishes article on young offenders in restorative justice programmes

CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby has, together with Clara Rosa Sandbye, published the article “Gameful Relating: How young offenders gain agency in criminal rehabilitation and restorative justice” in The British…

Ida Hartmann employed as temporary assistant professor at Center for Comparative Culture Studies

Ida has started as part of the center on 1 November as a part of the collective research project Times in Crisis, Times of Crisis: The Temporalities of Europe in Polycrisis.

Andreas Bandak was invited to give the first fall seminar in the Department of Anthropology, University of Sussex

On October 1st, Andreas presented his paper ‘Worlds of Waymaking: Viability, Orientation, and the Recalibration of Syrian Lives’

Andreas Bandak was invited to serve as external examiner on the PhD defense for Hannah Mayne, University of Toronto

On October 24, Andreas served as the external discussant on Hannah Mayne’s PhD defense.

Ida Hartmann and Andreas Bandak will take part in the Knowledge Exchange Kickoff conference in Nottingham

As part of the HERA-CHANSE consortium, Ida and Andreas will take part in conversations with the nine other research consortia working with Crisis as seen from the Humanities.

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 misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.

Gameful Relating: How young offenders gain agency in criminal rehabilitation and restorative justice

Assistant Professor Trine Mygind Korsby has, together with Clara Rosa Sandbye, published the article ‘Gameful Relating: How young offenders gain agency in criminal rehabilitation and restorative justice’ in The British…

Can AI understand culture, biology and irony? Four research projects receive millions in funding

Can language models learn to understand culture and irony? How do language models actually arrive at the answers they give?

Climate Justice at the University: Integrating Struggles for Liberation

Universities are not simply places for learning and research but are also centers of power and influence that can shape society. Historically, the Western model of the university was originally designed to serve wealthy…

Writing with the Dead: New project sheds light on Grundtvig’s use of historical sources

How did N.F.S. Grundtvig draw on voices from the past to shape his ideas? A new research project, led by Associate Professor Anders Holm from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen, will explore how the…

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 has been extended until 2029.