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Bending forwards at work may be an overlooked risk for pregnant women

Pregnant women who frequently bend forward at work could face an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. The researchers believe that greater attention should be paid t…

Decomposing sexual orientation disparities in suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents

Sexual minority adolescents consistently exhibit a higher prevalence of suicidality compared with their heterosexual peers

Inside the Beetle: Understanding the Molecular Effects of RNAi-Based Crop Protection

RNA interference (RNAi) could provide new ways of controlling agricultural pests by targeting specific genes. But observing whether an insect survives is only part of the picture. My PhD research investigates what…

Linguists: Madonna’s voice sounds younger than it “should”

A new study shows that the changes typically associated with ageing in women’s voices have not affected pop icon Madonna’s voice in the expected way. According to the researchers, Madonna has cultivated a public persona…

New researcher at CLIMA - Bastiaan Klerk

Bastiaan Klerk is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA), University of Copenhagen

Amanda Hammar and Susann Heidecke launch ID-OLOGY podcast

Amanda Hammar and Susann Heidecke from the CERTIZENS research project launches ID-OLOGY, a seven-part podcast series on changing national ID systems in Africa

Children facing multiple adversities growing up are more likely to die at a younger age

Study of 1.2 million Danes finds that children facing health-related, social and economic adversities are seven times more likely to die in early adulthood as their contemporaries.

The Danish state loses far less revenue from cross-border shopping than previously thought

The Danish Ministry of Taxation overestimates how much the Danish state loses in VAT and sin taxes when Danes cross the border into Germany to buy sweets, soft drinks and beer.

Fra ph.d. til klinik

Hvis du er ph.d.-studerende og læge, sygeplejerske, jordemoder, fysioterapeut, psykolog m.v., og har patienter i klinikken, er du netop i målgruppen for ph.d.-skolens kursus Fra ph.d. til klinik: Brug dine…

Theorising Media and Time: Temporalities, Media Practices and Politics of Time in a Digital Era

New publication edited by Birgit Bräuchler and Nina Grønlykke Mollerup

CECS welcomes Adeodata Kanyamihanda as a visiting researcher until November

Adeodata Kanyamihanda will be a visitor at CECS until 9 November 2026.

New special issue on "Global Mobility Law: Rethinking the Role of Law in Movement Across Borders"

A new special issues asks: How do different laws work together to shape how people move across borders?

INNER_LEAGUE interview with Michel Erpelding, Max Planck Institute

Blog post by Henrik H. Wade.

DKK 50 million for new research centre: ‘Crafting Quantum: From Scientific Promise to Societal Pathways’

Professor Christian Borch from the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen will co-lead the new research centre ‘Crafting Quantum: From Scientific Promise to Societal Pathways’, which has just received a…

Context Matters: The Challenges of Aligning Legal Justification with Explainable AI

The LEXplain project publishes a new article in European Review of Digital Administration & Law.

New CMS Report: Towards Tallinn Manual 3.0

What can Tallinn Manual 1 and 2 teach us about how Denmark should position itself in the drafting of Tallinn Manual 3.0?

Towards Tallinn Manual 3.0

This report examines the disagreements and controversies that have arisen regarding the two Tallinn Manuals and provides recommendations for Denmark concerning the positions it should take ahead of Tallinn Manual 3.0.

Carsten Rahbek elected member of Academia Europaea

Professor and Center Director, Carsten Rahbek has been elected member of Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe.

Economist charts the Danish economy’s journey to and from the brink of collapse

Since the 1980s, Denmark has gone from being one of Europe’s economically weakest countries to having some of the world’s strongest external and public finances. A new book by Per Callesen, a researcher at the Departmen…

Do educational opportunities skip generations? Evidence from sibling and cousin correlations in the US

In a new article Professor Kristian Bernt Karlson discusses educational opportunities between generations

The Gendered Intergenerational Transmission of Managerial Status

Nick Martindale, Lasse Folke Henriksen, and Thomas Lyttelton published an article at American Sociological Review.

HUM:Global-organised PhD course

One of the goals of our initial three-year start-up phase was to run a study programme on Global Humanities. We are happy to share that this summer we held our very first PhD course. From the 17th to 21st August,…

New Visiting Researcher at MOBILE - John Narh

John Narh is visiting MOBILE for 3 months starting from August 20th.

Innocent car owners punished for reckless driving – Legal researchers raise concerns

Danish legislation allows confiscation of vehicles used for reckless driving - even when the owner is not the offender, prompting legal criticism from UCPH researchers.