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Golovchenko was interviewed by Zetland

Postdoc Yevgeniy Golovchenko was invited to be a guest on Zetland's podcast to talk about attacks in Crimea and information warfare.

CEBI researchers to advise the government on the future labour market

The Danish government wants to reform the employment system to focus on the individual citizen. The possibilities will be mapped out by a group of experts led by Claus Thustrup Kreiner, head of CEBI. Jakob Egholt Søgaar…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Karen Lønne Ring

1 - 30 June 2023

Climate Change made heatwave in Asia 30 times more likely

Extreme humid heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

One-day course on the interplay between VAT, technology and taxpayers' rights

The course is addressed to tax practitioners in public and private sector who work with VAT and are interested in following up on the newest legal developments in digital reporting, e-invoicing and other instances of th…

Philosophers agree with economists on climate action - but stress ethical considerations

A new study shows that philosophers with expertise on social discounting and intergenerational distribution want to put more emphasis on the conditions of future generations in climate economic calculations.

Call for Papers on Early Modern privacy for The Renaissance Society of America Conference 2024

Call for Papers on Early Modern privacy for The Renaissance Society of America Conference 21-23 March, 2024 in Chicago Organizer: Centre for Privacy Studies, University of Copenhagen (PRIVACY) (www.teol.ku.dk/privacy)

Conflict in Sudan: towards a multipolar world

In light of the recent outbreak of armed clashes in Sudan, Associate Professor Stig Jensen shared his worry over the ramifications of the increasingly multipolar world for the outcome of this conflict.

Cultural threats can lead to violent extremism

People with specific personality traits who perceive their cultural values as threatened are more likely to show hostility and support violent extremist behaviour directed against that threat. This is shown in a new…

Kamissa Camara on the "politics of coups"

Speaking to the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Kamissa Camara lays out the topic of her research: the differing responses to military coups in West Africa by the African Union (AU) and The Economic…

Launch of Future Arctic Law and Governance (FALG) Network

The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) of UiT Arctic University of Norway and the Centre for International Law and Governance (CILG) are launching a the Future Arctic Law and Governance (FALG) network.

NIAS Director in Demand for Commentary on Thai Election

NIAS Director Duncan McCargo, a leading expert on the politics of Thailand, is just back from Bangkok where he was observing the recent elections. He has been in great demand as a media commentator this week, giving an…

Festivalmennesket - DISTRACT presentation at the BLOOM festival

On May 28th from 16.00 to 16.30, DISTRACT researchers will talk at a symposium held as part of the science festival BLOOM. Professor Morten Axel Pedersen, PhD student Sofie Astrupgaard, and research assistant Emilie…

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

How can private corporations and public authorities ensure the engagement of citizens before building plants for green energy production? Researchers from the UCPH have set out to answer this question in a new project.

Thai public's rejection of rule by generals must be respected

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CEPRI contribution to important new Commentary on Business and Human Rights

CEPRI Associate Professor Dr Sorcha MacLeod, has contributed chapters together with co-author Dr Daria Davitti (Lund) to an exciting new Commentary on business and human rights.

Danish innovation to convert nutrients and CO2 from shrimp and fish farming into seaweed

Instead of polluting the sea and contributing to global warming, nutrients and CO2 from land-based shrimp and fish farming will be used to produce sea lettuce – a green protein and valuable high-fiber seaweed species –…

Is it fair? Algorithms and asylum seekers

Europe is experimenting with the application of automated decision-making to manage asylum and migration processes.

Launch of the UCPH School of Archaeology

The UCPH School of Archaeology is a collaboration across three faculties to build bridges between the archaeological disciplines at the University of Copenhagen. On 9 May, the school was officially launched with speeche…

Launch of the UCPH School of Archaeology

The UCPH School of Archaeology is a collaboration across three faculties to build bridges between the archaeological disciplines at the University of Copenhagen. On 9 May, the school was officially launched with speeche…

Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature,…

Researchers close to unleashing rapeseed’s protein power for human consumption

Half of plant proteins in the EU come from rapeseed plants. Until now, the plant has only been used for oil and animal feed, as it is both bitter and unsafe for human consumption. In a new study published in Nature,…

Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire

When a number of British colonies demanded independence after World War 2, they kick-started the decolonisation process, which has since emptied the concept of 'Britishness' of meaning. Even Great Britain is falling…

Britiskheden har været under afvikling, siden kolonierne sagde farvel og tak

Da en række britiske kolonier efter 2. verdenskrig begyndte at kræve selvstændighed, blev det startskuddet til den afkolonisering, som siden har tømt begrebet ”Britishness” for mening. Selv Storbritannien er ved at fald…