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Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

Until recently, it was assumed that the ink used for writing was primarily carbon-based at least until the fourth and fifth centuries AD. But in a new University of Copenhagen study, analyses of 2,000-year-old papyri…

Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

Until recently, it was assumed that the ink used for writing was primarily carbon-based at least until the fourth and fifth centuries AD. But in a new University of Copenhagen study, analyses of 2,000-year-old papyri…

Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans

5,000 years ago, the Yamnaya culture migrated into Europe from the Caspian steppe. In addition to innovations such as the wagon and dairy production, they brought a new language – Indo-European – that replaced most loca…

Blog Post: Propaganda on your terms – Strategies of ideotainment in Chinese external propaganda

China is well-known for many political campaigns and propaganda towards its citizens. But how has propaganda in China evolved during the history of the People's Republic of China? MA in China studies, UCPH, Kasper…

Sugar Sweet Theatre Unites Art and Research

What happens when art studies research? For the exhibition Sugar Theater artists have created four works of art on sugar in cooperation with researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The result is an unusual…

ThinkChina Top China Sources: Podcasts to help learn Chinese

A list of podcasta that can help you when trying to learn Chinese

Blog Post: The Gaokao exam – A life changing game for the Chinese high school graduates

These weeks in Denmark the streets are filled with happy high school graduates that are celebrating their last exams in decorated trucks. But in China, every year high school graduates must go through tremendous stress…

Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing

Article that can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Mansilla, V.B. et al., 2009. Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing. The Journal…

From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking

Article focusing on student learning outcomes in interdisciplinary education. Haynes, C. & Leonard, J.B., 2010. From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking: Undergraduate Journeys toward Interdisciplinary Understanding. The…

Teaching Interdisciplinarity

Article about teaching interdisciplinarity. Burgett, B. et al., 2011. Teaching Interdisciplinarity. Pedagogy, 11(3), pp.465–491.

The Theory of Interdisciplinarity: An Introduction for Educators

Mads Goddiksen, 2017 Peer reviewed paper from the project. When developing interdisciplinary teaching, it helps to have an understanding of what is special about interdisciplinarity. Here I discuss some of the central…

Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS)

International hub for interdisciplinary teaching and learning. AIS is a US based association, founded in. Their scope and views on interdisciplinarity is based on the American liberal arts tradition, which influences th…

Blog Post: Staging Conjugality – Producing the happy couple

Under the headline “Beautiful China – Happy Hainan – Love You Forever”(美丽中国－幸福海南 — 爱你一生一世) Hainan province attracts couples, especially Chinese couples, for wedding and honeymoon purposes. These young Chinese couples…

Blog Post: A Panda Fairy tale

Panda diplomacy refers to when China lets specially selected countries borrow their pandas as a symbol of loyalty and trust. The deal is seen as a strengthening of the relationship between Denmark and China. It’s an…

Judith Kyst: We are gathering and sharing our knowledge about the good life in old age

The Department of Food Science, together with two other departments at the University of Copenhagen, has joined forces with the Food Culture Association (Madkulturen) in a new research centre, Centre for Good Older…

Millions to keep the brain healthy for life

New, innovative pilot project funded by Nordea-fonden will translate research-based knowledge about keeping the brain young throughout life into concrete activities and disseminate existing knowledge. The aim is to…

CoNavigator – a gamified tool for creating coherence in interdisciplinary courses

Katrine Lindvig - Tool developed as part of the project. Do you sometimes find it difficult to align and connect the different educational elements in your interdisciplinary course? Our new gamified tool could be a way…

Archaeologists connect ancient Corinth's inner and outer harbours

Researchers from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports and the University of Copenhagen are continuing to make important discoveries at Lechaion, the main harbour town of ancient Corinth. Among them structures that…

Prehistoric plant remains highlight diverse origins of cereal domestication

Recent archaeological studies have suggested that the cultivation of morphologically wild plant species (pre-domestication cultivation), a precursor of agriculture, developed across southwest Asia around 11,600-10,700…

PhD's to sample food philosophy ... in China

Each year, ThinkChina.dk and University of Copenhagen brings PhD students and R&D professionals to China to study food, health and philosophy in East and West. The initiative is sponsored by Arla and the Carlsberg…

New interdisciplinary research group at FOOD sees food science as a path to better health

In recent years, the Department of Food Science (FOOD) at the University of Copenhagen has had an increased research focus on how food affects human health. This focus cuts across department disciplines, so FOOD has…

Addressing interdisciplinarity in the mandatory philosophy of science courses (Fagets videnskabsteori)

Werner Schäfke and Katrine Meldgaard Kjær, 2016. A didactic tool paper from the project. A didactic tool paper for module managers of ‘Fagets Videnskabsteori’ at the University of Copenhagen. The tool paper offers…

Det første år på Naturressourcer

Rie Hjørnegaard Malm, Lene Møller Madsen, Lars Ulriksen & Andreas de Neergaard, 2016 Report from the project in Danish. Published in: IND's skriftserie nr. 47. 2016. I denne undersøgelse sætter vi fokus på de forskellig…

Food scientists: We can detect much more food fraud

Researchers from the Department of Food Science (FOOD) at the University of Copenhagen point out that “non-targeted” methods of analysis can reveal far more food fraud than we are currently detecting. The analytical…