News about Society

Jakob Demant appointed professor in the Department of Sociology

On 1 November, Jakob Demant will become a full professor in the Department of Sociology, where he has worked since 2014.

Securing living hours among part-time workers in hotels and restaurants in Northern Europe

In a new article in European Journal of Industrial Relations, Anna Ilsøe, Trine P. Larsen et al., shows how the social partners use social dialogue to increase the weekly working hours for employees in the hotel and…

Social Partner Responses to AI in Denmark and Sweden

In a new article in ILR Review, Anna Ilsøe, Trine P. Larsen et al., shows how the social partners have responded to the increasing digitisation and the introduction of AI tools in Denmark and Sweden.

The search for the origin of our self-awareness

How do infants become aware of their own existence? Professor Victoria Southgate aims to answer this question in a new project supported by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

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Independent Research Fund Denmark supports five social science projects

Researchers in Psychology, Economics and Sociology are among the recipients of the October 2024 grants from Independent Research Fund Denmark.

William Byrne Receives NordForsk Grant of 702.656 NOK

NordForsk has awarded Assistant Prof. William Byrne (UCPH), along with Postdoc Runar Lie (UiO) and Prof. Thomas Troels Hildebrandt (UCPH), a grant of 702.656 NOK to support work within the project "Nordic Refugee…

AI can now be our eyes and ears in the forest and beneath the waves

Animal sounds combined with artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize biodiversity monitoring both on land and in aquatic settings according to researchers from the University of Copenhagen. By analyzing wildlife…

Isaac Weldon: How societal systems shape global health outcomes

Meet Isaac Weldon, an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.

Sound wave technology can reduce the use of plastic and reagents in laboratories

University of Copenhagen’s climate footprint increased from 2022 to 2023, mainly due to laboratories. Acoustic dispenser tech can make labs more sustainable.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Joseph Wasonga

10 - 20 November 2024

Study finds racism—and resistance to it—beneath the surface in high school physics

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen wanted to understand how high school students interacted with a physics learning game. However, the observations contained so many examples of problematic behavior that it…

The School of Dentistry reduces its consumption of energy and materials

The School of Dentistry reduces its use of sterilisation and wrapping of instruments and thus contributes to the green transition without compromising on patient safety.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Sarah Lee

1 December 2024 - 1 Februar 2025

Recent Publications and Media Highlights from CeBIL & Inter-CeBIL

In the past three months, the Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL) and the International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law (Inter-CeBIL) Programme have made significant contributions…

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

We emulate minorities when we perceive them as warm, competent and moral

Majority groups are more willing to adopt the culture of immigrant and minority groups when it is perceived as warm, competent and moral. This is according to a new psychological study with Danish participation.

Our attention is not failing us – it almost works too well

The mobile phone is often blamed for drowning us in information and stealing our attention. But it is rather our inner reward system that our phones and tech companies utilize, shows new research from the University of…

Magtudredningen 2.0

Associate Professor Jacob Ørmen will be presenting at the upcoming conference “Magtudredningen 2.0".

New centre of excellence to promote early childhood mental health

With three large grants, the Department of Psychology, UCPH, and the National Institute of Public Health at SDU are establishing a Centre of Excellence in Early Intervention and Family Studies.

Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen receives Villum Synergy Grant of 6M DKK

The grant will fund the project: ”Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Credibility in Asylum Decision-making” (XAI-CRED) as it explores the use of explainable AI models in legal decision-making related to asylum…

Apps, cartoons and training reduces need to anesthetise kids

A joint research project shows how to reduce the need for anesthetising scanned children by 94 percent.