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Professor Helle Porsdam to moderate webinar panel discussion at the American National Academy of Sciences

On Oct. 20, Professor Helle Porsdam will moderate a webinar panel discussion, organized by the American National Academy of Sciences, on "Science Communication & Human Rights amid Public Health Emergencies".

Healthy democracies are threatened by false information, but not everyone is keen on a cure

Our democracy relies upon the choices of an informed electorate. But today, it is threatened by mis- and disinformation. More and better fact-checking is needed according to the University of Copenhagen’s Isabelle…

Healthy democracies are threatened by false information, but not everyone is keen on a cure

Our democracy relies upon the choices of an informed electorate. But today, it is threatened by mis- and disinformation. More and better fact-checking is needed according to the Department of Computer Science’s Isabelle…

New visitor at CECS - Aloka Wanigasuriya

1 October - 31 December 2022

SAPIENS Network Legal Bootcamp

CEPRI hosted a Legal Bootcamp for Marie Curie Fellows

Visiting researcher at CME to explore corporate governance in Germany and the Nordics

Centre for Market and Economic Law (CME) recently hosted Claas-Lennart Götz, a PhD student from Max Planck Institute in Hamburg in Germany. Read the interview to learn more about how it was and what he achieved there as…

Golovchenko in Danish Radio

Postdoc Yevgeniy Golovchenko appeared on the Danish Radio to talk about Russian military bloggers and the importance of Telegram.

New visitor at CECS - Chiara Scissa

7 October - 4 November 2022

Boosting umami flavour to get us to love green food

With an advanced degree in food science in her back pocket, Charlotte Vinther Schmidt has secured two dream jobs as an independent food entrepreneur and a researcher at the University of Copenhagen. We interviewed the…

Director: "The world cries out for knowledge about defense and security policy"

Kristian Søby Kristensen is new Director of the Center for Military Studies. He predicts that the center's expertise will become even more relevant in a time when the world is characterized by uncertainty.

New Director: "The world cries out for knowledge about defense and security policy"

Kristian Søby Kristensen is new Director of the Centre for Military Studies. He predicts that the centre's expertise will become even more relevant in a time when the world is characterized by uncertainty.

New specialisation in plant-based foods in the MSc Programme in Food Science and Technology

We have to get better at processing plants into climate-friendly foods, while at the same time focusing on nutrition, health, and taste. That’s why we, at the University of Copenhagen, are offering a specialisation in…

PurpLE Launch Seminar Overview

On the 9th September 2022, the Purchase Power – Sustainable Public Procurement Through Private Law Enforcement PurpLE project was launched with an international seminar introducing the project's main themes at the…

Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen will give talk as part of the AI seminar series

Associate professor at SODAS Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen will, as part of the AI seminar series, give a lecture on big data for the prediction of student success

Golovchenko was interviewed by Danish TV

Yevgeniy Golovchenko was interviewed by TV News about Russian media coverage of the elections in occupied territories of Ukraine.

New visitor at iCourts - Kyra Wigard

17 October - 30 November 2022

New visitor at iCourts - Loris Marotti

1 - 31 October 2022

Bio-what? Half of Danes don’t know what biomass is

Nearly half of Danes have never heard of Denmark’s largest source of renewable energy. The finding, reported in a study from the University of Copenhagen, is the first to explore Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an…

International Law Breakfast Briefings – Fall 2022

Thursdays at 8:45 to 9:45 am

Kronik: Kina og USA's globale sikkherhedsinitiativ: hvem vinder?

Kronik af professor emeritus Bertel Heurlin omhandlende Kina og USA's aktuelle, globale sikkerhedsinitiativer.

New CMS Background Paper: The Southern Flank – Security Challenges and Europe’s Southern Border

Irregular migration, international terrorism and crime as well as political and social instability form a complex of problems that is a long-term strategic challenge for European and Danish decision-makers.

New Op-ed: Kina og USA's globale sikkherhedsinitiativ: hvem vinder?

Kronik af professor emeritus Bertel Heurlin omhandlende Kina og USA's aktuelle, globale sikkerhedsinitiativer.

Experts agree: Dairy cattle's welfare worse than beef cattle

Cattle welfare experts rate the welfare of dairy cattle as lower than that of beef cattle, research from the University of Copenhagen shows.

Still a poster child for social investment?

Caroline de la Porte, Trine P. Larsen, Åsa Lundqvist investigates the regulation of publicly organized early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Denmark and Sweden