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Call for papers: Risky Business: Perspectives on Governance of South Asian Ecologies

Call for Papers Across South Asia, ecological risk mapping and mitigation is part of the vocabularies of local and national governments. Ecological management by governments is not new to South Asia and has long shaped…

New affiliated professor in arctic health at University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen is appointing medical doctor Michael Lynge Pedersen as the new affiliated professor in artic health at the Department of Public Health.

ADI Call for Applications: Funding for Master Students working on Asia

Are you planning to do fieldwork for your Master thesis on or in Asia but lacking resources to carry out the work you are so passionate about doing? Or perhaps you are thinking about doing a PhD and need some financial…

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial change…

Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants and give them superpowers

Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial change…

Call for Abstracts - Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Arctic Special Edition

The Climate Arctic Governance research network (CArGo) is organizing a special edition of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability with focus on the Arctic. The event will take place in a…

High-throughput experiments might ensure a better diagnosis of hereditary diseases

All human beings are genetically very similar, sharing approx. 99.9% of the DNA code. The remaining 0.1% explains the natural differences between people, including our predisposition to hereditary diseases. Although…

The Centre of African Studies hosts new Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellow, Anna Mazzolini

Architect by initial training, and subsequently urban policy expert and researcher, Anna Mazzolini has been working at the interstices between practice and research in and for countries in transition in Sub-Saharan…

Charcoal is a focal point in conflicts over East Africa's green transition

With a grant of DKK 10.4 million from Danida, Ole Wæver will study conflicts and conflict resolution during East African countries' transition from charcoal to more sustainable energy.

Dr. Eun Hye Kim awarded Proxime Accessit in the 2022 ELFA Award

Dr. Eun Hye Kim was awarded Proxime Accessit in the ELFA Award 2022 for her thesis entitled “The Advocate General as an Actor of Change – or Consolidation – in EU Competition Law.”

Increased interest in English courses for technical and administrative staff

During the first quarter of 2023, CIP has experienced an increase in inquiries about English courses for staff. Academic language consultant, Pete Westbrook, is very enthusiastic about the development.

DR Tiden: Sudans warring partners

On the recent episode of the Danish Radio podcast Tiden, Associate Professor at CAS, Stig Jensen tells the story of the growing conflict in Sudan.

Pandemic ripples

Pandemic ripples Scrutinizing Arctic communities’ perspectives on COVID-19 and mental health – A case against damage-culture Daria Schwalbe, Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Culture and the Mind, Faculty of…

Buddhist Resorts and Guinness Records in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

By Stephen Christopher (Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, CCBS) & An Ngoc Hoang (Lead researcher, It’s T Time) For years, the Buddhist resort called Samten Hills was built in relative obscurity, outside of media…

Optimism | Asia-Africa Seminar 2023

This seminar series addresses Africa-Asia linkages, dynamics and engagement. We approach Africa-Asia both as a geographical zone of connection and engagement and as two major world regions in which contemporary and…

Grounding the Prosperity Gospel

In their recent work, Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach and CAS Affiliate Professor George Bob-Milliar, present an overview of grounding the prosperity gospel, basing their discussion on an analysis of the project of…

Jakob Demant publishes article on pathways to School Shooting Subculture

CGC researcher, Jakob Demant, publishes article based on an extensive review of existing literature on pathways to School Shooting Subculture.

Atreyee Sen Awarded Prize for Year's Best Article in Critical Asian Studies

CGC researcher, Atreyee Sen, has ben awarded Critical Asian Studies' inaugural prize for the year's best article published in the journal.

School of Global Health Summer School

University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health offers popular cross-disciplinary summer courses in global health.

Universal connectivity by 2030, will Africa ever get there?

Read one of CERTIZENS’ MPhil researchers, Gifty Cobbinah reflections on an online report- ‘Digital 2023: Global Overview Report’

Turning data into drawings: distributing children’s books on wild forest foods in East Africa

Research on how to improve food and nutrition security has the potential to make real-life contributions for local communities suffering from nutrient deficiencies. Yet, most research remains inaccessible to people who…

The counting of nine billion trees could help manage climate credits and nature restoration

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa’s Sahel. In the future, the method could be used to monitor…

The counting of nine billion trees could help manage climate credits and nature restoration

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa’s Sahel. In the future, the method could be used to monitor…

Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is appointed associate professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 May, Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is appointed associate professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences. Henriette is moving from the Department of Biology where she has been an associate professor since February…