IRL rich people don't live that much longer than the poor New research results challenge previous findings of huge differences in life expectancy between the rich and those at the bottom of the income scale.
Psychologists define 'the dark core of personality' As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, traits as egoism, machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadisme share a common ‘dark core’. So, if you have one of these tendencies, you…
11 million DKK for exploring expansions of fishers outwards from the South China Sea Edyta Roszko, Ph.D., has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for an innovative anthropological research project exploring transoceanic networks connecting Chinese, Vietnamese, African and…
ERC starting grant for exploring expansions of fishers outwards from the South China Sea Edyta Roszko, PhD, has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for an innovative anthropological research project exploring transoceanic networks connecting Chinese, Vietnamese, African and Oceanian…
Planet at risk of heading towards irreversible “Hothouse Earth” state Keeping global warming to within 1.5-2°C may be more difficult than previously assessed. An international team of scientists, with the participation of Center from Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of…
Translators contribute to democratic debate Translators play a surprisingly active role, when civil society debates the future of Europe and EU with citizens and migrants, ten years of fieldwork show.
China needs babies Prof Ayo Wahlberg's anthropological study shows a Chinese fertility industry on the rise.
World looks on as Puigdemont visits the University of Copenhagen Hundreds of thousands of TV viewers and Facebook users tuned in to see Carles Puigdemont, leader of the Catalan independence movement, visit the University of Copenhagen on 22 January.
EU trade ban brings down global trade in wild birds by 90 % Trade of wild birds has dropped about 90% globally since the EU banned bird imports in 2005. A study published today in the recognized scientific journal Science Advances demonstrates how the EU’s ban decreased the…
Yonsei-UCPH workshop in Seoul The second Yonsei-UCPH workshop was held in Seoul on 1-2 November 2017. Pro-rector Thomas Bjørnholm led a delegation of 13 scholars from UCPH working on social welfare, the Arctic, smart cities and plant science.
The Breivik terrorist attacks in Norway led to mental illness in Denmark The number of Danes diagnosed with trauma- and stressor-related disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)) increased substantially following the terrorist attacks carried out by Anders Breivik in Norway…
Katherine Richardson among the 15 scientists to draft UN Report on Sustainable Development Katherine Richardson from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate is among the 15 scientists and experts to draft the UN Global Sustainable Development Report, appointed by Ban Ki-moon.
Animals in human altered areas have higher risk of extinction Human activity has already transformed the surface of the Earth. A just published Science paper shows that it also seems to reduce genetic diversity within animals - putting them at higher risk of extinction. The…
The most vulnerable countries miss out on climate change knowledge Collaborations on climate change research are divided into separate regions of the world with little knowledge exchange between them. The most vulnerable countries of the world are largely disconnected from the…
Mining no shortcut for Greenland Greenland would benefit most by permitting a limited number of mines, operational for a limited number of years, in a limited number of areas, concludes a new report compiled by the University of Copenhagen and…
Research funding has become prone to bubble formation Fashions in research funding, reward structures in universities and streamlining of scientific agendas undermine traditional academic norms and may result in science bubbles. New research shows how the mechanisms that…
The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change University of Copenhagen leaves imprint on new UN panel in effort to preserve world nature.