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Off-flavours: 3rd network training workshop

The 3rd network training in the RASOPTA project took place in Germany from 2 to 5 May 2023.

Workshop Report: Shaping the global psyche

H-Madness has published DECOLMAD’s report on the Workshop “Shaping the global psyche: colonialism, transcultural psychiatry and global mental health”, organized by the “Decolonizing Madness” team, university of…

Silva Nova annual meeting in Estonia, 29 May – 1 June 2023

This year, the Silva Nova team gathered in Estonia for its third workshop, which was hosted by our partners at Tartu University (Oecologicum)

Dr Vera Skvirskaja at Afterlives of Urban Muslim Asia international workshop

Dr Vera Skvirskaja from the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies gave a talk at the Afterlives of Urban Muslim Asia international workshop at Darwin College, University of Cambridge on Tuesday 23rd May.

Climate Change made heatwave in Asia 30 times more likely

Extreme humid heat in South Asia in April 2023, largely driven by climate change, detrimental to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

Conflict in Sudan: towards a multipolar world

In light of the recent outbreak of armed clashes in Sudan, Associate Professor Stig Jensen shared his worry over the ramifications of the increasingly multipolar world for the outcome of this conflict.

Kamissa Camara on the "politics of coups"

Speaking to the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Kamissa Camara lays out the topic of her research: the differing responses to military coups in West Africa by the African Union (AU) and The Economic…

Vera Skvirskaja presents a paper at the AFTERLIFES of Urban Muslim Asia workshop

Vera Skvirskaja presents a paper ‘Post-Soviet Central Asia: Migration, People’s Diplomacy and Cultural Heritage of Bukharan Jews’ at the AFTERLIFES of Urban Muslim Asia workshop on the May 23, John Bradfield Room, Darwi…

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…