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New book: Indo-European interfaces

The volume Indo-European interfaces: Integrating linguistics, mythology and archaeology has been published at Stockholm University Press.

New PhD student at Roots of Europe: Tore Rovs Kristoffersen

On 1 September 2024, the Roots of Europe centre will have a new PhD student: Tore Rovs Kristoffersen. The project is titled “Indo-European economy”. Tore has graduated in Classical Philology from the Saxo Department at…

The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated: new research project

The Indo-European Dark Ages Illuminated: new research project

Are you writing your thesis this fall?

At Copenhagen University Library, South Campus we can help you find relevant literature for your projects. We offer a one-hour personal session in information retrieval when you are about to write your BA-thesis or your…

ITSS Postdoctoral Fellow to Present at the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA) Congress in Nevis

Felicia Fricke will present on a new network for ethically engaged archaeologists and other heritage professionals working in the Caribbean region.

ITSS Postdoctoral Fellow to Give Public Lecture in St. Barths

Felicia Fricke will present her recent research on an early nineteenth century trading family. The lecture will take place at 5.30pm on Wednesday 21st August in Gustavia, St. Barths.

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2024

Presentation of Preliminary Findings at University College Copenhagen (KP)

On 28 May 2024, we presented the first preliminary results to our project partner University College Copenhagen (KP) on Campus Tagnsvej. The reported findings represent our first year of research on the impact of mass…

Think Tank Kick-Off at the Police Academy Lower Saxony

The kick-off meeting of the think tank of our partner project Generation Future Police of the Lower Saxony Police Academy took place on March 21. The project is primarily concerned with the questions of how the…

Mumbi Macharia is the new Kiswahili teacher at the Centre of African Studies

Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Mumbi will be teaching Kiswahili I and Kiswahili II at the Center of African Studies

Invisible Citizens - Researching the Marginalising Effects of Ghana Card

CERTIZENS member Ramatu Issah reflects critically on her thesis fieldwork with Zabarmas and Fulanis in Ghana and their experiences in obtaining 'Ghana Cards'.

Plague emerges from Stone Age graves

Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse

Dietary diversity of Denisovans on the Tibetan Plateau

New research sheds light on Denisovan behaviour and indicates how adaptable they were to the harsh and variable environment of the Tibetan Plateau.

ITSS PhD Fellow Awarded HUM:Global Funding

Rasmus Christensen will host a graduate seminar on trans-national histories of the Caribbean in spring 2025.

"Left Behind" - A Poetic Research Reflection on Head Porters in Accra

CERTIZENS MPhil student Gifty Louisa Cobbinah skilfully shares her fieldwork experiences with head porters in Accra Central Market and their experiences with citizen registration through a poem.

Researching Birth Registration Among Karamojong Migrants in Jinja

CERTIZENS MPhil Paul Morris Musoke researches the stalling numbers of birth registration in Uganda and reflects on his fieldwork with the Karamojong migrants in Jinja.

Caribbean Genealogy Library Hosts Online Lecture

ITSS Postdoctoral Fellow Felicia Fricke will lecture on her research about a maritime family on St. Barths, Saturday 6th July at 8pm CEST.

How are people affected by aesthetic atmospheres?

With support from VELUX FONDEN, Tone Roald from the Department of Psychology will investigate how we experience atmospheres created by music and architecture.

New Publication: Sources of wealth and legitimacy in charismatic Christianity in Ghana

'A man’s gift will make room for him': Sources of wealth and legitimacy in charismatic Christianity in Ghana

Bo Jellesmark Thorsen to continue as head of department

For the past eight years, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen has been at the helm of the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. He will continue in this role in the coming years, as Dean Katrine…

New edited book: The Economic Lives of Platforms - Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets

Morten Axel Pedersen and former DISTRACT PhD Eva Iris Otto are amongst the editors in the newly published book "The Economic Lives of Platforms: Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets"

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2024

CBMR publications and media appearances in May 2024

Danish language skills for international staff

CIP’s Danish courses play an essential role for international staff at UCPH.

New Publication: The Paradox of Abolition

ITSS PhD Fellow Rasmus Christensen co-authors an article in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History.