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New book with sharp criticism of AI ChatGPT's communicative praxis, text production and modes of functions

Professor Emerita Karen Borgnakke has published a new book on AI and ChatGPT technology in education.

Recognizing and Honoring Women in Public Space

The debate about women’s visibility in public spaces takes centre stage across Denmark, where conversations are emerging on how women’s contributions are commemorated, including discussions about monuments and statues…

Gunvor Simonsen appointed professor of history

Gunvor Simonsen, a historian specialising in the history of the Caribbean, took up her post as professor at the Saxo Institute on 1 March 2026.

Søren Nielsen appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 April 2026, Søren Nielsen is appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI) in a fixed-term position of four years following an open call. Søren Nielsen joins BMI from a position at…

Pia Rengtved Lundegaard appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 April 2026, Pia Rengtved Lundegaard is permanently appointed as Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI). Pia has been part of BMI since 2014 and now continues as an independent group…

AI was supposed to ease doctors’ workload – instead they spend hours correcting errors

AI‑powered clinical documentation was meant to streamline work at Danish hospitals. But in practice, doctors are spending valuable hours correcting mistakes, training algorithms, and handling administrative tasks that…

International postdoctoral grant to study Arctic human–animal relationships

PhD student Emma Vitale has been awarded an International Postdoctoral Grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark to investigate how traditional technologies have shaped relationships between humans and animals across…

Researchers from University of Łódź presenting on privacy in egodocumental sources

On January 28, 2026, researchers from the University of Łódź visited the Centre for Privacy Studies to host a seminar on privacy in egodocumental sources.

UCPH researcher publishes an alternative to the classic children’s Bible

The Bible contains far more exciting, brutal, and meaningful stories than those most children - and adults - know from traditional children’s Bibles. In collaboration with his wife, Associate Professor Frederik Poulsen…

New publication: Women Printers in the Caribbean, 1720s-1860s

IN THE SAME SEA postdoctoral fellows Felicia Fricke and Heather Freund and colleague Natália da Silva Perez have published an open access article in the journal Early American Studies, entitled “"Printed for the…

Young people fear drugging in nightlife – but almost never report it

Young people – especially women – increasingly fear being drugged, and the phenomenon is more widespread and complex than previously assumed. This is shown in a new report from the Criminological Observatory at the…

New interview with Manuel Menke on nostalgia as a political strategy

In an interview with NordForsk, Manuel Menke, PI of the PastForward Project on the political uses of the past in the Nordics, talks about the role of nostalgia in politics in a world in constant crisis-mode.

Join the AI-UNI ’Research lunches’ in 2026

The AI-UNI project will host another series of ’Research lunches’ during spring 2026.

Michele Salluce joins HPS section as a PhD fellow

The PhD project examines how animal models are constructed and used in contemporary neuroscience.

New PhD Fellow in History Eliza Militz de Souza

Eliza Militz de Souza, PhD Fellow in History at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). With her academic training entirely completed at UFSM, where she also obtained her Master's (2020) and Bachelor's (2015)…

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

Professor Jenny Dauer is new USE Center Leader

The USE Center names Professor Jenny Dauer as center leader to spearhead research into improving university science education across Denmark.

New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them

Using advanced machine-learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, and rye probably were much less widespread in the Middle East 12,000 years ago than previously…

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen appointed to Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment

Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (KOMM) has been appointed as a member of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment (MSI eREG).

Presentation of the Book Baton

Join us on Thursday, 16 February from 10:00–11:00, when Professor Stine Jørgensen passes on the book baton to Research Assistant and PhD Kristian Würtz Hegaard, JUR WELMA, in the lounge at the library, Karen Blixens…

CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025

New exhibition at the library: Zoroastrian-Iranian Heritage

From 21 January to 26 February, you can visit the exhibition Zoroastrian-Iranian Heritage: Silk, Literature, and Natural Pigments. The exhibition explores the historical, cultural, and material dimensions of…

New Marie Curie Fellow José María Martín Humanes

Welcome to our new colleague, José María Martín Humanes. José María Martín Humanes holds a PhD in History from the University of Seville and specialises in the social, political, and cultural history of the…

Tongue Kissing a Dog Turd

AnthroStory by Asmus Rungby.