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Call for Papers for Special Issue - Women, Gender & Research

The theme of the special issue is: After the tipping point - New perspectives on Danish and Nordic trans studies. Deadline 7th of January.

Interns at PRIVACY share their experiences

The internship of three history students from Lund University has concluded, and it has been a pleasure to welcome them to the Centre for Privacy Studies. Before returning to their respective studies, the interns gave a…

Loss, Damage, and Justice in Global Climate Policy

For 30 years, heads of state and diplomats have met at the Conference of the Parties (COP), to negotiate solutions to urgent climate challenges. Usually, coverage of the conferences celebrates successfully signed…

Tourists flock to the Faroe Islands – but meet resistance from locals

Tourism in the Faroe Islands is growing rapidly and now generates more than one billion Danish kroner annually. However, the successful tourism industry risks destroying the unique, untouched nature that is used to…

Encyclopedia of maladies in academic anthropology: diagnosis for a sick working environment

AnthroStory by Mette My Madsen

New Executive Director and CEO to lead NIVI into the next phase of revolutionizing and accelerating vaccine development

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), based partly at the University of Copenhagen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Else Marie Agger as its new ED/CEO. The appointment marks …

New Executive Director and CEO to lead NIVI into the next phase of revolutionizing and accelerating vaccine development

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), based partly at the University of Copenhagen, is pleased to announce the appointment of Else Marie Agger as its new ED/CEO. The appointment marks …

Creole Widowhood in St. Eustatius

IN THE SAME SEA Postdoctoral Fellow Felicia Fricke is pleased to announce the publication of her article, Stability and Survival: Creole Widowhood in St. Eustatius, 1780s-1820s”, in The History of the Family.

Felicia Fricke joins PRIVACY as Assistant Professor

We are pleased to welcome Felicia Fricke to the Centre for Privacy Studies, where she joins as Assistant Professor on the Racialized Motherhood project. Her research in this history project focuses on the decisions tha…

PI Gunvor Simonsen at the Omohundro Institute

ITSS PI, Gunvor Simonsen has been asked to serve as a member of the Council of the Omohundro Institute.

Slomanns Legat

Kære alle Stud.mag. Per Slomanns Legat er blevet slået op. Fra opslaget: Midlerne fordeles og tildeles efter fundatsens krav til en forsker som har en kandidatgrad inden for sprogvidenskab, særligt sammenlignende…

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social an…

Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social an…

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY We are pleased to share that Gilbert Semma Skytte, student assistant at the Centre for Privacy Studies, has now joined the research theme Belief as an intern. Gilbert is…

Alexander Johansson joins PRIVACY in October

We are pleased to welcome Alexander Johansson to the Centre for Privacy Studies. He joins the centre as a visiting PhD fellow from Lund University, where he is pursuing a PhD in the history of ideas and science. At…

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…

Call for papers for the 2027 issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies

Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2027 issue exploring how scandals unfold and are communicated across media.

PRIVACY researchers present at Lund’s Global History Seminar Series

This autumn, several researchers affiliated with the Centre for Privacy Studies are participating in Lund University’s Global History Seminar Series LAUGH. The following PRIVACY scholars will be presenting at the…

Second article out in the EXPOSING-project in Nordic Journal of Media Studies

New EXPOSING-publication.

Jannick Prentø appointed Associate Professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 October 2025, Jannick Prentø will be a part of Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI) as a temporary Associate Professor. Jannick was previously affiliated with Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM)…

Morten Axel Pedersen in the news commenting on the phenomenon “rawdogging”

Morten Axel Pedersen was interviewed for an article on DR where he commented on the new phenomenon “rawdogging.” Excerpts from the article (in Danish): - Det udtrykker noget ret specifikt om tiden, vi lever i. Alting e…

SIC welcomes Professor Jonathan Coquet as new Executive Director

Jonathan Coquet leads the Allergic Inflammation group at SIC. His research focuses on T cells and the development of allergic diseases such as asthma and eczema, with the aim of uncovering the fundamental mechanisms…