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New report on Danish soy imports and EU deforestation regulation

Researchers from the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) highlights key challenges in ensuring Denmark’s soy sourcing practices do not contribute to global deforestation and conversion of other natural…

Spot on PRIVACY scholars: Asta Mønsted and Natalie Körner

From the left: Natalie Körner and Asta Mønsted, discussing their interdisciplinary and collaborative project on privacy among the Greenlandic Inuit during the 19th century. Archaeologist Asta Mønsted and architectural…

International Consortium to transform CO₂ into food

Scientists from the Department of Food and Resource Economics join international effort to turn CO₂ into food for the second phase of The Acetate Consortium initiative, funded by Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk…

CAS welcomes new MA students

On the 8th of September 2025 new master students in African Studies went on a trip to Sommerladen, a special music venue north of Copenhagen managed by Danish musician Katrine Suwalski who has a long history of…

Remembering Holger Bernt Hansen // Mindeord om Holger Bernt Hansen

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Phil. Holger Bernt Hansen passed away on August 20, 2025, at the age of 89. He played a key role in the establishment and development of the Centre of African Studies (CAS) at the University of…

PhD Defence: Simon Haugaard Explores Molecular and Metabolic Remodelling in Horse Atrial Fibrillation

On Friday, 20 June, our group’s Simon Haugaard successfully defended his PhD thesis.

New Associate Professor in African Studies to explore the relationship between statistics and welfare

On 1 September, Alena Thiel takes up her position at the Centre of African Studies. She brings with her the five-year ERC project ModelFutures, an ethnographic study of how official statistics are produced in practice.

CAS welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD Student

The Centre of African Studies welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD student, starting September 1st, 2025.

Sled Dog DNA Reveals Hidden Chapter in Greenland’s History

The Inuit arrived in Greenland several hundred years earlier than previously believed. This is revealed by a genetic mapping of sled dogs, conducted by researchers from University of Copenhagen.

Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen

A new species of millipede is named in honor of Louis A. Hansen, who collected the specimen in Tanzania in 2006.

Publication: Negotiating Consent in African Studies

CAS is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Nordic Journal of African Studies, titled Negotiating Consent in African Studies co-edited by Associate Professor Stig Jensen, together with Researche…

Publication: Ghana's 2024 Elections: Ghanaians Vote for Renewal and Accountability

The Centre of African Studies is delighted to share the recent publication of Ghana’s 2024 Elections: Ghanaians Vote for Renewal and Accountability

Full Recording: Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research webinar

On June 24 2025, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted a webinar on Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research.

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave

COPE Director Emmanuel Raju, along with many of his peers, is a review author in a new report from the Imperial Grantham Institute. The report examines how climate change contributed to the recent European heatwave and…

Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa

In a recent episode of Globalnyt's podcast Højtryk, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the rising youth discontent and state violence in East Africa.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Kilian Lueders

15 September - 3 October 2025

A Recap of the MA Thesis Research Exhibition at CAS' 40th anniversary

By Eva Steinhorst On April 25th, the Centre of African Studies (CAS) marked a significant milestone - its 40th anniversary. This wasn’t merely a commemoration of years gone by, it was a celebration of intellectual…

Project Launch: Stakeholder Engagement and News Feature

The MUWUG research project was officially launched on the 2nd of June 2025 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana with an engaging Stakeholder Workshop.

Studieforløb i Kenya: Brug din faglighed i globalt udviklingssamarbejde

Deltag i et internationalt lærings- og innovationsforløb om Danmarks udviklingssamarbejde, FN’s Verdensmål og sundhedsudfordringer i Kibera, Kenya.

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Liquid Urbanisms in Africa: Thinking Climate Adaptation with and through Water

Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely

Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.

Gloria Ceasar: The threat of mosquito-borne viral diseases

Meet Gloria Ceasar, an Assistant Lecturer from University of Dar es Salaam and Doctoral Student from the KCMC University, Tanzania

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Nicole de Silva

23 - 27 June 2025

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…