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Climate Change Resilience in Small Communities in the Nordic Countries (CliCNord)

Climate change is also affecting the Nordic countries, and there are vulnerable geographical areas that will be particularly affected by an increasing number of devastating natural events.

Interview with Marianne Bach Mosebo

Meet Marianne Bach Mosebo, Assistant Professor at the University College Copenhagen. She is currently working on the project ‘Scope of drones and AI usage in disaster management and humanitarian aid’, in cooperation wit…

Spencer Williams

Arctic Shipping: Climate Implications and Climate Effects from a Canadian Perspective

New visitor at CECS - Emil Oljemark

21 May - 24 May 2024

New research: Danish children encounter four typical family learning environments

Parental values and family activities have a strong influence on children's learning. Based on data from 44 Danish families, researchers have identified four types of family learning environments.

Arrangers and orchestrators: the diverging role of the state in Danish and German vocational education and training

In a new article Christian Lyhne Ibsen and Kathleen Thelen compares the role of the state in vocational education and training in Germany and Denmark.

Fluctuating coffee prices put mental pressure on Vietnamese farmers

Vietnamese coffee farmers are experiencing significantly more stress and psychological difficulties. This is due to highly volatile coffee prices on international markets, according to a new study by development…

Ida Maria Hartmann awarded Fulbright Grant for her stay at New York University

Fulbright Grants are awarded to Master and PhD students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and who are committed to the academic exchange between the U.S. and Denmark.

Ole Wæver honoured for decades of social contribution

Professor Ole Wæver has been awarded the Hartmann Prize 2024. The prize, which is worth DKK 300,000, is awarded to individuals who have made a significant and extremely valuable contribution of general societal value in…

Angry times: What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world?

With a European grant of €2.5 million, a new project headed by Atreyee Sen from the Department of Anthropology will explore how politically motivated anger is amplified and legitimised today.

CMS project HYBRINAT receives grant from Research Council, Faroe Islands

CMS Researcher, Tobias Liebetrau, has received a grant from the Faroese Research Council for the project Hybrid Threats in the North Atlantic (HYBRINAT).

Economist: Tens of billions of dollars in forest products are being overlooked

Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests – including products worth many tens of billions of dollars. Because these goods go unrecorded in official trade statistics, their economic valu…

Michele Betsill receives ISA award for her pioneering environmental policy research

For her contributions as a scholar, teacher and mentor in the field of environmental politics, professor Michele Betsill was named a Distinguished Scholar at this year's International Studies Association conference in…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Catherine van de Graaf

1 May - 30 June 2024

Do key informants agree with representative households on climate exposure and resilience?

Ethiopia is facing increasing climate-induced hazards, such as droughts, especially in rural and agriculture-dependent areas. This poses significant development challenges that necessitate households to adapt and improv…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Elise Filius

8 April - 16 May 2024

Committee of experts offers solution for increased social spending

Professor Mette Gørtz is a member of the Committee of Experts that hasgiven recommendations on how to solve the rising costs that are putting pressure on the Danish municipalities.

Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive

Mixing livestock and crops, integrating flower strips and trees, water and soil conservation and much more: Massive new global study led by the University of Copenhagen and University of Hohenheim, has examined the…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Miyu Nakata

1 April - 20 December 2024

New paper on flood implications for mobility

The paper evaluates the vulnerability of roads to flooding in certain neighbourhoods in Accra, both urban and peri-urban

New postdoctoral fellow at CeBIL - Dr. Gabriela Lenarczyk

We are excited to announce that Dr. Gabriela Lenarczyk has joined the International Center for Bioscience Innovation Law (Inter-CeBIL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow!

Joint Report from the Working Group on Decarbonisation of Transport Infrastructure Construction in the EU

Professor Ole Hansen and assistant professor Maria Gausdal contributed to the Joint Report from the Working Group on Decarbonisation of Transport Infrastructure Construction in the EU for the European Commission.

Magdalena Bogucewicz: Migrant healthcare in humanitarian contexts

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

New visitor at CECS - Chloé van der Belen

1 April - 30 June 2024