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Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire

When a number of British colonies demanded independence after World War 2, they kick-started the decolonisation process, which has since emptied the concept of 'Britishness' of meaning. Even Great Britain is falling…

New book: The Indo-European Puzzle Revisited

New book edited by Kristian Kristiansen, Guus Kroonen and Eske Willerslev.

ERC Advanced Grant on Bohr for Guido Bacciagaluppi from Utrecht University

An ERC Advanced Grant on Bohr has been awarded to Guido Bacciagaluppi from Utrecht University.

Estimating social bias in data sharing behaviours: an open science experiment

Postdoc Claudia Acciai and Associate Professor Mathias Wullum Nielsen have published the article “Estimating social bias in data sharing behaviours: an open science experiment” in Scientific Data. The article is written…

Social stratification and methodological nationalism in migration research

Postdoc Gregor Schäfer has published the article “Researching high-skilled migrants between social stratification and methodological nationalism” in “Acta Sociologica”. Methodological nationalism as a critique of…

Courage, Risks and Dating in the COVID-19 Crisis

Associate professor Poul Poder has written a chapter to the volume of The Emerald Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions for a Post-Pandemic World edited by Paul R. Ward and Kristen Foley. The book considers the dynamics…

Documentary Film & Talks – South Korean Pop Culture

This week ADI and the Department for Cross Cultural and Regional Studies welcomes Associate Professor Stephen Epstein from the University of Wellington New Zealand.

Securing the Future? IDentity and Security among Migrants, Policymakers, and Tech Developers

Associate Professor Kristina Grünenberg and Tenure Track Assistant Professor Anja Simonsen have published 'Securing the Future? IDentity and Security among Migrants, Policymakers, and Tech Developers' in Papeles del CEI…

Increased interest in English courses for technical and administrative staff

During the first quarter of 2023, CIP has experienced an increase in inquiries about English courses for staff. Academic language consultant, Pete Westbrook, is very enthusiastic about the development.

Atreyee Sen awarded prize for best journal article

Associate Professor Atreyee Sen receives the prize for the best published article in the journal Critical Asian Studies. The article explores moral policing in Mumbai.

CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2023

CBMR publications and media appearances in March 2023

New Open Access article in Architectural Histories

Sanne Maekelberg and Peter Thule Kristensen behind new article Unfinished Business? Informal Privacy and the Private at the Perpetual Construction Site of the First Christiansborg Palace (1740-1794) in the journal…

PRIVACY Researchers behind Advanced School for Computational History in Brazil

In March, researchers from the Centre for Privacy Studies, and our DATA+ project PRIVACY Black&White, Natacha Klein Käfer (history of healing, Centre for Privacy Studies), Sanne Maekelberg (history of architecture,…

Aktiverer du dine studerende med Kahoot?

Hvis du har mod på det, kan du i stedet springe ud i at bruge Sendsteps, som er det system KU har licens til. Det kan noget af det samme plus mere til. I Sendsteps kan du stille spørgsmål til dine studerende i din…

Engagér, Motivér, Inspirér: Aktiv læring for succesfuld undervisning

På workshoppen lærer du hvordan du skaber et trygt læringsmiljø, god kontakt og dialog med dine studerende. Få tips til hvordan du rammesætter din undervisning, afstemmer forventninger med dine studerende og udvikler…

Hvad kan du bruge ChatGPT til som underviser?

ChatGPT blev hurtigt populær på globalt plan efter den blev lanceret den 30. november 2022 på grund af dens naturlige sprog og evne til at skrive sammenhængende og meningsfuld tekst, hvilket også har ført til bekymring…

New book: The Aeolic Dialects of Ancient Greek

Matthew Scarborough's book on the classification of the Aeolic dialects of Greek is out now!

Talk on motivation for language learning

On April 20th, Line Krogager Andersen gave a talk on motivation for language learning at Lærfest ´23 in Aarhus, drawing on the PE-LAL project operationalization of Plurilingual Education and presenting both teaching…

Runner Up distinction for New Perspectives on Early Cinema History

Casper Tybjerg got distinction as Runner Up at the British Association of Film Television and Screen Studies publication awards.

Conference panel on attention organized by Eva Iris Otto

On April 12th, 2023, DISTRACT PhD fellow Eva Otto (UCPH), in collaboration with Miquel Alcalde (LSE) and Rahul ROSE (LSE), held a successful panel at the yearly conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists…

Religion blocks freedom and democracy across the globe

A new major study documents that religiously motivated legislation has taken place in all types of societies and religions – to the detriment of democratic rights.

Conference in Paris on OUP Handbook “History of Quantum Interpretations”

A conference celebrating the publication of the OUP Handbook on the History of Quantum Interpretations, co-edited by Christian Joas from the Niels Bohr Archive, was held in Paris from 14–15 April, 2023.

Interview with Andreas Reckwitz: A Society of Singularities

Associate Professor Mikael Carleheden and Associate professor Anders Petersen (University of Aalborg) have published the article 'Interview with Andreas Reckwitz: A Society of Singularities' in the journal Theory,…

The Paul Auster Research Library Visiting Scholar

We are honoured to be able to host one of the most important scholars on Auster’s work, François Hugonnier is Associate Professor of American Literature at the University of Angers.