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Kristian Karlson new professor at the Department of Sociology

Kristian Karlson was appointed full professor at the Department of Sociology on 1 July. His research focuses on social inequality and mobility in education.

The trade union representatives and collaboration over three decades

FAOS is conducting a major survey of union representatives' work and conditions in Denmark.

Tobias Liebetrau publishes new article in International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection

Tobias Liebetrau and Christian Bueger, have published a new journal article in International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection.

Workers, power and society - Power resource theory in contemporary capitalism

A new book edited by Jens Arnholtz and Bjarke Refslund takes a closer look at how power and power resources shape labour market policy.

Preliminary RurbanClimate results presented at international conference

Preliminary results from the RurbanClimate household survey were presented at the NGM Conference ‘Transitioning Geographies’ in Copenhagen in June 2024.

Noise Disturbances

The building management at Panum (CAS) has informed us that there will be noise disturbances during the next couple of weeks, specifically in calendar weeks 31 and 32. The construction work will take place at Panum leve…

Project completion

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CMS researchers publishes new article: "Piracy and the broader ‘gun business’ in the Niger Delta"

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen and Amanda Møller Rasmussen have published a new article, “Piracy and the broader ‘gun business’ in the Niger Delta”, in the journal International Affairs.

Health in Greenland - local and global perspectives

On 28 June 2024, University of Copenhagen's Department of Public Health, Globe Institute, and the School of Global Health hosted an enlightening afternoon symposium about health in Greenland.

Brief Communication: The FIND-IT technology

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Fishing boats in the harbour haul tourists into the hotel

The presence of active fishing boats in local harbours is a boon for Danish tourism, according to a research study from the University of Copenhagen. Indeed, the value of Denmark’s commercial fishery shouldn’t just be…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Esra Demir-Gürsel

1 - 30 August 2024

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Lauge Poulsen

New CMS Report: Denmark as a transit country in NATO

Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff has authored a new CMS Report about the challenges that Danish decision-makers face in light of NATO's enablement agenda, which will only increase in importance the coming years.

New visitor at iCourts - Jakub Jaraczewski

16 October 2024

"What limits your freedom?": Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen on podcast "Videnskab fra vilde hjerner"

Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen was a guest in the podcast series “Videnskab fra vilde hjerner”, published last week, on the question of "What limits your freedom?".

How are people affected by aesthetic atmospheres?

With support from VELUX FONDEN, Tone Roald from the Department of Psychology will investigate how we experience atmospheres created by music and architecture.

Physicians can significantly reduce antibiotic use – without compromising treatment

Some physicians prescribe far more antibiotics than others. But more frequent use of antibiotics doesn't benefit patients – and it can contribute to the antibiotic resistance that could soon kill millions of people…

Price increases for internal users in 2025

The Department of Experimental Medicine (AEM) is the University of Copenhagen’s facility for experimental animals. AEM is responsible for the housing and breeding of experimental animals, and the department offers…

New edited book: The Economic Lives of Platforms - Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets

Morten Axel Pedersen and former DISTRACT PhD Eva Iris Otto are amongst the editors in the newly published book "The Economic Lives of Platforms: Rethinking the Political Economy of Digital Markets"

New Visiting Researcher - Iheanyi Samuel Nwankwo

15 July - 28 July 2024

Expert group proposes major reform of employment programmes

An expert group set up by the government and chaired by Professor Claus Thustrup Kreiner of CEBI recommends simplifying and de-bureaucratising Danish employment efforts.

New visitor at CeBIL - Christoph Rademacher

15 July - 22 August

Following in parents' educational footsteps reaps financial rewards

Lawyers, doctors and engineers who have studied in the same field as their parents have higher incomes than their colleagues, according to a new Danish study.