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Work automation is being put under the microscope

Who benefits when our labour is replaced by machines or artificial intelligence? Nicolai Waldstrøm will explore this. He is backed by a postdoc grant from the Carlsberg Foundation.

Archaeologists to contribute to major new research project on ancient DNA

Professor Eske Willerslev has been awarded a grant of up to DKK 585 million by Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Wellcome Trust to study ancient environmental DNA. Researchers from the Near Eastern Archaeology section wil…

Call for Papers on Early Modern privacy for The Renaissance Society of America Conference 2025

Gezicht op huizen in Delft, bekend als 'Het straatje' Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) The Renaissance Society of America Conference 2025 will be held in Boston 20-22 March. Background Privacy is hardly a hallmark of…

Morten Axel Pedersen and Emilie Munch Gregersen presented at UCPH Spring Festival

On May 31st Morten Axel Pedersen and Emilie Munch Gregersen presented on 'the festival feeling' at UCPH Spring Festival

CGC researcher, Anja Simonsen, launches her new book in Hargaisa, Somaliland

Recently, CGC researcher, Anja Simonsen, launched her new book at the Rako research seminar series in collaboration with the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) in Hargaisa, Somaliland.

CGC Researchers at the People's Meeting 2024

Join us for interesting debates and presentations at this year's People's Meeting (Folkemøde), where CGC researchers will address important topics such as cocaine use, police powers, illegal trade, and e-waste.

Ingi Poulsen

Ingi is an Icelandic attorney with over 15 years of experience in litigation, focusing on environmental law and human rights law.

A Wake-up Call for a European Security Provider?

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, defence and security have moved up the political agenda in the European Union (EU).

New CMS Report: A Wake-up Call for a European Security Provider?

Russia's war against Ukraine has shed new light on the EU's security and defence policy and European security architecture.

New parenting programme to help children in families with complex psychosocial problems

With a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from the Department of Psychology will test a new intervention in families with multiple psychological and social challenges.

Improved counselling for young people to dispel the myth that opioids are harmless

A wide range of measures are needed to reduce the use of illegal opioids and benzodiazepines among young people. This is the conlcusion of the Criminological Observatory at UCPH in a new report.

Maybe We Should Start Paying the Hours Properly

Trine Øland from Section for Education has published the article ‘“Maybe We Should Start Paying the Hours Properly”.

Popular chatbot is a politically left-leaning EU supporter

LlamaChat, a popular AI chatbot alternative to ChatGPT, leans left and holds pro-European views. This is demonstrated by a University of Copenhagen study in which researchers tested the model on EU policy issues.…

Driving the EU working conditions directive: social partner reactivity and the limits to commission entrepreneurship

In a new article in Comparative European Politics, Mikkel Mailand analyses how the EU directive on working conditions came about and what role the social partners played.

Making energy bars from rapeseed side streams

Sensory scientists from Department of Food Science have recently tested a variety of energy bars made with rapeseed press cake, potentially marking the beginning of using the plentiful but inedible plant as a…

Avocados are 'bad' and vegans are ridiculous: How we justify eating too much meat

Those of us who find it difficult to eat less meat for the sake of climate tend to apologize or justify ourselves in social contexts. And… shaming vegans isn’t off limits. This, according to a new University of…

Greenhouses cover more and more of Earth’s surface

Greenhouse cultivation is booming globally, especially in the Global South – and across one country in particular. This is revealed in a new study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen that deploys detailed…

New report published on Danish nature

New report from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate shows concrete ways to ensure Denmark's biodiversity by creating large, interconnected natural areas.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Erdem ASIL

17-30 June 2024

Anja Simonsen has guest-edited a special issue on Migration

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Eastern African Studies titled: “Fragments of Solidarity: the social worlds of African migrants moving northwards”

New book on Religion and Constitution

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Danish Constitution, researchers and students are publishing a new book on Religion and Constitution – Religion og grundlov in Danish.

Ny rapport: Mere, bedre og større natur i Danmark

Ny rapport viser konkrete veje til at sikre Danamrks biodiversitet gennem etablering af store sammenhængende naturområder.

Launching GRIP

The Group for Research In Punishment (GRIP) recently initiated its series with a session on state reactions to youth crime. The event featured insights from PhD Fellow Lea Cecilie Brinkgaard and Docent Ann-Karina Eske…

Helene Willadsen will present at 2nd International Conference on the Economics of Working Environment

On June 21st DISTRACT researcher Helene Willadsen will present her work on 'Using workplace surveys to understand employee concerns and well-being'