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School of Global Health Celebrates 15 Years of Impact and Innovation

The University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health recently marked a significant milestone with its 15th Anniversary Celebration.

Processing a life like a language helps predict future personal events

Life is a messy thing: One event happens after another, some related to the same story thread, some belonging to an entirely different part of the narrative. How can we use sequences of events to predict what will happe…

Russia in Africa: Debate

Associate Professor, Stig Jensen, will be partaking in a panel debate about the Russia’s influence in Africa and the recent military coups in the Sahel region. The debate will also focus on the Wagner group’s activities…

A new hologenomic paradigm for understanding and treating parasite infections

In a new study, researchers shed light on the intricate relationship between host–gut microbiota interactions and their influence on parasite infections in farmed Atlantic salmon. Highlighting the importance of a…

Louise Irvall Rasmussen and Astrid Breck

The Additional Protocol on the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and its effect on the individual’s current legal status in ECHR

Development economists to conduct climate-related research in five new projects

The UCPH-DERG research group under the Department of Economics has received funding for five new projects, all centred around climate and environmental issues. Read here about the projects and the expected results.

New season of the Privacy Studies Podcast

The first episodes of the newest and fifth season of the centre’s very own Privacy Studies Podcast have been published. Listen to the podcast here on our website. The new season follows the discussions of the symposium…

Researcher Cornelia Baciu publishes new article in European Journal of International Security

CMS-researcher Cornelia Baciu has co-authored a new article in European Journal of International Security

A new hologenomic paradigm for understanding and treating parasite infections

In a new study, researchers shed light on the intricate relationship between host–gut microbiota interactions and their influence on parasite infections in farmed Atlantic salmon. Highlighting the importance of a…

Sander Bruun appointed Professor of Sustainable Soil Fertility Management

Sander Bruun will give his inaugural lecture as new professor at the Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences Friday 22 March at 14:00. His research investigates technologies and management practices that can make…

Sociological research plays key role in conflict management campaign

A new campaign aims to prevent conflicts between passengers, bus drivers and ticket inspectors in public transport. The campaign draws on the latest research - and with the researcher in a rare key role.

New Visiting Researcher at MOBILE - Vladislava Stoyanova

Vladislava Stoyanova will be visiting MOBILE from February to April 2024.

South Africa takes Israel to Court

Lately, there has been significant media coverage in connection with South Africa's court case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. Associate Professor Stig Jensen has been in the media with analysi…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Federico Bonito

19 August - 19 November 2024

Policy Briefs

Implications of flooding for intra-urban mobility

Early Career Researcher Network

The VOLT Early Career Researcher Network meets every second Friday of the month and is a space for anyone ranging from MSc candidate to Postdoc (who work with research related to volatiles) to bring questions, concerns,…

New defence agreement secures the financing of the Centre for Military Studies

The first partial agreement under the defence agreement for 2024-2033 includes a continuation of the cooperation between the parties to the defence agreement and the University of Copenhagen about the Centre for Militar…

New defence agreement secures the financing of the Centre for Military Studies

The first partial agreement under the defence agreement for 2024-2033 includes a continuation of the cooperation between the parties to the defence agreement and the University of Copenhagen about the Centre for Militar…

Sebastian Gjessing

The regulatory framework for shipping decarbonisation at the international and EU levels

Christian Tversted

The EU ETS - An analysis of the draft amendment of the EU 2019/1122 registry regulation proposal in art 81 on introducing registry fee on behalf on the Commission

EU to support psychedelic therapy for patients with progressive incurable disease

A new research project is investigating whether the psychedelic drug psilocybin can be used for the psychological treatment of people with incurable illness. Now the EU will support the project with €6.5 million.

Giving and receiving: Gendered service work in academia

Professor Margaretha Järvinen has published the article 'Giving and receiving: Gendered service work in academia' in Current Sociology in collaboration Nanna Mik-Meyer (CBS). Deploying the perspective of ‘relational…

Johan Nikolaj Lausen

Regime Interactions in Marine Conservation Beyond National Jurisdiction

Johan Nikolaj Lausen

Regime Interactions in Marine Conservation Beyond National Jurisdiction