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Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years

At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date,…

New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia

A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancestry of modern populations.

China needs babies

Prof Ayo Wahlberg's anthropological study shows a Chinese fertility industry on the rise.

China needs babies

Anthropological study shows a Chinese fertility industry on the rise.

EU trade ban brings down global trade in wild birds by 90 %

Trade of wild birds has dropped about 90% globally since the EU banned bird imports in 2005. A study published today in the recognized scientific journal Science Advances demonstrates how the EU’s ban decreased the…

Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

Until recently, it was assumed that the ink used for writing was primarily carbon-based at least until the fourth and fifth centuries AD. But in a new University of Copenhagen study, analyses of 2,000-year-old papyri…

Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans

5,000 years ago, the Yamnaya culture migrated into Europe from the Caspian steppe. In addition to innovations such as the wagon and dairy production, they brought a new language – Indo-European – that replaced most loca…

Nyt kursusforløb får veterinærstuderende på 1. år til at brænde for faget

Færre timer og flere studerende på faget Veterinær Zoologi på 1. semester, har fået professor Christian Kapel og lektor Nicolai V. Meyling til at udtænke et nyt kursusforløb. De nye studerende er glade og 96 procent…

Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing

Article that can be used as input for method development of interdisciplinary education. Mansilla, V.B. et al., 2009. Targeted Assessment Rubric: An Empirically Grounded Rubric for Interdisciplinary Writing. The Journal…

From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking

Article focusing on student learning outcomes in interdisciplinary education. Haynes, C. & Leonard, J.B., 2010. From Surprise Parties to Mapmaking: Undergraduate Journeys toward Interdisciplinary Understanding. The…

Teaching Interdisciplinarity

Article about teaching interdisciplinarity. Burgett, B. et al., 2011. Teaching Interdisciplinarity. Pedagogy, 11(3), pp.465–491.

The Theory of Interdisciplinarity: An Introduction for Educators

Mads Goddiksen, 2017 Peer reviewed paper from the project. When developing interdisciplinary teaching, it helps to have an understanding of what is special about interdisciplinarity. Here I discuss some of the central…

Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS)

International hub for interdisciplinary teaching and learning. AIS is a US based association, founded in. Their scope and views on interdisciplinarity is based on the American liberal arts tradition, which influences th…

New research collaboration about teaching of school children from Cape Town and Copenhagen

In 2017 the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, both University of Copenhagen collaborate with the Danish Cultural Institute, University of Cape Town School of…

Millions to keep the brain healthy for life

New, innovative pilot project funded by Nordea-fonden will translate research-based knowledge about keeping the brain young throughout life into concrete activities and disseminate existing knowledge. The aim is to…

CoNavigator – a gamified tool for creating coherence in interdisciplinary courses

Katrine Lindvig - Tool developed as part of the project. Do you sometimes find it difficult to align and connect the different educational elements in your interdisciplinary course? Our new gamified tool could be a way…

Addressing interdisciplinarity in the mandatory philosophy of science courses (Fagets videnskabsteori)

Werner Schäfke and Katrine Meldgaard Kjær, 2016. A didactic tool paper from the project. A didactic tool paper for module managers of ‘Fagets Videnskabsteori’ at the University of Copenhagen. The tool paper offers…

Det første år på Naturressourcer

Rie Hjørnegaard Malm, Lene Møller Madsen, Lars Ulriksen & Andreas de Neergaard, 2016 Report from the project in Danish. Published in: IND's skriftserie nr. 47. 2016. I denne undersøgelse sætter vi fokus på de forskellig…

Mindeord: Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen (1918-2015)

En af Danmarks førende fysiologer og foregangskvinde indenfor den sammenlignende fysiologi døde i sidste uge. Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen blev 96 år gammel og var Danmarks første doktor i Odontologi og første kvindelige…

Fagets videnskabsteori? Tracking Interdisciplinarity in the Mandatory Philosophy of Science Course at the University of Copenhagen

Katrine Meldgaard Kjær, 2014. Report from the project. Report analysing 13 different courses philosophy of science courses ("Fagets videnskabsteori") at UCPH in regard to how they address interdisciplinarity. It is aime…

Mødet med nanoscience

Henriette Tolstrup Holmegaard, Rie Hjørnegaard Malm og Lene Møller Madsen, 2014 Report from the project, in Danish Rapporten formidler de studerendes perspektiv på første studieår på den tværfaglige uddannelse…

A Guide to Third Generation Coaching. Narrative-Collaborative Theory and Practice

Third generation coaching proposes a form of dialogue where coach and coachee are focused on creating space for reflection through collaborative practices and less concerned with fabricating quick solutions. Aspiring to…

Inca children were drugged with coca and alcohol before sacrifice

Scientists have examined three 500-year-old Inca children giving new knowledge about an old Ince ritual - capacocha.

This is why it takes so long to get over tendon injuries

By combining the nuclear tests of the 1950s with tissue samples and modern technology, a research collaboration now reveals why the healing process to get over tendon damage is so slow.