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CeBIL participates in the UNU Macau AI for Humanity Conference 2025

CeBIL participated in the AI for Humanity: UNU Macau AI Conference 2025 in China, held on 24 October 2025 at the Galaxy International Convention Center in Macau. Associate Professor Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci,…

CMS publishes new Security Policy Survey 2025

Is the world more or less safe today than five years ago? What are the biggest threats to Denmark? Does the United States pose a military threat to Greenland?

Staff actions as risk factors for victimization

Camilla Bank Friis and Lasse Suonperä Liebst have just published a new article in Violence: An International Journal.

Shaping Futures: The Role of Primary Schools and Teachers for Students with Mental, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorder

Franziska Valder receives 5,6m. from DFF to examine how schools and teachers shape the relationship between MNB disorders and education and labor market outcomes.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Gaetan Cliquennois

1 - 5 December 2025

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Simon Chaptel

1 - 5 December 2025

Homeowners stand in the way of wealth taxation

Although wealth inequality is rising across Europe, taxes on wealth, inheritance, and capital gains have been weakened or abolished in many countries. A major new study identifies the reason in a specific demographic…

Lift Maintenance at ACF – Autumn 2025

The lifts in Section 10 and Section 16 at the Animal Core Facility will undergo maintenance in the coming months. Noise disturbances are expected, and sensitive experiments should be avoided.

New Intravital Imaging Facility

A new Intravital Imaging Facility (IVI) at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences is now open to researchers, enabling the imaging of neurons, blood vessels and organs in living animals over time.

Online social class cues and employability: Experimental evidence from Germany

Assistant Professor Diana-Roxana Galos has published a new article together with Joris Frese.

Professor Helle Porsdam to deliver the Tanner-McMurrin Lecture 2025

Professor Helle Porsdam will deliver the 2025 Tanner-McMurrin Lecture in Salt Lake City, Utah

Artificial Intelligence in Command and Control

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is currently leading to major changes in the field of defense and security policy. Central to this development is the use of AI in military command and control…

New CMS-report: Artificial Intelligence in Command and Control

Rapid developments in AI technology are reshaping key aspects of the defence and security domain. At the centre of these changes, are its newfound role in command and control and in decision support systems

Official Opening of the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research

On 9 October 2025, the new Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research was officially opened with a program of speeches and a reception at the center’s facilities in the Maersk Tower.

New Permanent Visiting Professor - James C. Hathaway

James C. Hathaway joins MOBILE as Permanent Visiting Professor.

Highly skilled migrants contribute with tacit skills important for multiple organizational processes

A new article in The International Journal of Human Resource Management shows how internationally mobile specialists draw on informal competences that strengthen key organizational processes.

Union democracy from below: Grassroots use of digital platforms renew trade unions

A new article in European Societies shows how grassroots use of social media offer new forms of union democracy from below with potential to transform union organisations.

Student voices shaping global health: Meet our Student Advisory Board

Created to embed student perspectives into the School of Global Health’s strategic development and activities, the Student Advisory Board empowers students from the University of Copenhagen.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Joseph Keogh

7 November 2025 - 7 February 2026

Postdoc Adéla Plechatá presented at ICEP 2025

Postdoctoral researcher Adéla Plechatá from the Virtual Learning Lab's Curiosity Team presented at ICEP 2025 in Vilnius.

Researchers revive yoghurt made from... ants

An old traditional recipe for yoghurt made from ants has been recreated by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. In a new study, they show how ants and the bacteria that live on them can transform milk into…

Researchers revive yoghurt made from... ants

An old traditional recipe for yoghurt made from ants has been recreated by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. In a new study, they show how ants and the bacteria that live on them can transform milk into…

Digital infrastructure reshapes the logic of war

When large corporations help Ukraine maintain its digital sovereignty, it is not just a matter of technical assistance. They are political actors who are reshaping the relationship between states and private companies,…

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Chiara Padrin

3 - 17 November 2025