News about Sociology

Vocational education shapes students’ personality

Do young people become more conscientious by getting an education? Yes, if it is a vocational education, a new study reveals.

Study aims to prevent violence against staff working in residential care

Staff working in residential care institutions for children and youth are regularly exposed to violence and threats at work.

Covid-19 clinical trials ignore gender differences

Although the coronavirus affects men and women differently, most clinical trials do not mention sex/gender, a new analysis of 4,420 studies concludes. Ultimately, it can influence the treatment negatively.

Five types of passengers: How we respond to fines on the bus

As passengers we respond very differently when caught without a valid ticket on the bus. Using video analysis, sociologists have identified five typical patterns of reaction.

Hybridity and change in cooking skills in everyday life: Conceptual contributions from a study of cooking with meal-box schemes

Professor Bente Halkier contributed to the journal Appetite with the article 'Hybridity and change in cooking skills in everyday life: Conceptual contributions from a study of cooking with meal-box schemes'. In a…

Danish companies get new tools for recruiting internationals

With funding from Innovation Fund Denmark, a new project will help small and medium-sized companies recruit and retain international professionals. The Department of Sociology will be leading the research.

Big Brother isn’t always as clever as we think

New research questions the value of digital surveillance and big data. Sometimes traditional and less privacy-invasive data can predict human behaviour much more effectively.

Educational mobility on the decline in Denmark

In 20 years, the impact of parental background on children’s education has increased significantly, and today Denmark is on par with the US despite free education and state education grants.

Every fifth Dane wants to put immigrants with Covid-19 back in the hospital queue

According to a new survey, up to one in five Danes would prioritise hospital beds for COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms born in Denmark over recent immigrants.

Research literature increasingly dominated by a few 'elite researchers'

A new sociology study shows that a small international elite of researchers is increasingly being quoted in scientific journals.

New unit at UCPH to put focus on research into children and education

New funding from the Ministry of Children and Education will enable researchers from across the Faculty of Social Sciences to strengthen quantitative research into children’s education and their social mobility.

Report calls for more attention to gender aspects of COVID-19 epidemic

Using Denmark as case study, the Coordination for Gender Research has published a literature review that gathers insights and practice from the first months of the corona epidemic.

New project will support inclusion of people with hearing loss

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a research project will investigate how to strengthen communities for people with hearing loss by creating good social spaces in schools and workplaces.

Researchers put human mobility into new formula

Researchers at DTU and the University of Copenhagen have developed a model that provides new knowledge about how we move around in our everyday life and bridges a gap in the scientific understanding of mobility.

Commission entrepreneurship and EU employment policy – The fate of a former darling

Who drives the development within employment policy– the Commission or the member states

Webinar to discuss sociological perspectives on the corona crisis

What are the societal consequences on the corona epidemic on society, and how have three sociological projects helped to shed light on them? This is the theme of a webinar on 29 October.

Tripartite relations since the Great Recession – Three countries compared

New book analyzes corporatist (tripartite) arrangements since the Great Recession in 2008 in Denmark, Netherlands and Austria

The digital economy at work – integration and segmentation in hybrid labour markets

A new research project aims to uncover the relationship between platform work and future employment with the Danish labour market

Claire Maxwell selected for anniversary issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education

Professor Claire Maxwell has contributed to a special issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Claire Maxwell selected for anniversary issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education

Professor Claire Maxwell has contributed to a special issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Digital climate-activism in a Scandinavian corona-era

A new research project, headed by Anders Blok, looks into how green NGOs in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have continued their climate political efforts during the lockdown.

New research centre puts focus on political mobilisation and protest

A new research centre under the Department of Sociology will shed light on the growing numbers of civic protests targeting issues such as social injustice, discrimination and climate change.

Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis

Many international students at the University of Copenhagen have struggled with isolation, loneliness and anxiety during lockdown in Denmark, a new study shows.

Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition?

New grant: Researchers from Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) will investigate how the corona crisis affects the climate change debate on three major social media platforms in Scandinavia.