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What drives global disparities in science?

A new research project led by Mathias Wullum Nielsen will examine global North-South disparities in research. The project is funded by a DKK 6.2 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

A delicious surprise: Vertically farmed greens taste as good as organic ones

But the first scientific taste test from the University of Copenhagen and Plant Food & Research, New Zealand shows that respondents rate greens grown vertically and without soil as just as good as organic ones.

CMS professor gets special role in war crimes investigations

Kevin Jon Heller, Professor at the Centre for Military Studies in the Department of Political Science, has been appointed Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

CMS professor gets special role in war crimes investigations

Kevin Jon Heller, Professor at the Centre for Military Studies in the Department of Political Science, has been appointed Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar vulnerable to underreported extreme heat would not have occurred without climate change

Researchers Nick Baumgart and Emmanuel Raju from COPE and the School of Global Health join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar highly vulnerable to…

Josef Valvoda joins MOBILE as Postdoctoral Researcher

Josef Valvoda joins MOBILE Center of Excellence for Global Mobility Law as a Postdoctoral Researcher.

Policy Advice, Outreach & Dissemination of Research SAPIENS Network Advanced Training PhD Course 6

On the days 5th – 8th of September, 2023, the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, hosted the SAPIENS Network 6th Advanced Training PhD Course. SAPIENS Network is the first international training network (INT) and…

Paolo Astorri publishes chapter in Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law

Paolo Astorri publishes chapter in Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law titled "Christianity and Contract Law"

Kathrine Hyun Kjærgaard Pedersen

Renewable energy and the green transition

New EU-funded project will explore how AI shapes scientific knowledge

Et nyt projekt finansieret af Det Europæiske Forskningsråd vil forstå effekten af kunstig intelligens på skabelsen og udbredelsen af videnskabelig viden.

Reflections on the Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2023

Three students studying Disaster Risk Management - Katharina Bucsits, Madeline Ewbank and Christos Tsampoulatidis - attended HC Berlin in-person and share their takeaways on key themes below.

Sorcha MacLeod receives €2M grant from the ERC

Dr. Sorcha MacLeod has been awarded a Consolidator Grant of €2 million from the European Research Council for a new project aiming to provide crucial insights on the contemporary nature of mercenaries, and their…

Academia and industry join forces to improve critical maritime infrastructure protection

The attacks on the Nordstream and Baltic Connector pipelines have shown the vulnerability of maritime infrastructures. How can pipelines, cables and offshore windfarms be better protected? A symposium seeks answers.

Danish researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little 'water balloons'

Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like 'bladders' that for 127 years were believed to be responsible for protecting them from drought and salt. Research results from the…

Danish researchers puncture 100-year-old theory of odd little 'water balloons'

Quinoa and many other extremely resilient plants are covered with strange balloon-like 'bladders' that for 127 years were believed to be responsible for protecting them from drought and salt. Research results from the…

The Resilience of Africa's Democracies and the Their Military Coups

Associate Professor, Stig Jensen, has recently been in the media to discuss the ongoing military coups that many African counties are experiencing. He explains that many citizens in the countries in Africa that have…

Panel discussion on digital dependencies at Tech Policy Days

Last Friday DISTRACT PhD Malene Hornstrup Jespersen took part in a panel discussion on digital dependencies held as part of the Tech Policy Days and the launch of the Tech Policy Youth Committee

Do you find work using an app or an online platform?

The GIG-OSH research project is conducting a large survey and is searching for respondents among platform workers

The other China shock

Chinese demand for food imports has resulted in a significant increase in global cropland and higher profits for farmers exposed to this demand shock.

Commemorative Lecture by Centre Director Mette Birkedal Bruun

Mette Birkedal Bruun gave the lecture entitled: From Monks to GDPR

Exploring routinization and reflexivity in change and reproduction of consumption towards lower climate impact

Professor Bente Halkier and PhD student Amanda Krog Juvik have together with Toke Haunstrup Christensen, Kirsten Gram-Hanssen and Malene Freudendal-Pedersen published the paper "Exploring routinization and reflexivity i…

Group Styles of Justice or Service: How Ticket Inspectors Manage Contested Citizen Encounters

In 2022, Postdoc Camilla Bank Friis published the article: "Group Styles of Justice or Service: How Ticket Inspectors Manage Contested Citizen Encounters" in the journal Symbolic Interaction. People who interact with…

Health professions in transition? Workplace artefacts as a window into interprofessional dynamics in chronic disease prevention

Associate Professor Inge Kryger Pedersen has published the paper 'Health professions in transition? Workplace artefacts as a window into interprofessional dynamics in chronic disease prevention' in the journal Dansk…

Jillian Shiba

Climate change and ocean governance