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New partnership aims to improve protection of infrastructures in the North Sea

How can we protect the critical infrastructures on which the green transition depends? A new research collaboration will find answers to this question.

New vice-dean at University of Copenhagen SCIENCE

Professor Jesper Wengel is a high-profile researcher, inventor and business owner. From 1 September 2023, he will also be the new Vice-Dean for Innovation and External Relations at SCIENCE – the University of…

Kristian Karlson receives awards for research in sociological methodology

Associate Professor Kristian Bernt Karlson has been honoured with two awards from the American Sociological Association for his contributions to quantitative sociological research and methodology.

European Perspectives on the Global Return of Nuclear Weapons

The ongoing disruptions in regional and international security and the breakdown of global institutions and norms necessitate a re-assessment of the emerging and future nuclear order. In the shifting global context, thi…

Mette Ejrnæs is new member (sage) of the Economic Council's chairmanship

The chairmanship of the Economic Council is an independent council, and appointments of new members to the chairmanship take place on the recommendation of the incumbent chairmanship.

New CMS Report: European Perspectives on the Global Return of Nuclear Weapons

The use of nuclear weapons has returned to World politics after several decades. President Putin's many references to the Russian military's ability to use nuclear weapons have created fear among the populations of…

Senior Researcher: UN's use of refugee biometrics should be reviewed

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has consulted ten experts from around the world on the organisation's policy on registration, identity management and biometrics, Among the experts are Katja Lindskov Jacobsen,…

Conditions for cross-professional union coalition-building: When enough is enough, but solidarity also has its limits!

In a new article Nana Wesley Hansen and Nick Krachler examine why and how the 'Musketeer oath' arose, and what role the coalition had during the negotiations, as well as why it subsequently collapsed.

DISTRACT in the news: on the Folkemøde study in Politiken

DISTRACT team members Morten Axel Pedersen (PI), August Lohse and Emilie Munch Gregersen were interviewed for Danish newspaper Politiken on their field studies of political attention at the People’s Meeting (Folkemødet)…

Florence Nightingale Medal awarded to Master of Disaster Management alumni

We are extremely proud of our disaster management alumni - Rikke Dalsted who was awarded The Florence Nightingale Medal. The Florence Nightingale Medal is awarded to individuals who have shown exceptional courage and…

The battle for control of artificial intelligence is crucial

Feature article in Politiken, 9 June 2023, by Anders Søgaard (Professor, UCPH), Sune Lehmann (Professor, DTU and UCPH), Rebecca Adler-Nissen (Professor, UCPH), Ole Winther (Professor, DTU and UCPH) and Michael Bang…

Special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production”

We proudly announce that our special PRIVACY issue, “Creation, Control, Communication: A Historical Appraisal of Privacy in Knowledge Production” has been published. The issue is edited by PRIVACY researchers Natália…

Unsustainable coffee production is making more and more people sick

Intensive pesticide use on coffee farms around the world is leading to progressively more reports of poor human and animal health. Coffee production needs to return to its roots and rediscover sustainability, according…

Unsustainable coffee production is making more and more people sick

Intensive pesticide use on coffee farms around the world is leading to progressively more reports of poor human and animal health. Coffee production needs to return to its roots and rediscover sustainability, according…

Screens, sociality, and attention: Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris interviewed by Berlingske Tidende

Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris have been interviewed for the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende on how screens and social media are changing our social lives and our attention in everyday life. The article…

Are poorer people more dishonest? No, but prejudice can have an impact

Most people believe that there is a link between resource scarcity and dishonest behaviour. Researchers from the Department of Psychology and the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science at the University of Copenhagen…

Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, Anja Simonsen and Trine Mygind Korsby have co-edited a special issue of Migration & Society

CGC researchers Camilla Ida Ravnbøl, Anja Simonsen and Trine Mygind Korsby have co-edited a special issue of Migration & Society, entitled “Transnational Street Business: Migrants in the Informal Urban Economy”.

Professor Helle Porsdam at 'Right to science roundtable' in Beirut, Lebanon

On 27 May, 2023, Professor Helle Porsdam participated in a roundtable discussion on 'The right to science' in Beirut, organized by UNESCO

Immigrants' access to healthcare in Denmark

Around one fifth of newly arrived immigrants in Denmark experience difficulties when trying to access healthcare in Denmark, in spite of the stated goal of the Danish Health Act to ensure ‘easy and equal access’ to…

Festivalmennesket - DISTRACT presentation at the BLOOM festival

On May 28th 2023, DISTRACT researchers were part of a symposium at the science festival BLOOM. Professor Morten Axel Pedersen, PhD student Sofie Astrupgaard, and research assistant Emilie Gregersen talked about people's…

Genetically modified crops can help both humans and nature

New economic research shows that GM crops increase crop yields, especially in poorer countries. This can also benefit the environment, as more land can be used for nature.

Immersive app brings the hidden histories of Copenhagen to life

Hidden Copenhagen, the seventh app in the Hidden Cities collection, is developed as a collaboration between the University of Exeter’s Hidden Cities team and historians and archaeologists from the Centre for Privacy…

New Research Assistant at iCourts - Joseph Bernasol

1 June 2023 - July 2024

International Humanitarian Law and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

The accelerated pace of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, coupled with increasingly practical military applications, makes it likely that AI will play a prominent role in future warfare. The time is ripe for…