News about Society

Millions of farmers put their faith in God when making decisions

A widespread belief among millions of smallholder farmers in one of the world’s poorest countries is that God determines their yields. This is shown by a study that has examined the correlation between religiosity and…

New CMS Report: Low-Intensity Cyber Operations and State Sovereignty in Cyberspace

CMS has published the report "Low-intensity cyber operations and state sovereignty in cyberspace” and an accompanying (Danish) memo. The report is authored by Professor Kevin Jon Heller (CMS).

Olesea Gadirca

The Energy Communities - seen through the legal lens.

Robert William Brew

The inclusion of provisions promoting the development and usage of renewable energy into modern trade agreements

Job Vacancy: Postdoc in International Law to CMS

The Centre for Military Studies invites candidates for a postdoctoral position in international law. The position is a part of the implementation of Denmark’s 2018-2023 Defence Agreement, which includes a grant to CMS..…

New PRIVACY article published: 'Heinrich Hahn (1605-1668), A Portrait of a Lutheran Jurist at the University of Helmstedt'

The article is based on a cross-disciplinary collaboration between Privacy researchers Paolo Astorri and Søren Frank Jensen. Find the article here. The article is published in the journal Zeitschrift der…

New visitor at iCourts - Gabriela Navarro

17 September - 25 October 2022

New visitor at iCourts - Inês Granja

23 September - 10 October 2022

Participating in student politics

Henry Lankes, an international student from Germany studying Nature Management (MSc) at UCPH, was recently elected as a student representative on the Geosciences Study Board. What motivated him to run for election? Do…

Student engagement

This issue of our newsletter has a student view. In an earlier issue we focused on student well-being inside and outside the classroom with articles on the challenges faced by international students in the classroom and…

Two grains, mutual gain: surviving drought through varietal collaboration

Some draw water from the soil’s depths, while others absorb nutrients nearer to the surface with shallow, wide root systems. Fields of grains with mixed properties could be the future for farmers hoping to protect their…

Don C. Smith

Don C. Smith is a Professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Denver (Colorado) Sturm College of Law. His focus is climate change and energy law, particularly with respect to comparing laws and policies of th…

New PhD student at CECS - Ricardo Andrés Vásquez Dazarola

1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025

Tuulia Karjalainen Joins CIIR as a Guest Researcher

Tuulia Karjalainen joins CIIR as a guest researcher. She is a doctoral researcher in the University of Helsinki, where she works as a part of Helsinki Legal Tech Lab.

New visitor at CECS - Christoph Jonas Grüninger

5 September - 31 October 2022

Are time preferences passed on to the next generation?

If so, does the transmission persist or fade out as children age? How relevant is parenting as a device to counteract or strengthen the transmission of preferences from parents to children?

New data memo on YouTubes ban of Russian state media

Reseachers from SODAS and Political Science publishes new data memo looking into YouTubes global ban of Russian state media

Katherine Richardson receives honorary doctorate

For her years in research and her scientific contributions, Professor and Leader of Sustainability Science Centre, Katherine Richardson receives an honorary doctorate at the Arctic University of Norway.

New PhD Student at iCourts - Thorbjørn Lundsgaard

1 September 2022

New visitor at CECS - Sato Naito

1 September 2022 - 23 June 2023

Diverging logics of firm cooperation in Denmark and Sweden

In a new article Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Lisa Sezer and Virginia Doellgast explores how differences in business association structures relate to the ways firms cooperate in competitive markets.

New visitor at CECS - Alberto Nicotina

5 September - 4 November 2022

Kristoffer Balle Hvidberg interviewed on Radio4 about crime

In the live afternoon show ”Missionen” on August 29 Kristoffer explained how preferences predict who commits crime among young men.

Riccardo Stupazzini

Riccardo Stupazzini is a PhD fellow in Public, Comparative and International Law at the Department of Political Sciences as well as an academic tutor of Public Law in the Faculty of Economics of Sapienza University of…