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"I come to work and it smells wonderfully of animals, everywhere"

Where did your interest in science come from? As a kid, I was always curious about how stuff worked, especially aeroplanes and cars. But I’ve always been interested in both technology and nature — and I remember being…

Cross-country survey on digital disconnection habits

On November 23rd, PhD student at DISTRACT Malene Hornstrup Jespersen presented plans for two upcoming survey projects at the online Digitox seminar series hosted by the University of Oslo. One project aims in part to…

SAMF researcher contributes to court case against suspected pirate

In the trial against the suspected pirate Lucky Francis, the prosecutor has used senior researcher Katja Lindskov Jacobsen as a witness because of her expert knowledge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their meat consumption.

CPH Cattle Seminar 2022

The CPH Cattle annual seminar was held on the 24th of November 2022.

Kristian Karlson receives international research award

The European Academy of Sociology has awarded Kristian Karlson this year's Raymond Boudon Award.

Parkinson’s patients have increased risk of cavities and tooth extraction

We typically associate Parkinson’s disease with symptoms such as tremors, impaired balance, and joint stiffness. But with the diagnosis also come various oral health issues, new research reveals.

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor in psychology Guido Makransky.

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says professor in psychology Guido Makransky.

Essay about Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties

Claus Thustrup Kreiner and Michael Svarer review the Danish flexicurity model in Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Fieldwork and flooding

A round of follow-up interviews with residents are conducted in late November 2022

MA course “International Investment Law and Sustainability”

We invite you to join Joanna Lam and Hersh Sewak in the spring semester 2023 for the course on International Investment Law and Sustainability. Course registration is open now.

Niels Johannsen on Global Forum

Niels Johannesen was invited in as a panelist on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

Land healing, farming and spiritual cleansing in Southern Africa

In their recent work, Marie Curie Fellow, Hans Olsson, and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach ask what the relationship between religion, healing and farming in Southern Africa could look like? Discussing Christian…

Playing alone? Interest representation in the videogame industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands

In a new article in Economic and Industrial Democracy Mikkel Mailand and Trine P. Larsen et al. examines the examines the interest representation in the gaming industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands.

The EU and Denmark: Golden anniversary at a time of democratic unrest and upheaval

Professor Marlene Wind from the Department of Political Science takes a closer look at the relation between the EU and Denmark 50 years since Denmark entered the European Community.

CILG researcher becomes co-director of COPE

On the 1st of November 2022, Associate Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera became co-director of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE).

Refugee Participation without Refugee Politics

Historically, UNHCR and the rest of the refugee regime has not viewed restoring the political rights of refugees as their business. Today, whilst humanitarian organisations are still staying away from the language of…

CMS Researcher Neil Renic publishes the article "Superweapons and the Myth of Technological Peace"

On 15 November, Neil Renic published the article "Superweapons and the Myth of Technological Peace" which focuses on the discourse of "The Superweapon Peace" - that radically destructive weapons, both nuclear and…

Professor Helle Porsdam på videnskab.dk (In Danish)

Professor Helle Porsdam skriver om adgangen til videnskaben som en menneskerettighed

Recipient of the Nils Foss Talent Prize 2022 makes microalgae more edible

Food chemist Mahesha Manjunatha Poojary from the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH FOOD) is one of this year's two recipients of the Nils Foss Talent Prize, and if you ask him what we…

Anxiety, schizophrenia, sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases: Why and how do psychological and somatic disorders occur together?

When a person has multiple psychological and physical disorders, they affect each other. But how? Associate Professor in psychology Karen-Inge Karstoft will study this with a new grant from the Independent Research Fund…

New insight into women's mobility in Accra

Research by Climaccess participants contributes to book on Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Accra

New project will map and analyse late parenthood in Denmark

What are the age norms for parenthood, what characterise the life trajectories of parents having children late, and how does late parenthood affect work life?