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Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social an…

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY We are pleased to share that Gilbert Semma Skytte, student assistant at the Centre for Privacy Studies, has now joined the research theme Belief as an intern. Gilbert is…

Alexander Johansson joins PRIVACY in October

We are pleased to welcome Alexander Johansson to the Centre for Privacy Studies. He joins the centre as a visiting PhD fellow from Lund University, where he is pursuing a PhD in the history of ideas and science. At…

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…

Call for papers for the 2027 issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies

Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2027 issue exploring how scandals unfold and are communicated across media.

PRIVACY researchers present at Lund’s Global History Seminar Series

This autumn, several researchers affiliated with the Centre for Privacy Studies are participating in Lund University’s Global History Seminar Series LAUGH. The following PRIVACY scholars will be presenting at the…

Second article out in the EXPOSING-project in Nordic Journal of Media Studies

New EXPOSING-publication.

Jannick Prentø appointed Associate Professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 October 2025, Jannick Prentø will be a part of Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI) as a temporary Associate Professor. Jannick was previously affiliated with Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM)…

Morten Axel Pedersen in the news commenting on the phenomenon “rawdogging”

Morten Axel Pedersen was interviewed for an article on DR where he commented on the new phenomenon “rawdogging.” Excerpts from the article (in Danish): - Det udtrykker noget ret specifikt om tiden, vi lever i. Alting e…

SIC welcomes Professor Jonathan Coquet as new Executive Director

Jonathan Coquet leads the Allergic Inflammation group at SIC. His research focuses on T cells and the development of allergic diseases such as asthma and eczema, with the aim of uncovering the fundamental mechanisms…

There is nothing new about renewable energy: Tracing the life of solar panels

This article is a write-up about the event “Exploring the Life of Solar Panels or Why J-B Fressoz is Right” (August 26, 2025).

CGC researchers contribute to new issue of Tidsskriftet Antropologi

Several researchers from the Center for Global Criminology contribute to the latest issue of Tidsskriftet Antropologi, titled “Kriser I” (ed: Crises I) – the first of two special issues on crises.

Conference: The Night as a Private Space

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Natten, Thorvaldsens Museum, inventarnummer A901 (https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/A901) On 11-12 December 2025, PRIVACY will host an interdisciplinary conference on “The Night as a Private…

Language Use at UCPH on inclusion of international employees

Episode 4 of the CIP podcast, Sprogbrug på KU / Language Use at UCPH focuses on how to best welcome and include new international colleagues. The podcast will be released 26 September 2025.

Spot on PRIVACY scholars: Asta Mønsted and Natalie Körner

From the left: Natalie Körner and Asta Mønsted, discussing their interdisciplinary and collaborative project on privacy among the Greenlandic Inuit during the 19th century. Archaeologist Asta Mønsted and architectural…

Winner of the SCIENCE PhD Award

Kirstine Lund Christiansen has been awarded the SCIENCE PhD Award 2025 for her outstanding thesis, “Legitimising Voluntary and Market-based Climate Action: Corporate Narratives, Nature-based Offsetting and the Greening…

'Podninger' wins exhibition award: Anne Julie Arnfred in ambitious art project

'Podninger', an ambitious exhibition format based in Underskoven - a 16-hectare art forest on Ærø - has won the Bikuben Foundation's Exhibition Award Vision 2025, along with DKK 4 million to carry out the project.

Artikel om bog om det danske sprogs historie

Carlsbergfondet har omtalt Thomas Olanders bog Dansk fra nutiden til stenalderen på deres hjemmeside: https://carlsbergfondet.dk/viden/paa-sporet-af-det-danske-sprogs-roedder/.

Exhibition Reception, September 25

Rubya Mehdi: 'Systems of Justice, Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and Decolonialization'. The exhibition reception will be held at the library on Thursday, September 25, from 2 - 4 p.m. Read more about the exhibition on…

The USE Center launches first research plan 

The first generation of USE research projects will launch in Fall 2025.

3,200 children take part in new research project on the impact of school-provided meals

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports is leading the new research project School Food in Denmark, which will study the effect of school-provided meals on pupils’ health, wellbeing and learning, with the…

Stefanie Heine is awarded the Einar Hansen research prize

The foundation has emphasised the breadth of her publications and methodological approaches, e.g. phenomenology, feminism, ecocriticism and materiality. The award will be presented at the annual celebration in memory of…

Konkurrence: Lav en anmeldelse af Kærlighed i Seoul af Sang Young Park

Kreativ boganmeldelseskonkurrence.