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Bargaining coverage in FinTech

In a new article in Economic and Industrial Democracy, Anna Ilsøe and international colleagues analyse the development towards collective agreements in the Fintech industry in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands and…

Researchers will teach robots to grow wheat and clover grass on the same field

Autonomous robots could help farmers reduce the use of pesticides and grow food more sustainably. A new project led by University of Copenhagen aims to pave the way for robotics in agriculture by exploring how multiple…

Working time patterns on digital platforms

A new article in the Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies sheds light on who performs tasks on digital food delivery platforms and how many hours they work.

Emanuela Rassu

Emanuela Rassu is a PhD candidate in Law and Management of Sustainability at the University of Siena, where her research focuses on the multilevel governance of a “just” energy transition.

International Law Breakfast Briefings – Fall 2025

Thursdays from 8:45 to 9:45 am

New visitor at CeBIL - Maria Lorenz

1 September - 31 October 2025

New Visiting Researcher at MOBILE - Chiara Raucea

Chiara Raucea is visiting MOBILE from August 26th to October 17th 2025.

New visitor at CeBIL - Takeshi Komatani

30 August - 9 September 2025

Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism

New book by Assistant Professor Christina Jerne

13 contemporary artists challenge the monument tradition of the University of Copenhagen

In August, the University of Copenhagen will open the doors to RECAST, a large group exhibition organised to mark the 150th anniversary of women's admission to university. The exhibition challenges the university's…

How we can improve online political debates

With a few adjustments, the quality of online political debates can be significantly improved, according to new research. However, a better tone of debate does not necessarily change people's attitudes, the researchers…

New publication explores anthropology’s history through computational text analysis

What happens when anthropologists turn their analytical gaze on their own archive—not through fieldwork, but through computational analysis? In a newly published article in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological…

Sensemakings in the wake of the Special Act on Displaced Ukrainians

Danish asylum and integration policies are among the most restrictive in Europe. In the article 'Have we ever heard about Ukrainians causing trouble?' How integration workers in Denmark make sense of the Special Act on…

Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health

New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the planet.

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning

Professor Christian Borch has co-edited The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning and contributed two chapters to the volume.

Full Recording: Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research webinar

On June 24 2025, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted a webinar on Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research.

Americans prefer a more diverse society

A new study challenges the notion that Americans fear ethnic and religious replacement. On the contrary, the majority want a more diverse United States.

Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa

In a recent episode of Globalnyt's podcast Højtryk, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the rising youth discontent and state violence in East Africa.

"The End of an (Unlawful) Era": Sarah Scott Ford and Asta Jarlner in Verfassungsblog

Article on the Danish Supreme Court's judgement concerning the non-penalization of refugees.

Laura Vang Rasmussen among this year’s recipients of the Frontiers Planet Prize

The Frontiers Planet Prize has just been awarded to three scientific papers, one of which has Associate Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen as the co-first author.

Notification of noisy work

Date Time Type of construction work Where Other From July 21, 2025 Refurbishment of Unit At specific periods during the summer, noise disturbances may occur, with some expected to begin from calendar…

Trine Mygind Korsby participates in two events at Folkemødet (‘The People’s Meeting’)

Last month CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby was invited to ‘The People’s Meeting’ to discuss her research on sex work facilitation and human trafficking.

Trine Mygind Korsby presents her research at an event arranged by ‘The Red Van’

Last month, CGC researcher Trine Mygind Korsby presented her research on transnational sex work, sex work facilitation and human trafficking at an event arranged by the Danish NGO ‘The Red Van’.

Digital detox as a status symbol: Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris interviewed for Weekendavisen

DISTRACT researchers Morten Axel Pedersen and Kristoffer Albris have been interviewed for the Danish newspaper Weekendavisen on how digital detox has become a status symbol. The article can be found here