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At the heart or on the periphery

Professor Margaretha Järvinen has published an article together with professor Nanna Mik-Meyer, CBS about barriers for women’s careers in Academia.

From dissections to bananas: how a teacher team mastered video production!

The didactical challenge Time constraints are a recurring issue in the first-year course Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. In the current setup, teachers demonstrate dissections to a lecture hall of 180 students,…

Talk for PhD students and PhD supervisors: Thanking while thinking

How gratitude can enhance inspiration and supervisor-student relationships in the PhD context. Time and date: 20 March 2025, 15.30-17.00 Deadline for registration: 10 March 2025 Who can come? This talk is for PhD…

The Body’s Bodyguards - an illustrative narrative about the immune system

A new podcast-series uses analogies, humor and sound effects as reminders before the students go to class.

The Body’s Bodyguards - an illustrative narrative about the immune system

A new podcast-series uses analogies, humor and sound effects as reminders before the students go to class.

New project to pave the way for true interdisciplinary research

The world needs interdisciplinary solutions, yet the systems surrounding research often hinder collaboration between disciplines. A new project aims to change that.

Impaired face-to-face interaction and emotional energy in cochlear implant usage

Associate Prof. Inge Kryger Pedersen has made a contribution to the SSM - Qualitative Research in Health.

(Mis-)Recognition of the Socially Accepted Role in Communicative Rituals

Associate Prof. Inge Kryger Pedersen has made a contribution to the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.

JOIN LERU DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 AT UCPH

The 14th edition of the LERU Doctoral Summer School will be held at the University of Copenhagen from 23 until 27 June 2025. The theme for the Summer School is “Artificial Intelligence across University Disciplines –…

New project aims to make data science a meaningful part of high school mathematics

With support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a research project aims to determine how data science can become part of mathematics in upper secondary school without exceeding the boundaries of the curriculum.

Talk for PhD Supervisors and PhD Students: Clear Communication Starts with The First Minute

Imagine if, in less than a minute, you could: Get to the point Deliver a clear message Summarise a complex topic In this workshop you’ll learn two simple frameworks that make all that possible. Whether you are…

"Weapons of Mass Distraction?" Conference held in November

On the 14th and 15th November 2024 DISTRACT hosted the conference "Weapons of Mass Distraction?"

Half of all students worry about plagiarism detection software

In a new study around half of the high school and university students from seven European countries are concerned about the use of plagiarism detection software in education. Their concerns lead to counterproductive…

Reorganizing the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

On November 14th, 2024, the department's management group decided to reorganize the department, so that from January 1, 2025, IVH will be organized with four new sections.

New SODAS professional training courses

You can now sign up for two new SODAS professional training courses taking place in early 2025

Kasper Haldrup Björnsson

Ph.D., Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Correcting misperceptions about ethno-racial discrimination

Prof Dr. Merlin Schaeffer has published an article which tackles the issues of minority ethnic groups in Denmark.

Alfredo Jauregui joins CMP

Alfredo joins the EPITOPE team

Odense: Multicomponent drugs: co-crystals, co-amorphous & deep eutectic systems

The meeting hosted by prof. Annette Bauer-BrandlDrug Delivery & Research Group, Dept. of Physics Chemistry and Pharmacy, is meant to introduce differences and similarities, as well as general advantages and disadvantage…

Dictionary of embodied cognition: We know it works, but we lack the language

Many teachers already use embodied cognition approaches in their teaching, but it is not easy to pin point what exactly it consists of - and why it works. That SENSES network wants to change that.

Spatial overlap: trade-offs in refugees' residential choices

Prof Dr. Merlin Schaeffer has published an article researching the some of the reasons as to why refugees tend to live in areas of high unemployment.

The integration paradox: Does awareness of the extent of ethno-racial discrimination increase reports of discrimination?

Prof Dr. Merlin Scheaffer has made a contribution to the International Society of Political Psychology with his article along with Judith Kas about the experiences of minority ethnic groups.

What causes inequality in education?

Despite an expanding education sector, educational inequality is increasing in Denmark. Researchers will now investigate the mechanisms behind this development.

New article: ”EthNote gives qualitative research a new format”

Recently TechSavvy Media published an article about the digital fieldnote app Ethnote, co-founded by DISTRACT researcher Emilie Munch Gregersen and DISTRACT coordinator Karoline Husbond Andersen. The article is written…