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Ethno-religious neighbourhood infrastructures

Ethno-religious neighbourhood infrastructures and the life satisfaction of immigrants and their descendants in Germany Together with Dr. Jonas Wiedner, WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Assistant Professor Sarah…

Mobilizing to take responsibility

Mobilizing to take responsibility: exploring the relationship between Sense of Community Responsibility (SOC-R), Public Service Motivation (PSM) and public service resilience during Covid-19 Jonas Toubøl, Hjalmar Bang…

The war is the logical consequence of Putin's ideological struggle with the West

If you have followed what Vladimir Putin has said and written about the West and Russia these past years, the invasion of Ukraine should not come as a surprise. What is surprising is how poorly it seems to have been…

Ukraine fights Russian propaganda with censorship

During the years-long conflict with Russia, Ukraine has used some of the most far-reaching methods of censorship to defend itself against Russia's information war and online propaganda a research project at the…

In Russia, the media picture has been turned upside down

What is the purpose of the Russian media's pink portrayal of Putin's military conduct?

Does altitude-like cognition training strengthen brain function?

Researchers at the Department of Psychology will now investigate whether simulated altitude cognition training can strengthen the brain function.

Anna Jupp

Climate change litigation against corporations, with a focus on the role of human rights

Survey: Strong consensus among experts for higher CO2 prices

Almost all academic experts recommend higher carbon prices as a way to limit global warming, the first comprehensive global survey on carbon pricing concludes.

Frikk wins cesifo affiliate award

Scientific originality, policy relevance and the quality of exposition of his paper results in ward to Frikk Nesje

Green political scientist: Non-state actors are now driving the green transition

The climate scientists: Portrait of political scientist Michele Betsill and her research in the non-state actors' influence on green agendas.

Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don't lose weight

A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers primarily focused on weight loss. But in a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers…

The invasion of Ukraine: Sanctions how do they work

what exactly is the purpose of economic sanctions, now that the threat of them could not prevent the war? We have asked Jens Ladefoged Mortensen, associate professor at the Department of Political Science.

People spreading misinformation are ridiculed rather than met with facts

People who spread misinformation on Twitter are more often met with ridicule than with fact-based arguments, new study shows.

290 million new city dwellers benefit China's climate balance

Contrary to popular belief, China’s massive emigration from rural areas to cities has been shown to have a positive effect on China's carbon stocks. Urbanization can even play a role in attaining climate neutrality. Thi…

Impatient and risk-tolerant people more often become criminals

A new study published in the prestigious journal PNAS confirms the assumption that risk-tolerant, impatient and self-centered people are more likely to commit crimes than risk averse, patient and altruistic people are. …

Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have the feared effect

Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to 14-year-long experiment…

Ida Isaksen

Climate change interferences with the right to life

Ideas and power in employment relations studies

In a new article Martin B. Carstensen, Christian Lyhne Ibsen and Vivien A. Schmidt argues for the focus on role of ideas, discourses and identities in understanding shifting dynamics in employment relations.

Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer

Finally, researchers have found a way to brew non-alcoholic beer that tastes just like regular beer. Even more, the method is far more sustainable than the existing brewing techniques. “It’s a game changer for…

New research shows how babies’ behavior is influenced by those around them

Young infants’ search for potential hidden objects is influenced by how many objects another person believes to be hidden, according to a new study.

Researchers to explore ancient dress practices in Sudan

Archaeologist Elsa Yvanez has received an ERC Starting Grant for the research project "Fashioning Sudan. Archaeology of dress along the Middle Nile", which she will lead at the Centre for Textile Research for the next…

Researchers to explore ancient dress practices in Sudan

Archaeologist Elsa Yvanez has received an ERC Starting Grant for the research project "Fashioning Sudan. Archaeology of dress along the Middle Nile", which she will lead at the Centre for Textile Research for the next…

Benedikte Brincker has been appointed professor at the Department of Sociology

Rector has appointed Head of Department Benedikte Brincker as new professor at the Department of Sociology.

Jørgen Nyberget

The international regulation of plastic pollution