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Researchers put human mobility into new formula

Researchers at DTU and the University of Copenhagen have developed a model that provides new knowledge about how we move around in our everyday life and bridges a gap in the scientific understanding of mobility.

Behavioural research impacted corona-stricken Rome

Two researchers from the Department of Economics have received a letter of thanks from the Mayor of Rome for their effort saving human lives.

More ground truth data collected in Santa Maria

Members of the south partner teams conducted additional field work in Santa Maria for field validation of the UAV/LIDAR-based mapping of local, flood prone areas.

New Pedagogical Tool for Promoting Mental Health Among Young Children

Associate Professor Mette Skovgaard Væver from the Department of Psychology has received DKK 6 million in funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for the Copenhagen Daycare Project.

Students develop tool to predict the carbon footprint of algorithms

Within the scientific community, it is estimated that artificial intelligence — otherwise meant to serve as a means to effectively combat climate change — will become one of the most egregious CO2 culprits should curren…

Commission entrepreneurship and EU employment policy – The fate of a former darling

Who drives the development within employment policy– the Commission or the member states

Artificial intelligence reveals hundreds of millions of trees in the Sahara

There are far more trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel than most would expect. A combination of artificial intelligence and detailed satellite imagery allowed a team from the University of Copenhagen and…

Webinar to discuss sociological perspectives on the corona crisis

What are the societal consequences on the corona epidemic on society, and how have three sociological projects helped to shed light on them? This is the theme of a webinar on 29 October.

Using Your Smartphone in Class Does Not Affect Your Learning

A large-scale research project among university students reveals that using your mobile phone in the classroom does not affect your learning negatively

The coronavirus crisis reveals blind spots in Nordic labour market data

New article: Labour market statistics used by government and academics have several blind spots when it comes to some of the most vulnerable groups

Tripartite relations since the Great Recession – Three countries compared

New book analyses corporatist (tripartite) arrangements since the Great Recession in 2008 in Denmark, Netherlands and Austria

The digital economy at work – integration and segmentation in hybrid labour markets

A new research project aims to uncover the relationship between platform work and future employment with the Danish labour market

New anthology on cashlessness: Who’s Cashing In?

A new anthology on the cashless society examines the strategies adopted by different people when traditional coins and banknotes rapidly disappear from their daily economic exchanges.

Claire Maxwell selected for anniversary issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education

Professor Claire Maxwell has contributed to a special issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Claire Maxwell selected for anniversary issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education

Professor Claire Maxwell has contributed to a special issue of the British Journal of Sociology of Education celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Welcome back

Dean Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen wishes all welcome back to campus.

New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy

Researchers at the Department of Anthropology have launched a new blog, which discusses the transition to a cashless economy and the impact on the cash-reliant and indebted urban poor.

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect us? Self-quantifying may better the understanding of our individual health, but according to a new study, it also give…

CEBI research about consumer spending during the COVID-19 lock-down

covered in article in The New York Times and in Die Welt

Digital climate-activism in a Scandinavian corona-era

A new research project, headed by Anders Blok, looks into how green NGOs in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have continued their climate political efforts during the lockdown.

How to manage the COVID-19 transition effectively

Experts, including Robert Böhm from the Department of Psychology, propose "ten considerations" about how to manage the COVID-19 transition effectively in an article in Nature Human Behaviour.

The Covid-19 lockdown caused young people to strengthen close relationships

Young students have not only learned to live with the lockdown during the corona epidemic. A new study shows that they have strengthened close relationships and found new, creative ways to be together online.

Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?

The 2020 volume of Nordic Journal of Media Studies addresses the very title of the journal. Is there such a thing as a particular “Nordicness” is the challenging question which this issue poses.

New research centre puts focus on political mobilisation and protest

A new research centre under the Department of Sociology will shed light on the growing numbers of civic protests targeting issues such as social injustice, discrimination and climate change.