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When the face becomes a mystery: New study challenges understanding of face blindness

A new PhD thesis provides a rare insight into living with face blindness – and how research can improve diagnosis and understanding.

Expecting to Lose Your Job Makes You Save More

When people think their risk of unemployment is high, they change their economic behavior: they save more and are more likely to enroll in unemployment insurance. But where do these expectations come from?

Breast cancer treatments can improve both survival chances and income

Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer not only improves survival rates but also generates long-term financial benefits according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen.

CeBIL Director Prof. Timo Minssen Featured at Celebration of the Extended UCHP UNESCO Chair in the Right to Science

On 18 November 2025, CeBIL Director Professor Timo Minssen will take part in the event “Four More Years: Celebrating the Extension of the UCHP UNESCO Chair in the Right to Science.” The event marks the extension of…

New Permanent Visiting Researcher - Lucía López Zurita

Lucía López Zurita joins MOBILE as Permanent Visiting Researcher.

Mapping Green Skills in Collective Skill Formation Systems

A new article in Regulation and Governance analyses how and to what extent vocational education and training in Denmark integrates green competences.

From a single punch to weapon use: An event typology of public place violence

Camilla Bank Friis, Lasse Suonperä Liebst and colleagues have published a new article.

Katja Lindskov Jacobsen contributes to new interdisciplinary initiative launched by the University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen has launched KU Geopolitics – a new interdisciplinary initiative aimed at strengthening society’s understanding of a world in rapid transformation. Katja Lindskov Jacobsen, Head of the Centr…

Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation

New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.

UCPH combines forces to enhance the understanding of world crises

The initiative aims to contribute to a more informed public conversation about a rapidly changing world.

Mothers think they will return to work quickly after maternity leave – but the reality is different

Most expectant mothers have a clear idea of when they will return to work, how maternity leave will be divided, and how their careers will continue. But according to new research from the University of Copenhagen,…

Mothers think they will return to work quickly after maternity leave – but the reality is different

Most expectant mothers have a clear idea of when they will return to work, how maternity leave will be divided, and how their careers will continue. But according to new research from the University of Copenhagen,…

CAISA receives large-scale funding for collaboration on infrastructure and research on responsible AI

The National Centre for AI in Society (CAISA) is receiving 45 million Danish kroner from the Danish research reserve for a new AI collaboration with Statistics Denmark. This has been confirmed after the parties behind…

Innovation, Law, and Ethics in International Bioscience – Bill of Health Digital Symposium

CeBIL is pleased to share the conclusion of a special digital symposium on AI in Medicine, published on the Bill of Health blog hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at…

New national research centre strengthens knowledge about crime and justice

Copenhagen Centre for Criminology brings together researchers from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

New national research centre strengthens knowledge about crime and justice

Copenhagen Centre for Criminology brings together researchers from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

New research centre will strengthen knowledge of legal issues pertaining to one of today's major societal challenges: Security

How should Danish authorities deal with the many different threats we face today without compromising fundamental principles of the rule of law, including fundamental rights and international obligations? This is what…

Kirsten Busch Nielsen continues as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

Kirsten Busch Nielsen’s appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen has been extended until 2029.

Call for Papers for Special Issue - Women, Gender & Research

The theme of the special issue is: After the tipping point - New perspectives on Danish and Nordic trans studies. Deadline 7th of January.

New Study: Cancer Diagnosis Triggers Existential Crisis and Search for Meaning

A cancer diagnosis significantly increases patients’ need to reflect on life’s big questions and find meaning in suffering - especially during the first six months after diagnosis, according to a new study. The…

Tourists flock to the Faroe Islands – but meet resistance from locals

Tourism in the Faroe Islands is growing rapidly and now generates more than one billion Danish kroner annually. However, the successful tourism industry risks destroying the unique, untouched nature that is used to…

CeBIL participates in the UNU Macau AI for Humanity Conference 2025

CeBIL participated in the AI for Humanity: UNU Macau AI Conference 2025 in China, held on 24 October 2025 at the Galaxy International Convention Center in Macau. Associate Professor Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci,…

CMS publishes new Security Policy Survey 2025

Is the world more or less safe today than five years ago? What are the biggest threats to Denmark? Does the United States pose a military threat to Greenland?

Staff actions as risk factors for victimization

Camilla Bank Friis and Lasse Suonperä Liebst have just published a new article in Violence: An International Journal.