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Call for Abstracts – InterAct Conference International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change

The Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen welcomes proposals for paper presentations for the conference ‘International law-making: Actors in shipping and…

Call for Abstracts - Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Oceans Special Edition

The Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) and the Copenhagen Ocean Hub are organizing a special edition of the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy and Sustainability with a focus on oceans. The…

Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Jacob Lind

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

New Publication - Explainable AI and Law: An Evidential Survey

The black-box nature of many artificial intelligence (AI) models presents challenges when employed to automate decision-making within the legal field, regarding the maintenance of the high standards for accountability,…

Early career researcher researcher's article on referendums honoured

Alice el-Wakil wins the Danish Political Science Association's award for best paper by an early career researcher. The article addresses the claim that referendums allow voters to "legislate" but offer no way to hold…

Gendered racism

Together with Marianne Brodersen, Trine Øland explores Danish welfare politics and its emerging interest in emancipating ‘immigrant’ women and girls. The article identifies how the images of the ‘unfree immigrant…

Large nitrous oxide emissions from flooded fields suggests action

New research from IGN reveals unexpectedly large nitrous oxide emissions from the flooded fields on Zealand. The results have recently been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

Student creates green investment tool

A student at University of Copenhagen has developed a method for optimizing profit relative to risk while also including sustainability and social responsibility concerns. The tool is relevant to both professional and…

Fighting for Biodiversity in Africa

In an article published in Danish Journal Udenrigs, Associate Professor Stig Jensen, details the fight for biodiversity in Africa. With an increasing threat of extinction to multiple animal species on the continent,…

Nora Stappert receives Inge Lehmann grant

MOBILE-associate professor Nora Stappert has received the Inge-Lehmann grant of the Danske Frie Forskningsfond.

Script Adaptation: Understanding Continuity in Local Cooperation after Sector-Level Conflict over Teachers’ Working Time

Nana Wesley Hansen has published the article ‘Script Adaptation: Understanding Continuity in Local Cooperation after Sector-Level Conflict over Teachers’ Working Time’ in the Journal Work, Employment and Society

COP28 - Africa

In a recent episode of Danish Radio P1 Orientering Udsyn, Associate Professor Stig Jensen talks about the first African Climate Summit and Africa’s position related to the COP 28 meeting. The African agenda focusing on…

Critique of Denmark's Poor Listening Skills Towards Africa's Climate Goals

In an article for Altinget, Associate Professor Stig Jensen together with Rune Larsen, points out the hypocrisy of Denmark’s climate initiatives. Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan…

Young people find cocaine use increasingly common in party settings

Cocaine use is becoming normalised in parts of party culture, according to a new study of Roskilde festival attendees.

Dissemination and Outreach Workshop Report is now available

Stakeholders, including researchers, community leaders, local political interest groups, and planners, discussed the project's findings

Eirik Finserås

Eiriks research is related to a comparative assessment of national licensing procedures for offshore wind in the North Sea Basin. Currently entitled `A Comparative Legal Analysis of North Sea Offshore Wind Licensing…

New national project aims to strengthen diversity in research environments

13 university environments specializing in STEM subjects, among others the Department of Computer Science, have come together to implement a targeted initiative aimed at enhancing diversity.

Professor Henning Koch, LLD – eulogy

By Emeritus Professor Jørn Vestergaard.

New Visiting Researcher at CECS - Flavio Guella

1. December 2023 - 31. December 2023.

Centre director Mette Birkedal Bruun in the podcast ‘Videnskab fra vilde hjerner’

Centre director Mette Birkedal Bruun was recently a guest in the Danish podcast Videnskab fra vilde hjerner (Science from Wild Minds) hosted by Professor of astrophysics at University of Copenhagen, Anja C. Andersen.…

Denmark Disconnected? Presentation of preliminary survey results

On December 5th 2023, Malene Hornstrup Jespersen and Kristoffer Albris gave a presentation to the Policy Fellows on Digitalization at the Crown Princess Mary Center at the Faculty of Social Science. At the presentation,…

New article: "Exposure to urban and rural contexts shapes smartphone usage behavior"

DISTRACT Researchers Anna Sapienza, Sune Lehmann, and DTU researchers Laura Alessandretti and Marita Lítlá has recently published an article in PNAS Nexus

Atreyee Sen is featured in a recently published ethnographic volume on disappearance

CGC researcher, Atreyee Sen, has authored a chapter in a recently published book on disappearance in different social, cultural and political contexts.

New CMS Report: Military Data Translation and Digital Transformation

The rapid development of digital technology such as big data, AI, and the Internet of Things is becoming increasingly significant for Danish security and defense policy.