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KU Geopolitics has entered into a partnership with Ukraine House in Denmark

KU Geopolitics has launched a new collaboration—with Ukraine House in Denmark. Together with the Center for Modern European Studies (CEMES) and HUM:Global, Ukraine House in Denmark and KU Geopolitics have launched a…

Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen appointed Professor

Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen has been appointed Professor at BMI as of 1 November 2026 following an open recruitment process.

New article in the Privacy Studies Journal: Privacy and Elderly Care in the Home – Past and Present

In the newest PSJ article, Natalie Körner, Emma Klakk, Emma Marshall, and Katrine Mølgaard examine the relationship between privacy and elderly care in the home across three case studies that span over 300 years. There…

New article published: Between Usury and Legitimate Profit

We are happy to announce that a new article from Paolo Astorri has been published: "Between usury and legitimate profit: confessional normativeframeworks and the five per cent contract in early modern Germany". From th…

PhD fellow Hui-Yi Yang has pictures selected for VILLUM Window Collection exhibition

PRIVACY PhD fellow Hui-Yi Yang usually spends her time studying light and darkness in historical sources and architectural spaces. But this summer, she took up the challenge of capturing moments of daylight from her own…

Light Cone: The Art of Giving Abstract Physics a Physical Presence 

In an exhibition at the Round Tower, science and art merge in a celebration of the 350th anniversary of Ole Rømer’s discovery of the speed of light.

Beyond quiet quitting? An impostor, disillusioned at the League of Nations’ Secretariat

Blog post by Ph.D-student Nils Holm Peschke-Køedt

“He’s a Jew, of course…” Popular crime novels are full of Jewish stereotypes

In Agatha Christie’s detective novels, Jewish characters are often portrayed as greedy and suspicious outsiders. Even after the Holocaust, Christie continued to write about Jews in prejudiced ways, albeit in a more…

Study: The social side effects of academic activities can be crucial for reducing dropout

Academic activities cannot be evaluated on the academic gain alone. It is the social side effect that keeps students hanging in there, new research shows.

Linguists: Madonna’s voice sounds younger than it “should”

A new study shows that the changes typically associated with ageing in women’s voices have not affected pop icon Madonna’s voice in the expected way. According to the researchers, Madonna has cultivated a public persona…

Past Privacy Today: Negotiating Boundaries – Navigating Challenges

Tegning af Nanna Eva Nissen On the 4th and 5th of September, we hosted the conference Past Privacy Today: Negotiating Boundaries - Navigating Challenges. The conference was centred around our five…

Theorising Media and Time: Temporalities, Media Practices and Politics of Time in a Digital Era

New publication edited by Birgit Bräuchler and Nina Grønlykke Mollerup

What can old websites tell us about today’s AI debate?

Professor Rasmus Helles studies how digital technology affects culture and society. Archived websites allow him to trace the spread of tracking and changes in the way we talk about IT.

Unique collection of Paul Auster’s books displayed in Copenhagen

Three hundred books from American author Paul Auster’s private library can now be explored at the library at The University of Copenhagen. It is the only place in the world where part of the author’s private book…

Unique collection of Paul Auster’s books displayed in Copenhagen

Three hundred books from American author Paul Auster’s private library can now be explored at the library at The University of Copenhagen. It is the only place in the world where part of the author’s private book…

Eight priorities will set the direction for UCPH Geopolitics

Read more about the eight thematic priorities established by the steering committee for UCPH Geopolitics.

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2026.

New exam format reduces social disparities in grades in Danish schools

Teachers no longer assess their own students’ written final exams at the end of 9th grade in Danish schools. This has led to a significant reduction in grade disparities between students from different socio-economic…

Augustin Lambert: Creating a toolkit for decolonising global health education in the Nordic context

Meet Augustin Lambert, a research intern at the School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen.

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2026.

Two New SUND Projects Explore AI in Education from Different Perspectives

Two educational projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received approximately DKK 8 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's PREPARE initiative to investigate how artificial intelligence is shapin…

Two New SUND Projects Explore AI in Education from Different Perspectives

Two educational projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received approximately DKK 8 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's PREPARE initiative to investigate how artificial intelligence is shapin…

Two New SUND Projects Explore AI in Education from Different Perspectives

Two educational projects at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received approximately DKK 8 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation's PREPARE initiative to investigate how artificial intelligence is shapin…

When South Campus got bees, Christ appeared in the beehive

After seven years with bees at South Campus, theologian and associate professor emerita Gitte Buch-Hansen is handing over responsibility. But the story of the beehives is about much more than honey. It is about cultural…