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Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France

DNA analyses of ancient skeletons show that a Stone Age population in present-day France collapsed around 5,000 years ago and was replaced by people migrating from southern Europe, according to a new international study…

4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs

Around 5,200 years ago, people from ancient cultures in Iraq and Syria began carving characters onto clay tablets. This new system of communication gradually made it possible to develop advanced urban societies with…

2026: Special Issue. ANIMAL PRIVACY: Historical and Conceptual Approaches

2026: Special Issue. ANIMAL PRIVACY: Historical and Conceptual Approaches Read the new issue on Privacy Studies Journal Resume from Privacy Studies Journal: This special issue addresses notions of…

Angana Moitra: "The Witch as Other: Witchcraft as Marginalisation and Reclamation"

Angana Moitra: "The Witch as Other: Witchcraft as Marginalisation and Reclamation" The English Literary Society of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, hosts their Annual Fest, Logos'26 on the theme: "Othering as…

Old Guard, New World: Paul Barandon, Germany and the Fate of the League of Nations

Blog post by Sandra Ricker.

Recognizing and Honoring Women in Public Space

The debate about women’s visibility in public spaces takes centre stage across Denmark, where conversations are emerging on how women’s contributions are commemorated, including discussions about monuments and statues…

Gunvor Simonsen appointed professor of history

Gunvor Simonsen, a historian specialising in the history of the Caribbean, took up her post as professor at the Saxo Institute on 1 March 2026.

Researchers from University of Łódź presenting on privacy in egodocumental sources

On January 28, 2026, researchers from the University of Łódź visited the Centre for Privacy Studies to host a seminar on privacy in egodocumental sources.

UCPH researcher publishes an alternative to the classic children’s Bible

The Bible contains far more exciting, brutal, and meaningful stories than those most children - and adults - know from traditional children’s Bibles. In collaboration with his wife, Associate Professor Frederik Poulsen…

New publication: Women Printers in the Caribbean, 1720s-1860s

IN THE SAME SEA postdoctoral fellows Felicia Fricke and Heather Freund and colleague Natália da Silva Perez have published an open access article in the journal Early American Studies, entitled “"Printed for the…

New PhD Fellow in History Eliza Militz de Souza

Eliza Militz de Souza, PhD Fellow in History at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). With her academic training entirely completed at UFSM, where she also obtained her Master's (2020) and Bachelor's (2015)…

New Marie Curie Fellow José María Martín Humanes

Welcome to our new colleague, José María Martín Humanes. José María Martín Humanes holds a PhD in History from the University of Seville and specialises in the social, political, and cultural history of the…

Søren Frank Jensen awarded with a Carlsberg Foundation Reintegration Fellowship

Agricultural Christianity. Labouring on Soil and Soul in Northern Europe (1550–1750)

Call for Applications: Training Week on Global History of Astronomy

We are pleased to announce the second iteration of the “Training week: Global history of astronomy week on primary sources” (June 8-12, 2026, BnF & Observatoire de Paris), which will focus on cosmology, physics, and…

Linking workshop in Copenhagen

During the last week, the entire Mapping Freedom team met for a linking workshop at the Danish National Archives in Copenhagen.

We have forgotten the Bosnian War, but literature helps us remember

The Bosnian War (1992–1995), which claimed over 100,000 lives and displaced many more, is largely forgotten today. But powerful literature can evoke strong memories of the war—even among readers who have no personal…

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.

Interns at PRIVACY share their experiences

The internship of three history students from Lund University has concluded, and it has been a pleasure to welcome them to the Centre for Privacy Studies. Before returning to their respective studies, the interns gave a…

Creole Widowhood in St. Eustatius

IN THE SAME SEA Postdoctoral Fellow Felicia Fricke is pleased to announce the publication of her article, Stability and Survival: Creole Widowhood in St. Eustatius, 1780s-1820s”, in The History of the Family.

Felicia Fricke joins PRIVACY as Assistant Professor

We are pleased to welcome Felicia Fricke to the Centre for Privacy Studies, where she joins as Assistant Professor on the Racialized Motherhood project. Her research in this history project focuses on the decisions tha…

PI Gunvor Simonsen at the Omohundro Institute

ITSS PI, Gunvor Simonsen has been asked to serve as a member of the Council of the Omohundro Institute.

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY

Gilbert Semma Skytte begins internship at PRIVACY We are pleased to share that Gilbert Semma Skytte, student assistant at the Centre for Privacy Studies, has now joined the research theme Belief as an intern. Gilbert is…

Alexander Johansson joins PRIVACY in October

We are pleased to welcome Alexander Johansson to the Centre for Privacy Studies. He joins the centre as a visiting PhD fellow from Lund University, where he is pursuing a PhD in the history of ideas and science. At…

PRIVACY researchers present at Lund’s Global History Seminar Series

This autumn, several researchers affiliated with the Centre for Privacy Studies are participating in Lund University’s Global History Seminar Series LAUGH. The following PRIVACY scholars will be presenting at the…