News about Public health

Small, pink, and strawberry flavored. New lozenge reduces cavities in the teeth

A Danish invention can easily combat tooth decay. It can not only save a lot of money and trips to the dentist but potentially prevent serious diseases.

Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar vulnerable to underreported extreme heat would not have occurred without climate change

Researchers Nick Baumgard and Emmanuel Raju from COPE and the School of Global Health join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Extreme poverty rendering Madagascar highly vulnerable to…

The influence of cash assistance on the localisation agenda in Kenya’s humanitarian sector

Pablo V. Holm-Nielsen, Peter Furu and Emmanuel Raju from COPE and the School of Global Health have published a paper in Jàmbá - Journal of Disaster Risk Studies titled: The influence of cash assistance on the…

Leveraging Social Media and Crowdsourcing in Disaster Management Processes in Europe

From the report's executive summary: In a changing technological landscape to address disasters, and with increasing diversity of stakeholders in disaster risk management, we need to develop new pathways of using social…

Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Lena Skovgaard Andersen

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

The patient is always right

You can easily convince the chatbot ChatGPT to agree with incorrect and garbled information. That can be a health threat, especially for vulnerable groups, according to researchers.

Our two new Professors in Social Pharmacy: Susanne Kaae and Lotte Stig Nørgaard

Last Friday we celebrated our two new professors in social pharmacy here at Department of Pharmacy, Professor Lotte Stig Nørgaard and Professor Susanne Kaae.

Reflections on the Humanitarian Congress Berlin 2023

Three students studying Disaster Risk Management - Katharina Bucsits, Madeline Ewbank and Christos Tsampoulatidis - attended HC Berlin in-person and share their takeaways on key themes below.

Degrowth and socioecological justice across disciplines

Wednesdays 17 January - 6 March 2024 | 2.5 ECTS |PhD candidates and other participants

We can save lives and millions with less nitrate in drinking water

Denmark could save lives and more than $300 million a year by reducing the amount of nitrate in its drinking water. This, according to calculations by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University and…

Increased risk of stillbirth following infection with covid-19

A large-scale Nordic study reveals that women infected with covid-19 during pregnancy had increased risk of stillbirth. The risk was highest among women infected with the delta variant.

SUND researcher receives prestigious prize for research into the prevention of heart disease

Professor and doctor Tor Biering-Sørensen receives the 2023 Lundbeck Foundation Young Investigator Prize for his research into the prevention of heart disease. The prize is a recognition of his research and scientific…

Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Maansi Parpiani

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

Miriam Kolko Professor in Translational Eye Research

From first of November, Miriam Kolko has been employed as Professor in Translational Eye Research at ILF, where she focuses her research on personalised glaucoma care, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and quality of…

Targeting communication in disasters

Targeting communication for different groups of citizens based on their individual needs and capacities allow for efficient disaster risk management.

COPE is on Linkedin!

We're excited to announce that COPE is now on LinkedIn!

NEEDS Conference 2023

The NEEDS conference aims to explore the status quo and to foster new approaches to disaster research and management.

Link between seasons and eating habits

The number of hours of light exposure we experience affects how we eat and how we burn energy. This may help us understand the link between seasons and metabolism.

Researchers find a cause of Parkinson’s disease

A significant breakthrough sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of Parkinson's disease, offering the potential for innovative treatments in the future.

A research agenda for continuity of chronic health care for forcibly displaced persons

On 14 September 2023, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health hosted a symposium on the topic of ‘Continuity of chronic healthcare among forcibly displaced persons’.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Vladimir Ariza-Montañez

Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication platforms.

Network on Transboundary Pandemic Crises Governance

Over the course of the last two years researchers & practitioners from a range of disciplines gathered online over two workshops to examine matters of governance, policy, inequity and vulnerability in relation to the…

Why are we in the middle of an obesity epidemic? Here is a possible explanation

Since 2010, the number of people with obesity in Denmark has doubled, while other countries have seen an even greater increase. But what started this, and what is driving it? Professor Emeritus Thorkild I. A. Sørensen…

University of Copenhagen joins partnership with ACRC

ACRC has entered into a new partnership with the University of Copenhagen.