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One of world's largest glacier floods triggered in Greenland

For the first time, scientists have observed the release of a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, where more than 3,000 billion liters of meltwater were unleashed in just weeks. This rare, natural flooding…

Analyzing President Biden's Visit to Angola

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has recently analyzed President Biden's visit to Angola from December 2-4, 2024, in articles published on pov.international and Altinget.

PhD and Post-Doc vacancies at the Global Health Section

The Global Health Section at the Department of Public Health is offering two a PhD and a Postdoc fellowship for 2 exciting projects.

New Discovery Uncovers the Malaria Parasite’s Achilles’ Heel

The new study, that has just been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, reveals the first broadly neutralizing antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum - the parasite responsible for the most severe…

Associate professorship in Environmental and Climate Economics

The closing date for applications is 23:59 CET on 2 January 2025. The position is available from 1 May 2025.

How does compassion for animals develop and take root?

Looking at Tibetans and Indians who provide care for stray animals in northern India, a new anthropological project will explore how people develop a compassion-based ethics through their encounters with animals.

Interview with Olivier Rubin

COPE interviews Olivier Rubin, Professor of Disaster Research and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research.

HOWA Research Project – CEA/CAS Workshop Highlights

In the framework of the Marie Sklodowska Curie-funded research project HOWA, hosted by the Centre for African Studies, an interdisciplinary workshop was held at the Centre of African Studies at the University of…

Research towards a more sustainable Arctic

Out of the ten impressive grants, two went to support interesting projects at the Department of Biology: Jing Tang received DKK 3,167,595 for the project: Arctic Cooling from Anthropogenic and Natural Emissions (ARCANE)…

Borderland Field Course 2024

During the past month of July, 28 students from around the world arrived in Chiang Mai for the summer course Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South. Watch the video from the…

Swahili Festival 2024

Swahili Festival is an annual event offering a platform to Swahili businesses, NGOs, artists, and more to showcase their work, as well as offering the opportunity for attendees to interact with Swahili culture. This…

Danish Open Access Week 2024

In week 43, the national Open Access Week will be held with a series of free webinars. Danish Open Access Week 2024 | Oct 21 - Oct 25 The Danish Network for Open Access is now presenting the third Danish Open Access…

Affolkningen truer små bygder - men der skal ikke meget til for at vende udviklingen

Jyllands-Posten bragte den 28. september en artikel, hvor FutureArcticLives' Kåre Hendriksen peger på, at politisk prioritering spiller en afgørende rolle i, om de grønlandske bygder udvikler sig eller affolkes.

Event in connection with new report: Let's talk about food waste

On Friday 27 September 2024, in connection with the annual food waste week, the research project Fighting food waste – navigating values, choices and habits organised an event at the University library in Fiolstræde.

New study on September 2024 floods in Central Europe

Researchers Emmanuel Raju and Nick Baumgart from the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new study on the mid-September 2024 floods in C. Europe, titled "Climate change and high exposur…

Addressing financing primary health care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

In a symposium on 10 September, experts gathered to address financing primary health care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Fisk betyder alt for Grønland. Nu kan en revolution vende op og ned på samfundet, true bygderne og skabe kvotekonger

Avisen Politiken bragte den 8. september en artikel, der gentager FutureArcticLives' advarsler om indførslen af individuelle overførbare kvoter i jollefiskeriet i Grønland.

Learning from memories and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future

Researchers Emmanuel Raju, Anne Bach Nielsen and Suchismita Goswami from the Global Health section at the Dept. of Public Health have recently published a paper on PLOS Climate titled "Learning from memories and…

Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa die on their way to Europe. A new anthropological project funded by the European Research Council will examine the impact of these deaths on the bereaved.

Juliette Nicolaï: Conducting applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya

Juliette Nicolaï, a Research Assistant at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, conducts applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya.

New postdoc researcher at the Centre of African Studies

The Centre of African Studies welcomes new postdoc researcher Dr. Mads Yding.

Ice-wedge polygonal tundra with Riley Hughes

Riley Hughes is a visiting PhD student from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, who is doing a collaboration with VOLT on VOC production and fluxes on different water bodies in…

Bridging the gap: Childbirth challenges in Tanzania and beyond

In a symposium hosted by the University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health, experts gathered to address the pressing issues surrounding childbirth in Tanzania and globally.

New Assistant Professor at the Centre of African Studies and Center for Privacy Studies

Francis Ethelbert Kwabena Benyah, join Centre of African Studies (CAS) as an Assistant Professor in African Studies, with a dual role at the Centre for Privacy Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of…