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Gabon’s 2025 Election: A Turning Point?

In a recent Globalnyt article, Professor Stig Jensen analyses Gabon’s April 2025 election. Following a non-violent coup in 2023, General Brice Oligui Nguema brought an end to the Bongo family’s 56-year rule and has now…

CEMES funds public lecture and discussion with Dr. Michael Rupp

CEMES provides funding for an event featuring Dr. Michael Rupp, an EU official (European Commission, DG ENEST- Eastern Partnership, Principal Administrator) and an expert on European Union enlargement.

New anthology on The Politics of the Past in Zimbabwe

CAS is pleased to announce the publication of The Politics of the Past in Zimbabwe (Brill 2025) co-edited by our colleague Amanda Hammar, together with Astrid Rasch and Minna Joahnna Niemi.

Hybrid Threats in the North Atlantic: Challenges and recommendations for the Kingdom of Denmark

This policy paper explores how the changing international security situation gives rise to hybrid threats and associated security and defence governance challenges in the North Atlantic.

Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen: Natural resources and rights for global health

Meet Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen, a Postdoc at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

Africa’s role in geopolitical shifts

In light of current geopolitical changes, Associate Professor Stig Jensen shares his thoughts on Africa’s role in the world in the latest episode of Globalnyt’s podcast Højtryk. He has also co-authored a recent article…

Configuring the carbon farmer Emerging practices of carbon accounting and biochar engagements in Danish agriculture

Inge-Merethe Hougaard has authored a chapter in the book The Cultural Complexity of Carbon.

Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have obtained the first historical record of plastic pollution in Greenland. The new data…

Et gensyn med nubiske tekstiler

Onsdag den 19. marts besøgte Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe Center for Tekstilforskning (CTR) på Saxo-instituttet. Besøget bød på præsentationer af aktuel forskning inden for tekstilstudier samt demonstrationer af…

Welcome to new staff members

We are very happy to welcome Simona Bianchi as PhD fellow at Centre of African Studies, and William Francises as guest student at Centre of African Studies and the Centre for Privacy Studies. Simona Bianchi will be…

Extensive genetic mapping could significantly impact the treatment of metabolic diseases in Greenland

In the most extensive genetic study of the Greenlandic population to date, researchers from Denmark and Greenland have examined new parts of the genome that have never been studied before. The study sheds light on the…

New scholars join PRIVACY and CAS in March

William Francises and Simona Bianchi We are pleased to welcome William Francises, a new guest student, and Simona Bianchi, a new PhD fellow, to the Centre for Privacy Studies and the Centre of African Studies. William…

CLIMA Researcher Meng Zhang Awarded the Prestigious EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship in its 2024 Call

Dr. Meng Zhang has received the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship for his project on green trade between the EU and China.

EXPRESS2 Workshop: Crafting a New European Social Contract Together

The EXPRESS2 project hosts an inaugural workshop to engage civil society and EU policymakers in shaping a democratic, inclusive, and sustainable European Social Contract.

VAT adjustments could save 170,000 lives a year in Europe

170,000 deaths a year could be avoided if European countries were to increase value-added tax (VAT) rates on meat and dairy products, while reducing them on fruits and vegetables. Such changes would also reduce Europe’s…

Africa's Youth Driving Democratic Change

Professor Stig Jensen and our former student, Buster Emil Kirchner, MA in African Studies, have recently published an article in Pov.International discussing the significant role of Africa's youth in driving democratic…

Stroke as spiritual possession: Study highlights barriers to stroke care in Zanzibar

New research from Zanzibar suggests that cultural beliefs about stroke are creating significant barriers to accessing medical care.

Interview with Nick Baumgart

COPE interviews Nick Baumgart, PhD fellow at the Global Health Section and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His PhD focuses on heat-related vulnerabilities in Kenya and is part of the Climate Chang…

Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on the Guardian) titled "Climate change increased the likelihood of…

Many Greenlanders Face 10 Times Higher Risk of Diabetes – Exercise May Be Their Only Solution

A significant portion of the Greenlandic Inuit population carries a genetic variant that increases their risk of type 2 diabetes tenfold. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that the key t…

New blog post by Mercy King’ori on the nuances of privacy in contemporary African communities

In November 2024 we had the pleasure to welcome Mercy King’ori, Lawyer and Policy Analyst in Privacy and Data Protection, at the recurring PRIVACY Challenge Seminar. Here, she gave a lecture on her research regarding…

Master Thesis Presentation: Carol Nyangoma Mukisa

Carol Nyangoma Mukisa, CERTIZENS member and recent master's graduate at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, presents her thesis on 'Examining women’s experiences in the process of accessing and…

Master Thesis Presentation: Gifty Louisa Cobbinah

Gifty Louisa Cobbinah, CERTIZENS member and recent master's graduate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, presents her thesis on 'Digitisation and Certification in the Informal Sector: Case Study of…