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Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen

A new species of millipede is named in honor of Louis A. Hansen, who collected the specimen in Tanzania in 2006.

Publication: Negotiating Consent in African Studies

CAS is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Nordic Journal of African Studies, titled Negotiating Consent in African Studies co-edited by Associate Professor Stig Jensen, together with Researche…

New paper: COVID-19: How do you self-isolate in a refugee camp?

Emmanuel Raju is the co-author of a new paper titled "COVID-19: How do you self-isolate in a refugee camp?"

Full Recording: Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research webinar

On June 24 2025, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted a webinar on Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research.

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave

COPE Director Emmanuel Raju, along with many of his peers, is a review author in a new report from the Imperial Grantham Institute. The report examines how climate change contributed to the recent European heatwave and…

Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa

In a recent episode of the Globalnyt podcast, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the rising youth discontent and state violence in East Africa.

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Kilian Lueders

15 September - 3 October 2025

A Recap of the MA Thesis Research Exhibition at CAS' 40th anniversary

By Eva Steinhorst On April 25th, the Centre of African Studies (CAS) marked a significant milestone - its 40th anniversary. This wasn’t merely a commemoration of years gone by, it was a celebration of intellectual…

Project Launch: Stakeholder Engagement and News Feature

The MUWUG research project was officially launched on the 2nd of June 2025 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana with an engaging Stakeholder Workshop.

Studieforløb i Kenya: Brug din faglighed i globalt udviklingssamarbejde

Deltag i et internationalt lærings- og innovationsforløb om Danmarks udviklingssamarbejde, FN’s Verdensmål og sundhedsudfordringer i Kibera, Kenya.

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Liquid Urbanisms in Africa: Thinking Climate Adaptation with and through Water

Climate crisis pressures the ‘Arctic giant’: Habitats risk disappearing completely

Climate change poses a serious threat to the habitats of the bowhead whale, which may shrink by up to 75 percent by the end of the century.

Gloria Ceasar: The threat of mosquito-borne viral diseases

Meet Gloria Ceasar, an Assistant Lecturer from University of Dar es Salaam and Doctoral Student from the KCMC University, Tanzania

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Nicole de Silva

23 - 27 June 2025

Interview with Rico Kongsager

COPE interviews Rico Kongsager, Associate Professor at University College Copenhagen and member of the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research. His research focuses on climate resilience in Nordic communities, and…

New Commentary on Development and Culture by Karen Lauterbach

When one takes a broad view across the African cultural scenes, there is little sense of a deep longing to better understand Danish or European values. On the contrary.

Green transition to be “the new normal” for future farmers

The FEAST research project has received DKK 4.75 million from Innovation Fund Denmark, AgriFoodTure and NextGenerationEU to anchor sustainability theory and practice in agricultural education institutions through…

Samiske rensdyrholdere frygter rovdyr mere end klimaforandringer

Selvom klimaændringer påvirker rensdyrholdernes liv, frygter samiske rensdyrholdere i Norge og Sverige rovdyr, skovbrug og vindmøller endnu mere. De oplever øget pres på deres levevis og begrænsede muligheder for at…

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…