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Hearing loss: Social isolation is often the most serious handicap

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of people with hearing loss.

What causes inequality in education?

Despite an expanding education sector, educational inequality is increasing in Denmark. Researchers will now investigate the mechanisms behind this development.

New centre of excellence to promote early childhood mental health

With three large grants, the Department of Psychology, UCPH, and the National Institute of Public Health at SDU are establishing a Centre of Excellence in Early Intervention and Family Studies.

Expert group proposes major reform of employment programmes

An expert group set up by the government and chaired by Professor Claus Thustrup Kreiner of CEBI recommends simplifying and de-bureaucratising Danish employment efforts.

New parenting programme to help children in families with complex psychosocial problems

With a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, researchers from the Department of Psychology will test a new intervention in families with multiple psychological and social challenges.

Improved counselling for young people to dispel the myth that opioids are harmless

A wide range of measures are needed to reduce the use of illegal opioids and benzodiazepines among young people. This is the conlcusion of the Criminological Observatory at UCPH in a new report.

Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world

For nearly 30 years, Helle Samuelsen has studied the chronic health crisis in Burkina Faso. But the country's challenges have wider implications. The whole Sahel region is a hotspot for explosive crises.

Dagmar starts daycare earlier - and that has no essential effect on her

What the average two weeks earlier start means for the individual tumbling is difficult to test. Of course, it is far from random who rushes back to work and who finds it a little difficult to let go of their young…

Committee of experts offers solution for increased social spending

Professor Mette Gørtz is a member of the Committee of Experts that hasgiven recommendations on how to solve the rising costs that are putting pressure on the Danish municipalities.

Hearing loss: New film shows ways to a good school and working life

A new film from the Good Social Spaces and Places research project shows that it is possible to overcome some of the social challenges that people with hearing loss face at school or at work.

Anja Simonsen has co-edited a podcast series on ethnic minorities' encounters with the Danish health care system

CGC researcher, Anja Simonsen, has co-edited the podcast series on ethnic minorities' encounters with the Danish health care system (U)lige adgang for alle – Etniske minoriteters møder med den danske velfærdsstat.

Retirement inequality - Mette Gørtz in News & Co

Danish women choose their pension on average 2 years before men, and there are several reasons for this, says Mette Gørtz when participating in TV2’s News & Co on Friday 13th.

Searching the formula of happiness in times of war

Being granted a fellowship for displaced Ukrainian scholars, Iryna Ignatenko will spend a year at the Department of Anthropology looking into ‘Danish happiness’.

Parkinson’s patients have increased risk of cavities and tooth extraction

We typically associate Parkinson’s disease with symptoms such as tremors, impaired balance, and joint stiffness. But with the diagnosis also come various oral health issues, new research reveals.

Essay about Danish Flexicurity: Rights and Duties

Claus Thustrup Kreiner and Michael Svarer review the Danish flexicurity model in Journal of Economic Perspectives.

‘We need the money’

Research Fellow Noa Milman has contributed the article ‘‘We need the money’: how welfare anxiety justifies penal and social reforms in immigration debate’ to the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Johan Sæverud on French television explaining about the Danish social security eligibility age.

French president Emmanuel Macron proposed a gradual increase in the social security eligibility age from 62 to 65 in the Spring of 2022, but has faced severe opposition from both labor unions and his centrist alliance.…

Economists calculate welfare gains from the Lynetteholm project

How will it affect welfare if the housing stock is being expanded in Copenhagen's East Harbor? This has been examined by two researchers from the Department of Economics in a new report from the Ministry of Transport.

This is how much Danes are willing to pay to protect nature and prevent noise from motorways

Danes are quite willing to pay to prevent noise pollution, protect unique natural areas and avoid animal collisions when it comes to the construction of new motorways. This is the conclusion of a new report by…