Appointment 2021.05.20 Carsten Selch Jensen becomes dean of the Faculty of Theology During the past year, the former associate dean has been acting dean of the faculty that he will now be heading for the next five years.
Big Data 2021.04.27 Big Brother isn’t always as clever as we think New research questions the value of digital surveillance and big data. Sometimes traditional and less privacy-invasive data can predict human behaviour much more effectively.
Extension 2021.03.11 Rector to continue to 2025 Henrik C. Wegener’s name will remain on the door to his rector office at the University of Copenhagen for the next four years.
Conference 2021.02.24 UCPH gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions With close to 500 participants, the Chronic Living conference on 4-6 March will be one of the largest medical anthropological events on record.
Low mobility 2021.02.24 Educational mobility on the decline in Denmark In 20 years, the impact of parental background on children’s education has increased significantly, and today Denmark is on par with the US despite free education and state education grants.
Education 2021.02.04 New unit at UCPH to put focus on research into children and education New funding from the Ministry of Children and Education will enable researchers from across the Faculty of Social Sciences to strengthen quantitative research into children’s education and their social mobility.
appointment 2021.01.29 Kirsten Busch Nielsen to continue as dean at the Faculty of Humanities After eight months as acting dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Kirsten Busch Nielsen has been appointed dean for the next five years.
FOOD SCIENCE 2021.01.05 Danish and Chinese tongues taste broccoli and chocolate differently Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren’t quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes. The research suggests that this is related to anatomical differences upon the tongues of Danish…