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literature
2025.11.21
We have forgotten the Bosnian War, but literature helps us remember
The Bosnian War (1992–1995), which claimed over 100,000 lives and displaced many more, is largely forgotten today. But powerful literature can evoke strong memories of the war—even among readers who have no personal…
social media
2025.11.11
Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation
New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.
extension
2025.11.04
Kirsten Busch Nielsen continues as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Kirsten Busch Nielsen’s appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen has been extended until 2029.
tourism
2025.10.30
Tourists flock to the Faroe Islands – but meet resistance from locals
Tourism in the Faroe Islands is growing rapidly and now generates more than one billion Danish kroner annually. However, the successful tourism industry risks destroying the unique, untouched nature that is used to…
Archaeology
2025.10.17
Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan
A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social an…
mesoamerica
2025.10.06
Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery
Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. Until now, the language of Teotihuacan has been…
Bacteria
2025.09.12
Stored for 130 years: Bottles reveal evidence of Danish butter production and hygiene practices of the past
Two forgotten bottles in a basement in Frederiksberg containing bacterial cultures from the 1890s have provided researchers at the University of Copenhagen with unique insight into Denmark's butter production history.…
social media
2025.09.05
Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media
Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. But the extreme content is often mixed with ironic play, memes and hashtags, which…
art
2025.08.18
13 contemporary artists challenge the monument tradition of the University of Copenhagen
In August, the University of Copenhagen will open the doors to RECAST, a large group exhibition organised to mark the 150th anniversary of women's admission to university. The exhibition challenges the university's…
Digital habits
2025.06.26
Screen time: Passive and solitary use makes us most dissatisfied
What lies behind our dissatisfaction with our screen use – and why does the dissatisfaction rarely lead to action? A new Danish study sheds light on this.
media studies
2025.05.05
Streaming culture creates new digital communities for film fans
In a new book, media researcher Helle Kannik Haastrup explores how TV series and films can both challenge our view of the world and engage us in online communities. The book challenges prejudices about popular culture's…
Grant
2025.03.05
Researchers share new knowledge about 'toddlers' with parents and professionals
With support from Nordea-fonden, psychologists at the UCPH will strengthen the social and emotional development of 1-2 year-olds through the project 'Understanding your toddler'.
Philosophy
2025.02.21
Selfhood is a precondition for true community
In his new book Being We, Professor Dan Zahavi shares the results of five years of research into communal experience. He argues that being part of a we requires an experiential anchoring; an identification with the grou…
Sonning Prize
2025.01.27
Gastronomic artist is awarded the Sonning Prize 2025
French Hervé This, who invented molecular gastronomy, has fundamentally changed European food culture and put gastro experiences at the top of many people's bucket lists.
archaeology
2025.01.16
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique "sun stones"
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show…
Computer Science
2024.12.13
Coming soon – offline speech recognition on your phone
More than one in four people currently integrate speech recognition into their daily lives. A new algorithm developed by a University of Copenhagen researcher and his international colleagues makes it possible to…
The Brain
2024.12.12
Electrical stimulation of the nervous system can improve motor learning
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the brain's ability to learn certain skills can be significantly enhanced if both the brain and nervous system are primed by carefully-calibrated,…
learning
2024.11.12
Debunked: Children aren’t quicker at picking up new motor skills than adults
Contrary to popular belief, children aren’t better at learning new skills than adults. Indeed, young adults seem to learn faster than kids – but also tend to forget more quickly. Here, better sleep seems to advantage…
ANCIENT DNA
2024.09.30
The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland
DNA analyses reveal that the vikings brought walrus ivory from Greenland on to Europe and probably as far as the Middle East via extensive trade networks.
WORLD CULTURE
2024.09.11
Easter Island population collapse never happened
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Lausanne debunks the popular theory.
Names
2024.06.26
Bo Jellesmark Thorsen to continue as head of department
For the past eight years, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen has been at the helm of the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Copenhagen. He will continue in this role in the coming years, as Dean Katrine…
Names
2024.06.20
New head of plant research
Professor Morten Petersen has been appointed new head of the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, bringing with him extensive research and leadership experience.
Addiction
2024.06.06
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.
West Africa
2024.05.16
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.
Grassroots healthcare
2024.04.24
Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes
Med øget fokus på uformel omsorg er det muligt at forbedre diabetespatienters liv markant. Det viser forskningsprojektet VALID, der netop har afsluttet sin første fase i Vietnam og kan få betydning andre steder.