attention 2024.10.10 Our attention is not failing us – it almost works too well The mobile phone is often blamed for drowning us in information and stealing our attention. But it…
grant 2024.06.12 Archaeologists to contribute to major new research project on ancient DNA Professor Eske Willerslev has been awarded a grant of up to DKK 585 million by Novo Nordisk…
linguistics 2024.05.14 People without an inner voice have poorer verbal memory The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that play…
archaeology 2024.02.19 Birds have been adapting to human activity for millennia Roughly 14,500 to 10,500 years ago, in the transition from the last glacial period, Epipalaeolithic…
attention economy 2023.10.25 Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: endless possibilities for novelty It is not vast amounts of online information that makes it difficult for you to stay focused. It is…
Honors 2023.09.07 New honorary doctors change our view of the past At the university's traditional annual celebration, Årsfesten, in November, the new honorary doctor…
mindfulness 2023.08.17 Philosopher: Mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations Mindfulness is one of the most widespread forms of therapy for people suffering from stress, and…
Colonisation 2023.07.06 Legends of Norse Settlers drove Denmark towards Greenland The Danish colonisation of Greenland in the 18th century was in part driven by the desire to…
Mesopotamia 2023.05.18 The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the…
decolonisation 2023.05.04 Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire When a number of British colonies demanded independence after World War 2, they kick-started the…
retirement 2023.03.30 Stereotypes about senior employees lead to premature retirements Senior employees often feel insecure about their position in the workplace because they fear that…
ERC grant 2023.03.30 Major EU grant for research on the role of women intellectuals during the Enlightenment The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Associate Professor Sabrina Ebbersmeyer an Advanced…
History 2023.03.03 Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber Isotopes of the chemical element strontium, along with tree-ring analysis, point researchers to the…
Centre of Excellence 2022.06.07 New research centre will investigate if mental illness is universal Is the human psyche the same across cultures? And do people experience mental disorders in the same…
ideology 2022.03.21 The war is the logical consequence of Putin's ideological struggle with the West If you have followed what Vladimir Putin has said and written about the West and Russia these past…
archaeology 2022.03.11 Researchers confirm shipwreck could be 400-year-old colonial "Sparrow-Hawk" The remains of a shipwreck in Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, thought to be a 400-year-old colonia…
archaeology 2022.02.03 Researchers to explore ancient dress practices in Sudan Archaeologist Elsa Yvanez has received an ERC Starting Grant for the research project "Fashioning…