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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…

archaeology

2021.10.20

Origin of domestic horses finally established

Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering…

9/11

2021.09.03

No strategy behind Danish war effort in Afghanistan – we followed USA

When Denmark decided to participate in the war in Afghanistan just three months after the terrorist…

OLYMPICS

2021.07.09

Tokyo 2020: From euphoria to deep worry

There was great joy and honour when the Japanese capital Tokyo was selected as host of the 2020…

archaeology

2021.06.07

10,000-year-old bones reveal earliest goat herders’ practices

To trace the domestication of the goat, an international team of researchers have analysed 10,000…

archaeology

2021.04.14

Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship

An international team of researchers have used ancient genomes, 22 new genomes from Aşıklı Höyük an…

egyptology

2021.02.26

Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification

Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen…

Cultural and natural heritage

2021.02.17

Danish research institutions join the leading European network of cultural heritage

Led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Danish research institutions and museums now…

education

2021.02.09

The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom

According to the Education Act, schools in the ethnically divided Bosnia and Herzegovina must teach…

climate

2021.02.02

Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism

Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a…

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…

Mesopotamian medicine

2020.11.30

New book provides rare insights into a Mesopotamian medical practitioner’s education

2,700 years ago, a man called Kisir-Ashur practiced medicine and magic in the Assyrian city of Assu…

Prize

2020.11.03

Søren Overgaard receives this year's Einar Hansen Research Prize

Søren Overgaard, Associate Professor of philosophy at HUM, receives the prize for outstanding…

egyptology

2020.10.26

Inks containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri

Analysing 12 ancient Egyptian papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy, University of Copenhagen…

covid-19

2020.08.24

Update: Tutor on University of Copenhagen’s South Campus did not test positive for COVID-19

The tutor from rhetoric that tested positive for COVID-19 24 August is not infected with corona. An…

Technology

2020.08.04

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affec…

Nordic Journal of Media Studies

2020.06.23

Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?

The 2020 volume of Nordic Journal of Media Studies addresses the very title of the journal. Is ther…

2020.06.03

The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis

Researchers from University of Copenhagen show how the Coronavirus affects the countries of the…

Research

2020.04.22

Voices of madness from around the world

A new interdisciplinary project funded by the European Research Council will be exploring the…

archaeology

2020.03.23

Paper on early agriculture’s impact on human lifestyle awarded prestigious prize

Together with an international team of researchers, University of Copenhagen archaeologist Scott…

Reading

2020.01.13

Finding the time to read has never been easy

Book historian Tina Lupton’s comparative study of reading habits in the 18th century and modern day…