https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/ en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:12:40 +0200 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:12:40 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/new-book-provides-rare-insights-into-a-mesopotamian-medical-practitioners-education-2700-years-ago/ 2,700 years ago, a man called Kisir-Ashur practiced medicine and magic in the Assyrian city of Assur...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/new-book-provides-rare-insights-into-a-mesopotamian-medical-practitioners-education-2700-years-ago/" alt="New book provides rare insights into a Mesopotamian medical practitioner’s education " title="New book provides rare insights into a Mesopotamian medical practitioner’s education "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/new-book-provides-rare-insights-into-a-mesopotamian-medical-practitioners-education-2700-years-ago/clay-tablet1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/new-book-provides-rare-insights-into-a-mesopotamian-medical-practitioners-education-2700-years-ago/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:45:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/soeren-overgaard-receives-this-years-einar-hansens-research-prize/ Søren Overgaard, Associate Professor of philosophy at HUM, receives the prize for outstanding achievements...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/soeren-overgaard-receives-this-years-einar-hansens-research-prize/" alt="Søren Overgaard receives this year's Einar Hansen Research Prize" title="Søren Overgaard receives this year's Einar Hansen Research Prize"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2020/oktober/soeren-overgaard-modtager-einar-hansens-forskningspris/S_ren_Overgaard_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/soeren-overgaard-receives-this-years-einar-hansens-research-prize/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/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 researchers...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/inks-containing-lead-were-likely-used-as-drier-on-ancient-egyptian-papyri/" alt="Inks containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri " title="Inks containing lead were likely used as drier on ancient Egyptian papyri "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/inks-containing-lead-were-likely-used-as-drier-on-ancient-egyptian-papyri/detail-of-medical-treatise.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/inks-containing-lead-were-likely-used-as-drier-on-ancient-egyptian-papyri/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:30:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/tutor-on-university-of-copenhagen-south-campus-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19/ The tutor from rhetoric that tested positive for COVID-19 24 August is not infected with corona....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/tutor-on-university-of-copenhagen-south-campus-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19/" alt="Update: Tutor on University of Copenhagen’s South Campus did not test positive for COVID-19" title="Update: Tutor on University of Copenhagen’s South Campus did not test positive for COVID-19"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2020/august/tutor-paa-koebenhavns-universitets-soendre-campus-er-testet-positiv-for-covid19/S_ndre-Campus.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/tutor-on-university-of-copenhagen-south-campus-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:30:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/fitness-watches-generate-useful-information-but-increase-patient-anxiety/ How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affect...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/fitness-watches-generate-useful-information-but-increase-patient-anxiety/" alt="Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety" title="Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety"><img src="https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2020/fitness-watches-generate-useful-information-but-increase-patient-anxiety/billedinformationer/Fitness_1100x600px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/fitness-watches-generate-useful-information-but-increase-patient-anxiety/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/is-there-a-particular-nordicness/ The 2020 volume of Nordic Journal of Media Studies addresses the very title of the journal. Is there...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/is-there-a-particular-nordicness/" alt="Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?" title="Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?"><img src="https://comm.ku.dk/research/media-studies/news/is-there-a--particular-nordicness/NJMS2020cover1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/is-there-a-particular-nordicness/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/the-global-consequences-of-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Researchers from University of Copenhagen show how the Coronavirus affects the countries of the world. ...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/the-global-consequences-of-the-coronavirus-crisis/" alt="The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis" title="The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2020/juni/coronakrisens-globale-konsekvenser/woman-in-beige-coat-wearing-black-headphones-3943952_ku-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/the-global-consequences-of-the-coronavirus-crisis/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/voices-of-madness-from-around-the-world/ A new interdisciplinary project funded by the European Research Council will be exploring the history...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/voices-of-madness-from-around-the-world/" alt="Voices of madness from around the world " title="Voices of madness from around the world "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/voices-of-madness-from-around-the-world/ana-antic.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/voices-of-madness-from-around-the-world/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 21:30:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/paper-on-early-agricultures-impact-on-human-lifestyle-awarded-prestigious-prize/ Together with an international team of researchers, University of Copenhagen archaeologist Scott Haddow...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/paper-on-early-agricultures-impact-on-human-lifestyle-awarded-prestigious-prize/" alt="Paper on early agriculture’s impact on human lifestyle awarded prestigious prize" title="Paper on early agriculture’s impact on human lifestyle awarded prestigious prize"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/paper-on-early-agricultures-impact-on-human-lifestyle-awarded-prestigious-prize/scott1100x600_1.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/paper-on-early-agricultures-impact-on-human-lifestyle-awarded-prestigious-prize/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/reading-time/ Book historian Tina Lupton’s comparative study of reading habits in the 18th century and modern...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/reading-time/" alt="Finding the time to read has never been easy" title="Finding the time to read has never been easy"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2020/januar/vi-har-altid-haft-daarlig-samvittighed-over-vores-laesevaner/woman-sitting-on-chair-using-black-ipad-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2020/reading-time/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:45:00 +0100