https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/ en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:07:04 +0200 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:07:04 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/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 rather...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/" alt="Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: endless possibilities for novelty " title="Your phone gives your mind what it likes the most: endless possibilities for novelty "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/attentioneconomy1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/your-phone-gives-your-mind-what-it-likes-the-most-endless-possibilities-for-novelty/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/new-honorary-doctors-change-our-view-of-the-past/ At the university's traditional annual celebration, Årsfesten, in November, the new honorary doctors...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/new-honorary-doctors-change-our-view-of-the-past/" alt="New honorary doctors change our view of the past" title="New honorary doctors change our view of the past"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2023/september/hums-to-nye-aeresdoktorer-aendrer-vores-blik-paa-fortiden/Erll_og_Luhan_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/new-honorary-doctors-change-our-view-of-the-past/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/ Mindfulness is one of the most widespread forms of therapy for people suffering from stress, and many...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/" alt="Philosopher: Mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations" title="Philosopher: Mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/mindfulness1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/philosopher-mindfulness-rests-on-dubious-philosophical-foundations/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/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 re-establish...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/legends-of-norse-settlers-drove-denmark-towards-greenland/" alt="Legends of Norse Settlers drove Denmark towards Greenland" title="Legends of Norse Settlers drove Denmark towards Greenland"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/legends-of-norse-settlers-drove-denmark-towards-greenland/cover.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/legends-of-norse-settlers-drove-denmark-towards-greenland/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/humanitys-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/ Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/humanitys-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/" alt="The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago" title="The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/humanitys-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/kiss.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/humanitys-earliest-recorded-kiss-occurred-in-mesopotamia-4500-years-ago/ Thu, 18 May 2023 11:30:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/launch-of-the-ucph-school-of-archaeology/ The UCPH School of Archaeology is a collaboration across three faculties to build bridges between the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/launch-of-the-ucph-school-of-archaeology/" alt="Launch of the UCPH School of Archaeology " title="Launch of the UCPH School of Archaeology "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/launch-of-the-ucph-school-of-archaeology/11.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/launch-of-the-ucph-school-of-archaeology/ Wed, 10 May 2023 14:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/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 decolonisation...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/" alt="Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire" title="Britishness has been on the decline since the colonies began to leave the Empire"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/Britain1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/britishness-has-been-on-the-decline-since-the-colonies-began-to-leave-the-empire/ Thu, 04 May 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/stereotypes-about-senior-employees-lead-to-premature-retirements/ Senior employees often feel insecure about their position in the workplace because they fear that colleagues...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/stereotypes-about-senior-employees-lead-to-premature-retirements/" alt="Stereotypes about senior employees lead to premature retirements" title="Stereotypes about senior employees lead to premature retirements"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/stereotypes-about-senior-employees-lead-to-premature-retirements/deerfarne1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/stereotypes-about-senior-employees-lead-to-premature-retirements/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/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 Grant...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/major-eu-grant-for-research-on-the-role-of-women-intellectuals-during-the-enlightenment/" alt="Major EU grant for research on the role of women intellectuals during the Enlightenment" title="Major EU grant for research on the role of women intellectuals during the Enlightenment"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2023/marts/stor-eu-bevilling-til-forskning-i-kvindelige-intellektuelles-rolle-under-oplysningstiden/standard_Birgitte_Thott1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/major-eu-grant-for-research-on-the-role-of-women-intellectuals-during-the-enlightenment/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/strontium-points-researchers-to-the-provenance-of-400-year-old-timber/ Isotopes of the chemical element strontium, along with tree-ring analysis, point researchers to the origins...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/strontium-points-researchers-to-the-provenance-of-400-year-old-timber/" alt="Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber" title="Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/strontium-points-researchers-to-the-provenance-of-400-year-old-timber/N_rregade-Horsens-sample1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/strontium-points-researchers-to-the-provenance-of-400-year-old-timber/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:45:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/right-wing-extremism-in-brazil-will-not-disappear-with-bolsonaro/ The Brazilian right-wing turn that has grown strong under Bolsonaro is not new – and it shouldn’t...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/right-wing-extremism-in-brazil-will-not-disappear-with-bolsonaro/" alt="Right-wing extremism in Brazil will not disappear with Bolsonaro" title="Right-wing extremism in Brazil will not disappear with Bolsonaro"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2023/januar/hoejreekstremismen-i-brasilien-forsvinder-ikke-med-bolsonaro/Bolsonaro-1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2023/right-wing-extremism-in-brazil-will-not-disappear-with-bolsonaro/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:45:00 +0100