Man and society

The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom

2021.02.09

According to the Education Act, schools in the ethnically divided Bosnia and Herzegovina must teach…
Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

2020.08.04

How does measuring our sleep, exercise and heart rates using various apps and fitness watches affec…
Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?

2020.06.23

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

2020.06.03

Researchers from University of Copenhagen show how the Coronavirus affects the countries of the…
Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO

2019.04.24

The EU’s policy on GMO is extremely strict and prevents new GMO crops from being authorized. The…
Doubts and dialogue may alter public perceptions of science

2018.09.24

Science projects within controversial fields such as synthetic biology could benefit from…
The Al Mayadeen news network gives voice to left-wing Arabs

2017.07.12

Frustrated with Al Jazeera’s coverage of the Arab Spring and the popular uprising in Syria, former…
Researcher evaluation measures do not add up

2016.02.26

Resarch measures are highly popular with universities and politicians because they make researcher…
Video: Cultural rights should be a human right

2015.12.02

Education and culture are, according to researchers, overlooked, but increasingly important human…
Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social interaction

2015.11.13

Persons with facial paralysis often experience difficulties in their social interactions because…
Elfdalian: the Nordic language that no one knows of

2015.05.07

Deep in the Swedish woods exists a language which very few people have ever heard of. Elfdalian,…
Weights will shed new light on prehistoric trade and economy

2015.03.17

How did the introduction of balance weights in Bronze Age Europe and Asia shape the way prehistoric…
Impact of the humanities

2015.02.02

The societal impact of humanistic research and education is attracting more and more attention, bot…
The obese can teach us how to lose weight

2015.01.13

New research shows that patients who have been through gastric bypass surgery can teach us importan…
Active ageing is much more than exercise

2014.10.08

To equate active ageing strictly with health is too narrow a focus, new research from University of…
At New Delhi's racecourse races are rigged

2014.05.26

PhD Stine Simonsen Puri's dissertation deals with gambling at the New Delhi racecourse. It provides…
Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming

2014.04.23

Climate fiction – or simply cli-fi – is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the…
Newspapers follow suit when Danish politicians go to war

2014.04.10

Danish newspapers mirror to a high degree the viewpoints of the political elite when Danish militar…
Scientists disagree on responsible research

2014.04.08

Responsible research has been put firmly on the political agenda with, for instance, EU’s Horizon…
Stroke patients may benefit from new routines

2014.03.14

People who have suffered a stroke often experience severe fatigue. But doctors find it hard to help…
We could all benefit from labour migration

2013.10.30

International agreements on migration and rights for temporary migrants will benefit everybody…
The Danes do not abandon church Christianity

2013.10.21

New research shows that Danes are not abandoning their communal Protestant religion in favour of…
Hard to make us personally or financially responsible for our health

2013.06.18

Free and equal access to medical treatment has been a staple of the Danish welfare state, but more…
Researcher sets out to better understand social cohesion

2013.06.08

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have received 14 of the 27 Sapere Aude grants awarded…
Homosexuality has become an image of modernity in Denmark

2013.04.15

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows how public opinion on homosexuality has change…
Vampires give Danish teenagers taste for spirituality

2012.05.09

A new PhD thesis shows that a film series like Twilight replaces traditional religion and enhances…
India designs its own image as global power

2012.04.30

The shift in India's image is not merely a result of economic growth figures alone – it has resulte…

Man and society

The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom

Fitness watches generate useful information, but increase patient anxiety

Is there a particular ”Nordicness”?

The global consequences of the Coronavirus crisis

Risk and unnaturalness cannot justify EU’s strict policy on GMO

Doubts and dialogue may alter public perceptions of science

The Al Mayadeen news network gives voice to left-wing Arabs

Researcher evaluation measures do not add up

Video: Cultural rights should be a human right

Rare facial paralysis gives researchers new insights into social interaction

Elfdalian: the Nordic language that no one knows of

Weights will shed new light on prehistoric trade and economy

Impact of the humanities

The obese can teach us how to lose weight

Active ageing is much more than exercise

At New Delhi's racecourse races are rigged

Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming

Newspapers follow suit when Danish politicians go to war

Scientists disagree on responsible research

Stroke patients may benefit from new routines

We could all benefit from labour migration

The Danes do not abandon church Christianity

Hard to make us personally or financially responsible for our health

Researcher sets out to better understand social cohesion

Homosexuality has become an image of modernity in Denmark

Vampires give Danish teenagers taste for spirituality

India designs its own image as global power

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