News – University of Copenhagen

GLOBAL HEALTH, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, DISASTER, ANTICIPATORY ACTION

2026.05.22

Ellie Edmond Shimmin on Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights in Anticipatory Action

Disasters don't affect everyone the same way. Beneath the immediate devastation lies a “double disaster” hitting women, girls, and marginalized groups hardest.

At the World Health Summit in Nairobi, Africa's message was clear:

2026.05.12

A Continent of Innovation and Solutions: What the World Health Summit Regional Meeting Nairobi Said About Climate and Health

After the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi, Nick Baumgart finds one message to be clear: Africa is bearing the consequences of a polycrisis it did little to create. A $30 billion annual health financing…

Climate

2026.05.08

Green initiatives can cause conflict and inequality in Africa

Several African countries are keen to brand themselves through ambitious climate projects. But these green initiatives can, in some cases, fuel conflict – and because they are part of the global green transition, they…

Spotlight

2026.05.04

Rukman Manapurath: Early-life determinants of cardiometabolic disease

Meet Rukman Manapurath, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

New Staff

2026.04.27

CAS welcomes new researchers on the ERC Starting Grant Modelling African Futures

The Centre of African Studies is pleased to welcome two new postdoctoral researchers, Edwin Ambani Ameso and Cecilia Passanti, as well as PhD Fellow Timothy Elikem Harvor. All three join the ERC-funded project Modelling…

Co-creation in global health

2026.04.20

How do you do co-creation in global health? Start with this kit.

A new open-access starter kit designed to guide researchers and practitioners in applying co-creation in global health, specifically in low-resource settings, has been launched.

CLIMATE, HEALTH, GLOBAL HEALTH, EDUCATION

2026.04.14

Olivier Rubin Publishes new Book: Chronic Crises: An Exploration of Crises with No End in Sight

The book explores six such cases, namely famine, starvation, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, COVID-19, and HIV/AIDS. While very different in nature, they share a common feature: their endings are unclear,…

Conference

2026.04.13

MA student presenting at the conference of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ)

On 9-10 March 2026 our MA student Teis Fælling participated in the conference of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ), held at the Museum of Jewish Art and History in Paris.

Rethinking global health

2026.04.12

Gregor Schäfer: Migration, education, and the future of the global health workforce

Meet Gregor Schäfer, a postdoctoral fellow at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Research

2026.02.11

Understanding environments: nature, knowledge production, and development practice in Northern Kenya

Since 2024, Mads Yding, postdoctoral researcher at CAS, has led the project 'Understanding Environments: Nature, Knowledge Production, and Development Practice in Northern Kenya'. The project is funded by the Carlsberg…

Global health

2026.02.05

New Project: Pastoral Resilience and Sense of Place in Uganda (PreSense)

Marianne Mosebo introduces a new project funded by the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC).

Research

2026.01.23

PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya

How are efforts to tackle plastic pollution changing the lives of those who make a living from waste in Kenya? Researchers at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen, in partnership with researcher…

Kenya

2026.01.21

From data collection to innovation: Student perspectives on health challenges in Kibera

15 students from the University of Copenhagen participated in the Study and Innovation Programme in Kenya, and came up with innovative solutions for health challenges in Africa's largest informal settlement.

Conflict, climate change adaptation

2025.12.05

Nynke Schaap Interview: Adapting to Climate Change in Yemen

COPE interviews PhD Fellow Nynke Schaap. Learn about her planned fieldwork in Yemen on understanding climate change adaptation in conflict settings

Podcast

2025.11.24

DR Podcast: The Next Act in Sudan’s Civil War

In a recent podcast episode of Verden Ifølge Gram on Danish Radio, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the growing conflict in Sudan.

Collaboration with Researchers and Students

UCPH Global - selected news

Ellie Edmond Shimmin on Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights in Anticipatory Action

A Continent of Innovation and Solutions: What the World Health Summit Regional Meeting Nairobi Said About Climate and Health

Green initiatives can cause conflict and inequality in Africa

Rukman Manapurath: Early-life determinants of cardiometabolic disease

CAS welcomes new researchers on the ERC Starting Grant Modelling African Futures

How do you do co-creation in global health? Start with this kit.

Olivier Rubin Publishes new Book: Chronic Crises: An Exploration of Crises with No End in Sight

MA student presenting at the conference of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ)

When the system cracks, what emerges?

New Book Strengthens Teaching on Sustainability and the Green Transition

Seychelles – Podcast Episode with Stig Jensen

Study trip to Ghana with CAS

Climate change, extreme heat and health: From evidence to action

Gregor Schäfer: Migration, education, and the future of the global health workforce

Understanding environments: nature, knowledge production, and development practice in Northern Kenya

New Project: Pastoral Resilience and Sense of Place in Uganda (PreSense)

PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya

From data collection to innovation: Student perspectives on health challenges in Kibera

Nynke Schaap Interview: Adapting to Climate Change in Yemen

DR Podcast: The Next Act in Sudan’s Civil War