News – University of Copenhagen

2026.07.06

Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades

A new attribution study shows that the latest European heatwave was made much more intense by fossil-fuel-driven climate change and would have been far less likely in the past.

Conference

2026.06.26

Cecilia Passanti discussed the “Agora of the Digital” at the Social Innovation Pavilion in Nairobi

Postdoc Cecilia Passanti contributed to Georges Eyenga Macaire chapter titled ‘Digital technologies in support of material security and the rule of law’ - with her idea of the ‘agora of the digital’. She presented this…

Podcast

2026.06.25

CAS featured on Radio IIII on Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Associate professors Stig Jensen and Karen Lauterbach feature on three different episodes of Radio IIII regarding the Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo.

Media

2026.06.22

Critical Perspectives on the 2026 World Cup

In a recent Politiken article, Associate Professor Stig Jensen and our former CAS student, Buster Emil Kirchner highlights the need to approach the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada with the same level…

Spotlight

2026.06.08

Alexandra Blackwell: Building evidence for mental health and violence prevention among displaced youth

Meet Alexandra Blackwell, a postdoctoral researcher at the Global Health Section, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

Conference

2026.06.02

Leapfrogging Care in Africa: Reflections from the Point Süd 2026 Conference at Makerere University, Kampala: Uganda

From 18 to 22 May 2026, Edwin Ambani Ameso joined the Point Süd 2026 Workshop on Green and Digital Futures: Rethinking the Twin Transition in Africa in an Era of Multiple Crises, hosted at the College of Humanities and…

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.

Collaboration with Researchers and Students

UCPH Global - selected news

Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades

Cecilia Passanti discussed the “Agora of the Digital” at the Social Innovation Pavilion in Nairobi

CAS featured on Radio IIII on Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Critical Perspectives on the 2026 World Cup

Alexandra Blackwell: Building evidence for mental health and violence prevention among displaced youth

Leapfrogging Care in Africa: Reflections from the Point Süd 2026 Conference at Makerere University, Kampala: Uganda

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