CERTIZENS 2024.04.16 CERTIZENS Regional Workshop on Changing ID Systems in East Africa In January, CERTIZENS Research Project convened a three-day workshop in Kampala with the title 'Changing ID Systems in East Africa: Histories, Policies and Practices and the Reshaping of States and Citizens'. In five…
Regime Change in Africa 2024.04.10 A Couped Continent In the latest edition of Samfundsnyt 'Africa and Globalization', a journal for social studies teachers in Denmark, Associate Professor Stig Jensen explains some of the reasons for the recent military coups in Africa.…
Global Health Research 2024.04.02 Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Magdalena Bogucewicz The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.
Apartheid 2024.03.27 Logic of the Apartheid State In a podcast episode by DR, Associate Professor Stig Jensen helps listeners understand the complexities of apartheid. With the recent escalation in the conflict in Israel and Palestine more people are beginning to align…
PhD 2024.03.14 PhD Fellowships at the Faculty of Theology Subject to available grants, the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, hereby announces that two three-year PhD scholarships will be available from 1 September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. We invite…
GRANT 2024.03.13 New project explores multiple waterscapes in Ghana With support from DANIDA, a new project based at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen is investigating how poorer residents in different parts of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, access clea…
Inauguration 2024.03.11 Inaugural Lecture by Professor Olivier Rubin We would like to invite you all to the inaugural lecture by the newly appointed Professor Olivier Rubin on April 5th 2024, at 14:00 (CET) in Building 25, room 25.1-035, at Roskilde University.
new PhD 2024.03.11 Dorothy Antwi Boasiako is a new PhD student at the Centre of African Studies Dorothy graduated from the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen in 2021 where she wrote her thesis on displacement and the construction, negotiation and navigation of masculinity of migrant Ghanaian…
Conference 2024.03.08 Registration for the UN Climate Change Conference, Bonn 2024 Opening of Online Registration for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bonn 2024
2024.02.28 Borderland 2024 - Application Deadline: April 1st Are you missing 7,5 ECTS Points? Do you want to spend a month in Thailand this summer? APPLY FOR THE BORDERLAND COURSE!
The Democratic Republic of the Congo 2024.02.26 Congo: a Silent Genocide National Football Team Protest
Global Health Research 2024.02.19 Global Health Researcher Spotlight: David Nogués Bravo The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.
Football 2024.02.14 Africa Cup of Nations: Politics and Power Buster Kirchner, a student at the Centre of African Studies, has recently participated in a podcast titled ‘Field of Dreams: the politics and power of the Africa Cup of Nations’ produced by the Nordic Africa Institute.…
LINKS EU Project 2024.02.08 Exploring the impacts of social media and crowdsourcing on disaster resilience This paper provides insights into the ongoing research and findings of the LINKS project, which focuses on the application of SMCS technologies in disasters. Indeed, the overall objective of LINKS is strengthening the…
Recent Publication 2024.02.08 Muslim Political Dissent in Coastal East Africa Visiting researcher and former Marie Curie Fellow at the Centre of African Studies Hans Olsson, has recently published a co-authored article in the Journal of Eastern African Studies titled ‘Muslim political dissent in…
Influence in Africa 2024.02.06 Russia in Africa: Debate Associate Professor, Stig Jensen, will be partaking in a panel debate about the Russia’s influence in Africa and the recent military coups in the Sahel region. The debate will also focus on the Wagner group’s activities…
Global Health 2024.02.06 University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health Celebrates 15 Years of Impact and Innovation The University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health recently marked a significant milestone with its 15th Anniversary Celebration.
International Court of Justice 2024.01.31 South Africa takes Israel to Court Lately, there has been significant media coverage in connection with South Africa's court case against Israel before the International Court of Justice. Associate Professor Stig Jensen has been in the media with analysi…
Reproductive Health 2024.01.31 When a Hidden Abortion is better than a Visible Pregnancy Hamida Massaquoi, a PhD student at CAS, has published an article in TEOL information at Copenhagen University. The article titled ‘When a secret abortion is better than a visible pregnancy’, delves into the complicated…
Global Health Research 2024.01.31 Global Health Researcher Spotlight: Henrik Kløverpris Meet Henrik Kløverpris, an Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen researching the mechanisms underlying gut immune reconstitution following injury or damage after HIV infection.