UCPH Global - selected news

2022.01.14

CfP: Categories, Digital Reconfiguration and Mobility in China

The conference is a joint opening conference for the Network Categorizing People and Resources in Contemporary China (CatCh) and the Moving Data - Moving People (MDMP) project. Deadline: 15 Feb

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH

2021.12.28

4,7 million EUR to new global health research projects

University of Copenhagen has received 4,7 million EUR for three new global health research projects.

Global Mental Health

2021.12.09

New PhD project: Mental health and psychosocial support interventions in low resource settings

A new PhD project aims to bridge the gaps and barriers in effective mental health and psychosocial support interventions in conflict-affected low resource settings.

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2021.12.08

MA in African Studies: Application deadline for international students

Are you a non EU/EAA/Swiss applicant interested in studying the MA in African Studies at the University of Copenhagen?

Prestigious award goes to ADI/NIAS researcher

2021.12.07

Postdoc Kuan-Jen Chen wins translation prize!

We are happy to announce that Dr. Kuan-Jen Chen's Chinese co-translation of Professor Barak Kushner’s book; Men to Devils, Devils to Men: Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice has been named "Best Translation of the…

Mental health & HIV

2021.11.26

Treating depression and improving adherence in people living with HIV in South Africa

A recent study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society shows that it is possible to treat depression and improve adherence in HIV care, through culturally appropriate psychological interventions.

2021.11.23

Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation

Nu åben for ansøgninger. Ansøgningsfrist 31. januar 2022

Publication

2021.11.16

Exploring the use of social media and crowdsourcing technology in disaster risk governance

LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive research project on information and communication technology and disaster governance in Europe. A new…

Podcast

2021.11.16

Mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies

This new podcast series will take you through the emergence and development of approaches to mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings.

2021.11.15

Prize papers for 2022 announced

Each year, the university rewards the best prize theses with gold or silver medals. The prize paper for 2022 has been announced at the Annual Commemoration on 12th of November 2021.

New research

2021.11.12

The risk of developing kidney disease among type 1 diabetes patients in Rwanda

A new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rwanda Diabetes Association and the World Diabetes Foundation gives a rare look into people living with type 1 diabetes and the subsequent risk of developing kidney disease…

2021.11.09

Africans have good reason to be sceptical of Western vaccines

CAS guest researcher, Primus Tazanau has written an article in Information about COVID-19 Vaccine, Christian Right End-time Prophecy, and Conspiracy Theory. Tazanau explains that in addition to the lack of access to…

COP26

2021.11.05

Climate Change, resilience and new pandemics in the Artic

Climate change is also affecting the Nordic countries, and there are vulnerable geographical areas that will be particularly affected by an increasing number of devastating natural events. The Climate Change Resilience…

WHO guidelines

2021.10.28

Researchers: WHO guidelines are unattainable in poor countries

What do you do in a country like Tanzania, for example, when the WHO says that all countries must set up COVID centers?

2021.10.26

Global Development Day: Calling all CAS students for activity ideas

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT DAY Calling all students at UCPH. Brand new student driven event addressing the global development agenda. Deadline for sending ideas for activities is November 14th.

2021.10.22

CAS Visiting Researcher: Amala Anyika

Amala Anyika, MA from the University of Sheffield, visited CAS for two weeks in October 2021 as part of a Global Opportunities Travel Bursary. Originally, the aim of Amala’s visit to CAS was to gather material and…

Global Development Day

2021.10.15

Global Development Day: Calling all UCPH students for activity ideas

Calling all students at UCPH. Brand new student driven event addressing the global development agenda. Deadline for sending ideas for activities is November 14th.

2021.10.13

Why African Studies Matters

In a just published article in the Nordic Journal of African Studies (NJAS), Amanda Hammar, Professor of African Studies at CAS, outlines the central role played by African Studies in addressing the core questions…

2021.10.13

New British Academy funded research project on urban parks in Ghana

Karen Lauterbach, Associate Professor at CAS, is co-investigator on a British Academy funded project titled “Old parks, new futures: recording the uses of open space in an African city”. The project is a collaboration…

2021.10.11

Sustainable tourism and COVID-19

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has authored two articles in the journal Geografisk Orientering (GO). Stig Jensen addresses the development of nature-based tourism in Africa and its impact on local communities. In the…