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2022.08.08

New ThinkChina Student Insights: China’s Changing FDI Policy

This article investigates how the policy environment on FDI has been shifting in the past few years, potentially benefitting foreign companies.

Climate Change

2022.08.05

Telling ‘graphic’ stories about climate change

On July 19, 2022, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) invited Gemma Sou, RMIT University, for a talk about her new collaborative comic, ‘Living with Climate Change: Everyday Stories from the World’s…

2022.08.03

New Blogpost: Laurits Andersen - the Bonsack Years 1890-1902

The Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco industry. This blogpost series will…

Climate Change

2022.08.01

Without human-caused climate change temperatures of 40°C in the UK would have been extremely unlikely

On Monday and Tuesday, 18 & 19 July 2022, an exceptional heatwave affected large parts of the UK. It was the first time that temperatures of 40°C and above have been forecast in the UK.

2022.07.22

New Blogpost: Laurits Andersen - the Birth of an Entrepreneur

New blogpost series about The Danish entrepreneur Laurits Andersen (1849-1928) who lived most of his life in China, where he became one of the leading figures in the establishment of the country’s modern tobacco…

HIV

2022.07.13

Inadequate access to harm reduction services may cause higher HIV prevalence among women who use drugs in Tanzania

People who use drugs are more affected by HIV compared to the general population in Tanzania. In the last few years, the prevalence of HIV among people who use drugs has decreased but women who use drugs are…

2022.07.12

New ThinkChina Analysis: Taiwanproblemet og Ukrainekrigen hænger sammen

Asien er nøglen til, at USA kan forblive den ledende supermagt. Kina ønsket et samlet Kina, men tør Kina gå i krig af frygt for, hvilke globale konsekvenser det vil få?

Innovation in global health

2022.07.12

Updated educational resources about innovation in global health

Newly updated educational resources about innovation in global health. Freely available to anyone interested.

2022.07.04

Call for Applications: NIAS SUPRA Programme

Call for applications to the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies' SUPRA programme.

2022.06.30

New ThinkChina Analysis: The Rise and Fall of Wu Manyou

Bo Ærenlund Sørensen, Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, tracks the spectacular rise and fall of Wu Manyou, one of the earliest labour heroes.

2022.06.27

ThinkChina på Folkemødet 2022

ThinkChina havde i samarbejde med Politiken arrangeret en paneldebat på Folkemødet 2022, hvor Danmarks forhold til Kina nu og i fremtiden blev diskuteret.

2022.06.27

New Blogpost: The Anaconda in the Chandelier

The Anaconda in the Chandelier A review of Isaac Stone Fish’s book America 2nd: How America’s Elite Are Making China Stronger.

2022.06.24

Ekstern Podcast: Rusland og Kina vil styrke Ikke-vesten

Camilla Nørup Sørensen, lektor på Forsvarsakademiet og Casper Wichmann, daglig leder af tænketanken ThinkChina, diskuterer Kinas tætte alliance med Rusland og ser nærmere på forholdet mellem de to lande.

2022.06.24

2022 Autumn Call for ADI Funding

The Asian Dynamics Initiative invites researchers employed at the University of Copenhagen to submit proposals for financial support for projects and activities with research focus on Asia.

2022.06.20

New Video: Virker den vestlige økonomiske model i Asien?

Se eller gense Jørgen Ørstrøm Møllers forelæsning om den vestlige økonomiske model i den asiatiske kontekst.

Case challenge

2022.06.17

Student innovations to improve the health of indigenous peoples

A team from University of Copenhagen participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition and developed a health action plan to improve the health of indigenous peoples.

2022.06.13

New ThinkChina Analysis: Leading with Hearts and Mind: Emotion Contagion in China's Online Activism

In this exploratory study, Nian Lu and Jun Liu examine networked patterns of anger diffusion within the Red-Yellow-Blue kindergarten child abuse scandal on the Chinese social media Weibo.

2022.06.10

PRIVACY Postdoctoral researchers invited to teach at the Center of African Studies (CAS) methods course with a focus on digital

Karen Lauterbach, Associate Professor and Director of the Center of African Studies, invited the two Privacy Scholars, Natacha Klein Käfer and Natália da Silva Perez, with a scholarly profile on Digital Humanities to…

2022.06.09

What does the EU want with Africa?

Associate Professor Stig Jensen, CAS, is invited to participate in a panel by the Democracy in Europe Information Society on the bilateral relationship between the two unions. The panel will address the following…

2022.06.02

PhD Scholarship at the Faculty of Theology including Centre of African Studies

Two PhD scholarships (three-year) will be available from 1 December 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.