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workshop

2024.11.14

HOWA Research Project – CEA/CAS Workshop Highlights

In the framework of the Marie Sklodowska Curie-funded research project HOWA, hosted by the Centre for African Studies, an interdisciplinary workshop was held at the Centre of African Studies at the University of…

Borderland Field Course 2024

2024.10.29

Borderland Field Course 2024

During the past month of July, 28 students from around the world arrived in Chiang Mai for the summer course Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South. Watch the video from the…

Malnutrition

2024.10.28

Rethinking body mass index standards: Addressing hidden nutritional risks across populations

Current body mass index cut-offs may underestimate disease risk in certain populations, especially in South-East Asia, where a 'thin-fat' phenotype is prevalent.

Spotlight

2024.10.23

Isaac Weldon: How societal systems shape global health outcomes

Meet Isaac Weldon, an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.

Festival

2024.10.08

Swahili Festival 2024

Swahili Festival is an annual event offering a platform to Swahili businesses, NGOs, artists, and more to showcase their work, as well as offering the opportunity for attendees to interact with Swahili culture. This…

Case challenge

2024.09.30

Students join forces to tackle climate distress among youth

On 7-9 September 2024, the University of Copenhagen’s annual global health case challenge “Global Health Solutions” brought together a diverse group of students from various disciplines.

Health & Privacy

2024.09.27

Natacha Klein Käfer: Health and privacy from a historical perspective

Natacha Klein Käfer, an Assistant Professor in Section of Church History, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, researches health and privacy from a historical perspective.

RESEARCH

2024.09.26

New study on September 2024 floods in Central Europe

Researchers Emmanuel Raju and Nick Baumgart from the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new study on the mid-September 2024 floods in C. Europe, titled "Climate change and high exposur…

Health care financing

2024.09.18

Addressing financing primary health care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

In a symposium on 10 September, experts gathered to address financing primary health care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

RESEARCH

2024.09.06

Learning from memories and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the future

Researchers Emmanuel Raju, Anne Bach Nielsen and Suchismita Goswami from the Global Health section at the Dept. of Public Health have recently published a paper on PLOS Climate titled "Learning from memories and…

Research

2024.09.04

New postdoc researcher at the Centre of African Studies

The Centre of African Studies welcomes new postdoc researcher Dr. Mads Yding.

GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT

2024.09.04

Juliette Nicolaï: Conducting applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya

Juliette Nicolaï, a Research Assistant at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, conducts applied research in water, sanitation and hygiene programs in Togo and Kenya.

Maternal care

2024.09.03

Bridging the gap: Childbirth challenges in Tanzania and beyond

In a symposium hosted by the University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health, experts gathered to address the pressing issues surrounding childbirth in Tanzania and globally.

Research

2024.09.03

New Assistant Professor at the Centre of African Studies and Center for Privacy Studies

Francis Ethelbert Kwabena Benyah, join Centre of African Studies (CAS) as an Assistant Professor in African Studies, with a dual role at the Centre for Privacy Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of…

Research Conference

2024.09.02

CAS graduates attend The Third European Students' Conference on African Studies

Three recent graduates from the African Studies MA program presented their MA theses at the conference hosted by the University of Basel

Research Conference

2024.08.27

ECAS 2025 - Call for Panels Deadline on 15th September

The European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) 2025 will take place from 25-28 June in Prague under the theme: African, Afropolitan, and Afropean Belongings and Identities.

Research

2024.08.23

'The Social Life of Health Data': Health Records and Knowledge Production in Ghana

Guest Researcher at CAS and Marie Curie fellow at the IT University Alena Thiel has published a new book examining 'The Social Life of Health Data'

Film Festival

2024.08.20

Submit your film to Global Health Film Days

Global health film makers are encouraged to submit their films now - either for programme selection or inclusion in the Global Health Film Database.

FILM FESTIVAL

2024.08.20

Do you want to organise Global Health Film Days 2025?

Would you like to learn how to curate films and debates about the most urgent global health challenges of our time? Global Health Film Days are looking for student volunteers.

Research

2024.08.20

New Publication: ‘Farming God’s Way’ in Post-Apartheid South Africa

CAS guest researcher Hans Olsson has published a new article in the Journal of Southern African Studies, examining 'Evangelical Cosmologies of Land and ‘Crisis’ in Post-Apartheid South Africa'