UCPH Global - selected news

2022.04.19

The (Spiritual) Revolution, Pentecostal Belonging, and the Past in Zanzibar

Hans Olsson, Marie Curie Fellow at CAS has contributed with a chapter in the recently published book Across the Waves Strategies of Belonging in Indian Ocean Island Societies edited by Iain Walker & Marie-Aude Fouéré…

2022.04.12

Dr. Primus M. Tazanu gives keynote at 4th Biennial Conference of African Studies Association of Africa

CAS guest researcher Dr. Primus M. Tazanu delivered a keynote at the 4th Biennial Conference of African Studies Association of Africa hosted by the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town,…

2022.04.12

Karen Lauterbach gives keynote at 13th GloPent conference

CAS Director and Associate Professor Karen Lauterbach has given one of three keynotes at the 13th GloPent conference on 1-2 April 2022. The international and interdisciplinary conference is organized by the European…

EAST AFRICA CASE CHALLENGE 2022

2022.04.01

Battle of the brains

50 international students united under the slogan “Battle of the brains” in Zanzibar to come up with innovative solutions to East Africa’s challenges with food security and nutrition.

2022.03.31

Russia has many friends in Africa, but can they stand to be beaten yellow and blue?

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has written article for GlobalNyt explaining that several countries in Africa see Russia as an attractive partner because they are fed up with what they perceive as the West's know-it-all…

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

2022.03.25

Combined Internship 2022

Nordic Africa Research Network (NARN) and Centre of African Studies (CAS), University of Copenhagen.

Webinar

2022.03.21

Exploring Ethics: Lessons from COVID-19 and Other Catastrophes

This free 9-Part Webinar Series, is running every Wednesday from April to June 2022. This is a joint project with York University (Canada), Roskilde University (Denmark) and Arkansas Tech University (U.S.), with support…

2022.03.03

New ADI Steering Committee

We are pleased to inform you that a new committee (2022-2024) is taking the baton to steer ADI forward.

2022.03.02

Seminar: Krigen i Ukraine – set fra Rusland, Østeuropa og verden

Ruslands invasion i Ukraine og krigens dramatiske begivenheder følges tæt i hele verden, men er der mon enighed om, hvordan krigen bedst kan forstås, og hvad den betyder for verdens lande og befolkninger?

PhD Project

2022.03.01

‘We feel like one big village’: A study on social relations among social housing residents in Denmark

With her PhD, Abirami Srivarathan has researched the social relations and neighbourhood environment among middle-aged and older residents in a social housing area in Denmark.

2022.03.01

Russia's invasion of Ukraine also affects Africa

Assistant professor Toke Møldrup Wolff has written an article in GlobalNyt explaining that the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine extend beyond Europe's borders. Africa, where many countries are already…

2022.02.25

COPE Annual Highlights 2021

Now available the 2021 COPE Annual Highlights with an overview of last year's COPE research and activities. Read or download the report below.

2022.02.21

Call for applicants: A postdoctoral researcher focusing on qualitative methods

The ‘Young People’s Climate Change Engagement in Tanzania’ (Y-ENGAGE) project is looking for an experienced postdoctoral research candidate based at Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam. The postdoc will co-lead a…

COVID-19

2022.02.18

The Nordic Pandemic Network gathered to discuss inequity and vulnerability in relation to COVID-19

Over the course of two half-days students, researchers, & implementers from a range of disciplines gathered online to examine matters of inequity and vulnerability in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nordic…

2022.02.17

Africa's big football dreams

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has written article for 'Vid&Sans'. He explains that despite a fatal accident, a corona crisis and threats of terrorist attacks, Cameroon managed to stage a successful Africa Cup of…

2022.02.17

Africa, climate and the environment - Africa's green wall under the microscope

AFRICA // CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT - Donors are lining up to support a 7000km forest belt across Africa. But can it be done? Stig Jensen has been following Africa's green wall since its infancy. Inspired by several visit…

2022.02.16

Traditions and adaptation in Tibesti – A three-part article series about the Tibesti region and northern Chad

Tibesti and northern Chad came on the media map when President Idriss Déby died under mysterious circumstances in April 2021 just after his re-election. For perhaps that was where he was killed. In a three-part article…

PhD Project

2022.02.10

Improving delivery and care for mothers and newborns in Zanzibar

Rashid Saleh Khamis is writing his PhD at the PartoMa project. The research aims to improve the knowledge and skills of birth attendants, care during delivery, and outcomes for mothers and newborn babies in Zanzibar.

2022.02.03

Get to know Africa and us in Africa - a review of “På kanten af asfalten – Fra Kampala til Niamey og retur “

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has written a review in GlobalNyt about former CAS student Lars Zbinden Hansen’s newly published book “På kanten af asfalten – Fra Kampala til Niamey og retur”. Associate Professor Stig…

2022.02.01

Corona-egocentrism: maladaptive solutions only create problems in Africa

Associate Professor Stig Jensen has written an opinion piece based on his experience at the front line of the COVID-19 Omicron closure in southern Africa in connection with fieldwork related travel in Zambia and…