Department of Anthropology – University of Copenhagen

Department of Anthropology

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Department Day 2024

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Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

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Mapping concerns about rising seawater

photo: Helle Samuelsen

Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world

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Project explores how flexible our eating habits are

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Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes

Demonstrations at ved Capitol Hill, January 2021. Foto: Brett Davis (Flickr: CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)

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What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world?

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New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

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Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa die on their way to Europe. A new anthropological project funded by the European Research Council will examine the impact of these deaths on the bereaved.

Mapping concerns about rising seawater

How do citizens living on the coasts of four countries in the North Sea region worry about future sea level rise and storm surges? This is the question Kristoffer Langkjær Albris will investigate in a project that DFF is supporting with a Sapere Aude Principal Investigator grant.

Improved counselling for young people to dispel the myth that opioids are harmless

A wide range of measures are needed to reduce the use of illegal opioids and benzodiazepines among young people. This is the conlcusion of the Criminological Observatory at UCPH in a new report.

Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world

For nearly 30 years, Helle Samuelsen has studied the chronic health crisis in Burkina Faso. But the country's challenges have wider implications. The whole Sahel region is a hotspot for explosive crises.

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20 Sept. 2024, 11:15-12:15

SODAS Data Discussion #2 (Fall 2024)

SODAS is delighted to host Wiebke Junk and Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen for our SODAS Data Discussions…

20 Sept. 2024, 14:00-15:30

Research Seminar Series: Stefanie Mauksch

When Family Enters the Startup Competition: Accompanying Kin and their Showing of Investment in…

23 Sept. - 27 Sept. 2024

Asia Week 2024

Festival about Asia's art, culture and society.

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