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In memoriam

2024.12.09

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…

West Africa

2024.05.16

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…

Grant

2024.05.08

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the departments of Anthropology…

Grassroots healthcare

2024.04.24

Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes

Med øget fokus på uformel omsorg er det muligt at forbedre diabetespatienters liv markant. Det vise…

GRANT

2024.04.11

Angry times: What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world?

With a European grant of €2.5 million, a new project headed by Atreyee Sen from the Department of…

GRANTS

2024.03.08

New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

With support from DANIDA, two projects based at the Department of Anthropology are investigating…

Grant

2023.12.14

Anthropologist to explore “out of the way” places’ dreams of becoming tech landscapes

What does it mean for “out of the way” places to build technological futures, and how can these…

New report

2023.12.08

Young people find cocaine use increasingly common in party settings

Cocaine use is becoming normalised in parts of party culture, according to a new study of Roskilde…

Award

2023.11.10

Cecilie Rubow is Teacher of the Year at the University of Copenhagen

At the University of Copenhagen's annual commemoration, anthropologist and Associate Professor…

DFF grants

2023.11.06

Five social science projects to investigate green transition

Five projects in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science receive a total of DKK 15.8 million…

APPOINTMENT

2023.10.10

Ayo Wahlberg is new Head of Department of Anthropology

Professor Ayo Wahlberg will commence as Head of Department at the Department of Anthropology on 1…

Oscar Salemink (1958-2023)

2023.09.26

Obituary - Oscar Salemink

It is with great sadness that we say farewell and give our thanks to our esteemed colleague…

PROJECT

2023.09.06

Green versus Green: Can wind turbines and nature interests go hand in hand?

A new project at the Department of Anthropology will investigate how different interests can come…

Grant

2023.07.05

Researchers will explore and develop a new ecological ethics

With support from VELUX FONDEN, a collaboration between anthropologists and theologians will pave…

Conflict prevention

2023.05.17

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

How can private corporations and public authorities ensure the engagement of citizens before…

Department of Anthropology

Remembering Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962-2024)

How does compassion for animals develop and take root?

Helle Bundgaard is Teacher of the Year at the Department of Anthropology

Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

Mapping concerns about rising seawater

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

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

Climate crisis: New project explores how flexible our eating habits are

Global health crisis: Vietnam shows new ways to treat diabetes

Angry times: What shapes and amplifies political anger across the world?

New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

Anthropologist to explore “out of the way” places’ dreams of becoming tech landscapes

Young people find cocaine use increasingly common in party settings

Cecilie Rubow is Teacher of the Year at the University of Copenhagen

Five social science projects to investigate green transition

Ayo Wahlberg is new Head of Department of Anthropology

Obituary - Oscar Salemink

Green versus Green: Can wind turbines and nature interests go hand in hand?

Researchers will explore and develop a new ecological ethics

Researchers will increase citizen engagement in the transition towards green energy

Selected publications

Stealing and redacting: fieldwork among transnational thieves in Eastern Romania

The Digital Backlash and the Paradoxes of Disconnection

Fragments of solidarity: the social worlds of African migrants moving northwards

FRAGILE FUTURES: Ambiguities of Care in Burkina Faso