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2018.06.25

Cruelty and Compassion: Chaotic street life and the urban youth in post blast Manchester

"Despite the emphasis on individualism among the urban youth, people across class and racial…

2017.05.09

Fragile Futures–project shares research results with key stakeholders in Ouagadougou

The research project Fragile Futures invited their key stakeholders to a workshop in Ouagadougou to…

2017.03.28

Anthropologists recognised as Denmark celebrates ERC’s 10th anniversary

The Department of Anthropology was strongly represented with three European Research Council grants…

2017.03.09

Anthropology in Copenhagen ranked #16 in the world

University of Copenhagen has the best anthropology department in Scandinavia and number two in…

2017.02.14

Antropologforeningen takes international turn

The 2020 Vision for Antropologforeningen seeks to more actively engage members and mobilize…

2017.02.10

Large grant for research on collective movements as the basis for a sustainable society

Associate Professor Quentin Gausset has received 6.2 million DKK from the VELUX Foundation for a…

2017.02.09

15 million DKK to research project on international organized crime

Professor Henrik Vigh has received a Consolidator Grant of 2 million euros from the European…

2016.11.18

Professor Michael D. Jackson receives Honorary Doctoral Degree at the University of Copenhagen

Former Professor at the Department of Anthropology Michael D. Jackson will receive an Honorary…

2016.04.19

UCPH ranked #20 in the world for anthropology

University of Copenhagen is the best in Scandinavia and number eight in Europe at anthropology…

2016.04.05

From Buga-Buga Soldiers to Officers and Gentlemen

New PhD-thesis from the Department of Anthropology looks at how notions of professionalism and…

2016.03.16

Ayo Wahlberg is new Professor MSO

Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology Ayo Wahlberg has been appointed new Professor…

2016.03.15

New international project to investigate heritagization of religious sites, objects and practices

Professor Oscar Salemink is lead researcher of the new international project “HERILIGION” which wil…

2016.01.19

New curriculum for MSc in Anthropology

From 1 September 2016 the new curriculum for MSc in Anthropology enters into force

2015.12.08

Honours for Susan Whyte´s book Second Chances

At the recent Conference of the American Anthropological Association the 2015 Committee for the New…

Department of Anthropology

The Study administration is closed the month of July

The Social life of Digital Economy

China needs babies

The Department of Anthropology is part of new IARU summer school course

Large grant for research on moments of enchantment

More-than-Human Politics

Cruelty and Compassion: Chaotic street life and the urban youth in post blast Manchester

Fragile Futures–project shares research results with key stakeholders in Ouagadougou

Anthropologists recognised as Denmark celebrates ERC’s 10th anniversary

Anthropology in Copenhagen ranked #16 in the world

Antropologforeningen takes international turn

Large grant for research on collective movements as the basis for a sustainable society

15 million DKK to research project on international organized crime

Professor Michael D. Jackson receives Honorary Doctoral Degree at the University of Copenhagen

UCPH ranked #20 in the world for anthropology

From Buga-Buga Soldiers to Officers and Gentlemen

Ayo Wahlberg is new Professor MSO

New international project to investigate heritagization of religious sites, objects and practices

New curriculum for MSc in Anthropology

Honours for Susan Whyte´s book Second Chances

Selected publications

Object Exchange

Multimodal Sorting

Why care? Volunteer work and the ethical demand among young Afghan-Danes