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NETWORK

2021.06.03

The University of Copenhagen gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions

With close to 500 participants, the Chronic Living conference on 4-6 March will be one of the…

Cooperation

2021.02.09

Biotech company funds research project on diversity

In collaboration with Genmab, a new anthropological postdoc project at the Department of…

Climate

2020.12.03

Project will create new narratives about open landscapes

With support from THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS, a major research project will address land use change in…

Diagnosing

2020.12.01

New diagnostic model to help speed up treatment of children with cancer

Researchers at Rigshospitalet and the Department of Anthropology have developed a new diagnostic…

COVID-19

2020.11.09

‘Anthro Walks’ will compensate for COVID-19 restrictions

All students at the Department of Anthropology will get the opportunity to participate in weekly…

Study

2020.10.13

New study to examine lifestyle among Danes with increased cancer risk

A collaboration between Hvidovre Hospital and the Department of Anthropology will uncover how peopl…

2020.08.31

Ayo Wahlberg to join Board of Society for Medical Anthropology

Professor MSO Ayo Wahlberg has been elected to the Board of the American Anthropological…

Blog

2020.08.07

New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy

Researchers at the Department of Anthropology have launched a new blog, which discusses the…

GAMING

2020.07.01

The corona lockdown has changed our gaming patterns

A new study shows that our gaming patterns have changed during the lockdown and opens a discussion…

Study

2020.06.25

The Covid-19 lockdown caused young people to strengthen close relationships

Young students have not only learned to live with the lockdown during the corona epidemic. A new…

New blog

2020.06.15

Researchers launch new blog on political anthropology

A blog written by researchers at the Department of Anthropology aims to disseminate political…

New study

2020.05.28

Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis

Many international students at the University of Copenhagen have struggled with isolation,…

New grant

2020.05.13

Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition?

New grant: Researchers from Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS) will investigate how…

COVID-19

2020.04.21

New theme page gathers research on corona crisis

A new online theme page gives a comprehensive overview of all research projects looking into the…

NEW POSITION

2020.03.16

New Head of AnthroAnalysis unit will break down walls between the university and society

Kasper Tang Vangkilde has joined the Department of Anthropology as an associate professor, where he…

2014.02.20

Re-tracing the Danish Army's retreat from Dannevirke

See pictures from the 80-kilometer “memorial march” from Dannevirke to Dybbøl taken by Mads…

2013.10.07

Research trip to Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, the United States, June-July 2013

How do the US commemorate the Civil War? See war memorial pictures from Gettysburg and Washington…

Department of Anthropology

Green network to strengthen cross-disciplinary research into green transition

We need to rethink the healthcare sector

Opening speeches from the Chronic Living conference

The University of Copenhagen gathers medical anthropologists for a conference on chronic conditions

Biotech company funds research project on diversity

Project will create new narratives about open landscapes

New diagnostic model to help speed up treatment of children with cancer

‘Anthro Walks’ will compensate for COVID-19 restrictions

New study to examine lifestyle among Danes with increased cancer risk

Ayo Wahlberg to join Board of Society for Medical Anthropology

New blog looks at social consequences of a cashless economy

The corona lockdown has changed our gaming patterns

The Covid-19 lockdown caused young people to strengthen close relationships

Researchers launch new blog on political anthropology

Three out of four international students have experienced anxiety during the corona crisis

Is the corona pandemic supporting or crowding out the attention towards green transition?

New theme page gathers research on corona crisis

New Head of AnthroAnalysis unit will break down walls between the university and society

Re-tracing the Danish Army's retreat from Dannevirke

Research trip to Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, the United States, June-July 2013

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