Calendar and events

Events related to departments and centres at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The calendar is not necessary comprehensive, but we try to display all events that are directed towards an English-speaking audience.

• 13 May 2026, 12:00-13:00

  What Sustains Paralegal Power? Historical insights from the Italian Mafias

  Talk by Associate Professor Christina Jerne, Aarhus University.

• 18 May 2026, 13:00-14:00

  Ville Inkinen, Aarhus Universitet

  Environmental Economics Seminar with Ville Inkinen, Aarhus Universitet

• 18 May 2026, 16:00-17:30

  After the Washington Consensus: New rules for a world in turmoil

  Book presentation by Andrés Velasco, London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE)’s School of Public Policy.

• 19 May 2026, 12:30-14:00

  Varieties of Empire: Extraction, Incorporation, and the Political Economy of Colonial Rule

  Department seminar with Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra, University of Sussex.

• 20 May 2026, 13:00-14:00

  Social Minds in Development: The Social Foundations of Human Cognition

  Lecture by Tenure Track Assistant Professor Dora Kampis.

• 21 May 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Body-Worn Cameras to Prevent Workplace Aggression Among Ticket Inspectors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Talk by postdoc Camilla Bank Friis, Aalborg University

• 21 May 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Lorenz Kueng, Universtá della Svizzera Italiana

  "Anticipatory Spending: Classifying Consumer Types with Pre-Payment MPCs", Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 22 May 2026, 11:00-12:00

  SODAS Data Discussion 4 (Spring 2026)

  SODAS is delighted to host CAISA Fellows Agnete Meldgaard Hansen and Jun Liu for the Spring 2026 Data Discussion series!

• 22 May 2026, 11:00-12:30

  Ishq/Love, a Defiant Affair

  The Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen has the pleasure of hosting a book discussion with Dr Qais Munhazim, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Jefferson University.

• 28 May 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Adaptive Policing for a Climate Crisis: Making Sense of Australia's Divergent Trajectories

  Talk by Associate Professor Jarrett Blaustein, The Australian National University.

• 28 May 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Jarkko Harju, University of Tampere

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-16:00

  Rehabilitation, Fairytales and Realities

  Talk by Professor Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow.

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-15:30

  Shame and Anger in British Politics

  Public lecture by Dr Ana Carolina (Carol) Balthazar, Lecturer in Social Anthropology at UCL.

• 2 June 2026, 10:00-12:30

  SODAS Meets Geopolitics

  SODAS Meets Geopolitics brings together social data science research and policy perspectives to explore some of today’s most pressing geopolitical challenges.

• 4 June 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Border Zemiologies, torturous violence and the limits of law

  Talk by Professor Victoria Canning, Lancaster University.

• 4 June 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Michael Weber, Purdue University

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 8 June - 9 June 2026

  2nd. PhD workshop on Labor and Behavioral Economics

  Organized by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 11 June 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Eyes Wide Shut: Police-Residents’ Relations in Danish Housing Projects

  Talk by Associate Professor Anja Kublitz, Aalborg University.

• 11 June 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Ingrid Huitfeld, Norwegian Business School

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-15:30

  Innovation Culture: Aligning Invention, Change, and Promise in Stockholm’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

  Talk with Angela Vandenbroek.

• 19 June 2026, 9:00-16:30

  EPRN Conference 2026

  More information will follow soon.

• 19 June 2026, 10:00-13:00

  Dancing with the Cryosphere: Science, Security, and 'Arctic' Climate Change

  Public PhD defense by Lin Alexandra Mortensgaard.

• 22 June - 24 June 2026

  CEBRA Annual Meeting 2026

  The University of Copenhagen is pleased to welcome you to the 2026 CEBRA Annual Meeting.

• 25 June 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Legal and Forensic Barriers in Cases of Child Abuse – from a child rights perspective

  Talk by postdoc Martine Stagelund Hvidt, University of Copenhagen.

• 13 Aug. 2026, 14:00-17:00

  Aristotle’s Prison: A Search for Humanity in Tragic Places

  In this lecture, Professor Alison Liebling, University of Cambridge, will describe how doing research in prisons over a long period of time led me to the two poles of human experience: the 'desert' and the 'oasis'.

• 10 Sept. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Adrian Lerche, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 17 Sept. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Sara Abrahamsson, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 24 Sept. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Sydney Constantini, Bocconi University & UBC

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 24 Sept. - 25 Sept. 2026

  Call for papers: The 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop

  We are happy to invite proposals for the 6th Nordic Political Behavior Workshop.

• 1 Oct. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Anders Jensen, Harvard University

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 22 Oct. 2026, 12:00-13:00

  Meta-analysis of psychological interventions aimed at reducing corruption tolerance

  Talk by PhD student Ardian R. Afandi, University of Copenhagen.

• 29 Oct. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Gisle Natvik, Norwegian Business School

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 19 Nov. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Peter Haan, Frei Universität Berlin & DIW

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 26 Nov. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Moritz Kuhn, University of Mannheim

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 3 Dec. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Andreas Fuster, Swiss Finance Institute

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 10 Dec. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Anne Gielen, Erasmus University Rotterdam

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 17 Dec. 2026, 14:15-15:30

  Sevgi Yuksel, New York University

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior an Inequality (CEBI)

• 22 Apr. 2027, 14:15-15:30

  Kathrine B. Coffman, Harvard Business School

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

• 27 May 2027, 14:15-15:30

  Molly Schnell, Northwestern University

  Seminar arranged by Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)