2018 – University of Copenhagen

Wage transparency works

2018.12.06

New research shows that wage transparancy reduces gender pay gap by 7%.

How do unfavorable living conditions affect eating habits in everyday life?

2018.11.16

New research will contribute to knowledge on food practices and dietary health among economically disadvantaged.

IRL rich people don't live that much longer than the poor

2018.10.30

New research results challenge previous findings of huge differences in life expectancy between the rich and those at the bottom of the income scale.

3 million DKK grant to study violence and threats against prison guards and fare conductors can contribute to a better work environment

2018.10.01

A new research project carried out by the Department of Sociology will contribute with knowledge, that can be converted into recommendations and tools to deal with conflicts.

Psychologists define 'the dark core of personality'

2018.09.26

As results from a recently published German-Danish research project show, traits as egoism, machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadisme share a common ‘dark core’. So, if you have one of these tendencies, you…

11 million DKK for exploring expansions of fishers outwards from the South China Sea

2018.08.21

Edyta Roszko, Ph.D., has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for an innovative anthropological research project exploring transoceanic networks connecting Chinese, Vietnamese, African and…

Millions for Research in the Health and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens

2018.06.29

More Danes must maintain a high quality of life and vitality throughout life. This is the vision and starting point of the cross-disciplinary research conducted by the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of…

China needs babies

2018.04.13

Anthropological study shows a Chinese fertility industry on the rise.

Departments hold on to fine QS rankings

2018.03.07

All of the departments at the Faculty of Social Sciences are still ranked in the top of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

When loyalty becomes a liability

2018.02.12

Article by professor Morten Bennedsen (Department of Economics) and Brian Henry (INSEAD) on familybusinessunited.com, 12 February 2018.

World looks on as Puigdemont visits the University of Copenhagen

2018.01.24

Hundreds of thousands of TV viewers and Facebook users tuned in to see Carles Puigdemont, leader of the Catalan independence movement, visit the University of Copenhagen on 22 January.