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Grandmothers experience a significant income drop when the first grandchild arrives

When women have grandchildren, their connection to the labour market weakens – and with it their…

AI creates new winners and losers in the labour market

Demand for professional skills has changed significantly since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022,…

New social science associate deans for research and education

Professor Mads Meier Jæger and Professor Signe Vangkilde will join the Faculty of Social Sciences o…

We hesitate with energy-efficient solutions - economist aims to discover why

Associate Professor in economics Christina Gravert will uncover the psychological barriers…

Experienced leader to head Department of Sociology

Bjarke Oxlund is the new Head of Department of Sociology. He comes from a position as Dean at…

Infants' development of self-awareness to be explored with major grant

A new research project will investigate how infants' brains develop self-awareness. The project,…

Media portrayals of climate advocates to be explored

New research project from the Department of Political Science will investigate who speaks out in th…

Exploring the power of agenda-setting by citizens

New research project by Alice el-Wakil from the Department of Political Science supported by an Ing…

Hearing loss: Social isolation is often the most serious handicap

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of…

Toxic behaviour in the political debate has hidden costs for women

When female politicians receive toxic messages, they are widely perceived as more serious than…

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