2023 – University of Copenhagen

2023.12.20

Jacob Lind: Everyday lives of migrants in vulnerable situations

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Case challenge

2023.12.18

Unlocking solutions: Students shine in Global Health Case Challenge to combat infodemics

60 students from 8 different universities and institutions gathered for the University of Copenhagen’s annual Global Health Case Challenge.

Opinion editorial

2023.11.27

The patient is always right

You can easily convince the chatbot ChatGPT to agree with incorrect and garbled information. That can be a health threat, especially for vulnerable groups, according to researchers.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.11.27

Lena Skovgaard Andersen: Mental health challenges of people living with chronic illness

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Global Health Research

2023.11.01

Maansi Parpiani: Urban communities in the context of urban floods

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Symposium

2023.10.04

A research agenda for continuity of chronic health care for forcibly displaced persons

On 14 September 2023, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health hosted a symposium on the topic of ‘Continuity of chronic healthcare among forcibly displaced persons’.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.10.02

Vladimir Ariza-Montañez: Social disease and humanitarian interventions in Colombia

Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication platforms.

Case Challenge

2023.09.19

Call for young innovators: Urban Health Case Challenge in Warsaw, Poland

Are you interested in creating innovative solutions against obesity in urban environments? Be one of the ten UCPH students to compete in the Urban Health Case Challenge in Warsaw, Poland on December 9-12, 2023.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.09.04

Suchismita Goswami: Disaster-induced resettlement in India

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Malaria

2023.08.08

Children born from mothers with malaria have a higher risk of developing diabetes

New research from University of Copenhagen have found that babies born from mothers with malaria have a higher risk of developing diabetes as well as other cardio-metabolic diseases.

Global Health Researcher Spotlight

2023.07.31

Stefanie Harsch: Improving cancer literacy in Kenya

Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication platforms.

Mental health

2023.06.20

Research priorities for mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings for the years to come

Wietse Anton Tol from the University of Copenhagen has developed a consensus-based research agenda that outlines the top 20 research questions that key stakeholders in the field feel should be answered in the current…

Symposium

2023.06.08

Research achievements of the Building Stronger Universities programme at State University of Zanzibar

The partners in the Building Stronger Universities programme at The State University of Zanzibar celebrated a decade of fruitful collaboration with a two-day symposium at Zanzibar Beach Resort on 5-6 June 2023.

Arctic health

2023.05.16

New affiliated professor in arctic health at University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen is appointing medical doctor Michael Lynge Pedersen as the new affiliated professor in artic health at the Department of Public Health.

Livestreams

2023.04.25

Did you miss Global Health Film Days? Watch the panels here

If you missed Global Health Film Days, you can still watch the panels from most of the events here.

Anniversary

2023.04.25

From Danish to international and global health: 10-year anniversary of the MSc in Global Health

2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Health, which emerged from the discipline of International Health.

Case Competition

2023.04.24

Global Health Case Competition 2023 in Atlanta

With support from the School of Global Health, six UCPH students participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition 2023 in Atlanta, US.

Blind spots

2023.04.14

The global health sector depends on women but favours men

Women make up more than 70 percent of the healthcare workforce globally, but the industry still favors men. This can create blind spots in research and lead to global personnel shortages.

New Director

2023.03.17

Lena Skovgaard Andersen is the new Director of University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health

Professor Flemming Konradsen has passed the baton to Assistant Professor Lena Skovgaard Andersen when the board of the School of Global Health unanimously elected her as the new director of the School of Global Health.

COVID-19

2023.03.07

Do rules at folk high schools make sense for young people - What we learned from COVID-19

In June 2020, a study investigated staff and student reactions to folk high schools reopening under new COVID-19 guidelines.

Global health research

2023.02.01

New global health research projects about climate change and health in 2023

Danida Fellowship Center has granted the Global Health Section at the University of Copenhagen 30 million DKK for three new climate change and health related research projects in Tanzania, Kenya, and Bangladesh.