https://development.ku.dk/news/ News from Global Development Network, University of Copenhagen. en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:10:03 +0200 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:10:03 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/bolette-frydendahl-larsen-the-everyday-life-of-hivaids-patients-in-denmark/ Meet Bolette Frydendahl Larsen, a postdoc at the Centre for Gender, Sexuality and Difference, University... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/bolette-frydendahl-larsen-the-everyday-life-of-hivaids-patients-in-denmark/ Wed, 29 May 2024 16:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/researchers-warn-denmark-will-drain-the-philippines-and-india-of-the-health-care-workers-they-themselves-need/ Denmark has far better coverage of healthcare professionals than India and the Philippines, which report... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/researchers-warn-denmark-will-drain-the-philippines-and-india-of-the-health-care-workers-they-themselves-need/ Wed, 01 May 2024 09:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-helle-samuelsen/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-helle-samuelsen/ Wed, 01 May 2024 08:15:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-magdalena-bogucewicz/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-magdalena-bogucewicz/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-david-bravo-nogues/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-david-bravo-nogues/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/university-of-copenhagens-school-of-global-health-celebrates-15-years-of-impact-and-innovation/ The University of Copenhagen's School of Global Health recently marked a significant milestone with its... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/university-of-copenhagens-school-of-global-health-celebrates-15-years-of-impact-and-innovation/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-henrik-kloeverpris/ Meet Henrik Kløverpris, an Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen researching the mechanisms... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2024/global-health-researcher-spotlight-henrik-kloeverpris/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-jacob-lind/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-jacob-lind/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:30:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/unlocking-solutions-students-shine-in-global-health-challenge-to-combat-infodemics/ 60 students from 8 different universities and institutions gathered for the University of Copenhagen’s... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/unlocking-solutions-students-shine-in-global-health-challenge-to-combat-infodemics/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/the-patient-is-always-right/ You can easily convince the chatbot ChatGPT to agree with incorrect and garbled information. That can... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/the-patient-is-always-right/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-lena-skovgaard-andersen/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-lena-skovgaard-andersen/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-maansi-parpiani/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-maansi-parpiani/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/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... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/a-research-agenda-for-continuity-of-chronic-health-care-for-forcibly-displaced-persons/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-vladimir-ariza-montaez/ Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-vladimir-ariza-montaez/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/sign-up-for-the-urban-health-case-challenge/ Are you interested in creating innovative solutions against obesity in urban environments? Be one of... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/sign-up-for-the-urban-health-case-challenge/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-suchismita-goswami/ The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-researcher-spotlight-suchismita-goswami/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/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... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/children-born-from-mothers-with-malaria-have-a-higher-risk-of-developing-diabetes/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/stefanie-harsch/ Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/stefanie-harsch/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/new-study-consensus-based-research-agenda-for-mental-health-in-humanitarian-settings/ Wietse Anton Tol from the University of Copenhagen has developed a consensus-based research agenda that... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/new-study-consensus-based-research-agenda-for-mental-health-in-humanitarian-settings/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:15:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/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... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/research-achievements-of-the-building-stronger-universities-programme-at-state-university-of-zanzibar/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/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... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/new-affiliated-professor-in-arctic-health-at-university-of-copenhagen/ Tue, 16 May 2023 13:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/did-you-miss-global-health-film-days-watch-the-panel-debates-here/ If you missed Global Health Film Days, you can still watch the panels from most of the events here. https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/did-you-miss-global-health-film-days-watch-the-panel-debates-here/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/from-danish-to-international-and-global-health/ 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Master of Science in Global Health, which emerged from the... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/from-danish-to-international-and-global-health/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/emory-morningside-global-health-competition/ With support from the School of Global Health, six UCPH students participated in the Emory Morningside... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/emory-morningside-global-health-competition/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/the-global-health-sector-depends-on-women-but-favors-men/ Women make up more than 70 percent of the healthcare workforce globally, but the industry still favors... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/the-global-health-sector-depends-on-women-but-favors-men/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 10:15:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/lena-skovgaard-andersen-is-the-new-director-of-university-of-copenhagens-school-of-global-health/ Professor Flemming Konradsen has passed the baton to Assistant Professor Lena Skovgaard Andersen when... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/lena-skovgaard-andersen-is-the-new-director-of-university-of-copenhagens-school-of-global-health/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/do-rules-at-folk-high-schools-make-sense-for-young-people/ In June 2020, a study investigated staff and student reactions to folk high schools reopening under new... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/do-rules-at-folk-high-schools-make-sense-for-young-people/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:30:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-research-climate-change-and-health/ Danida Fellowship Center has granted the Global Health Section at the University of Copenhagen 30 million... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2023/global-health-research-climate-change-and-health/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/risk-and-resilience-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ The study identified five key themes in the experiences of people living with chronic illnesses during... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/risk-and-resilience-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:30:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/obituary-siri-tellier-2-april-1946--19-october-2022/ Global health and the Section of Global Health at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/obituary-siri-tellier-2-april-1946--19-october-2022/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/nurturing-families-intervention---improving-the-efforts-to-support-families-in-humanitarian-crises/ New research project sets out to evaluate the Nurturing Families intervention - a scalable,... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/nurturing-families-intervention---improving-the-efforts-to-support-families-in-humanitarian-crises/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/new-podcast-about-research-capacity-development-and-environmental-health-in-zanzibar/ A new podcast series from the University of Copenhagen about research capacity development and environmental... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/new-podcast-about-research-capacity-development-and-environmental-health-in-zanzibar/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/myths-about-antibiotics-are-a-much-bigger-problem-than-you-think/ A recent study by the University of Copenhagen is used to develop new communication materials informing... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/myths-about-antibiotics-are-a-much-bigger-problem-than-you-think/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:15:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/mexicans-should-consume-less-ultra-processed-products--especially-pregnant-women/ Ultra-processed products negatively impact Mexican pregnant women, and Mexico could learn a great deal... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/mexicans-should-consume-less-ultra-processed-products--especially-pregnant-women/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/global-health-summer-courses--150-students-are-educated-and-ready-to-improve-health-in-their-home-countries./ Over three weeks, 150 students from more than 20 different countries have participated in School of Global... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/global-health-summer-courses--150-students-are-educated-and-ready-to-improve-health-in-their-home-countries./ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/not-all-kinds-of-lockdown-measures-for-covid-19-subsequently-improved-air-quality/ A newly published study by Jiawei Zhang and his colleagues, surprisingly showed that not all kinds... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/not-all-kinds-of-lockdown-measures-for-covid-19-subsequently-improved-air-quality/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/inadequate-access-to-harm-reduction-services-may-cause-higher-hiv-prevalence-among-women-who-use-drugs-in-tanzania/ People who use drugs are more affected by HIV compared to the general population in Tanzania. In the... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/inadequate-access-to-harm-reduction-services-may-cause-higher-hiv-prevalence-among-women-who-use-drugs-in-tanzania/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/updated-educational-resources-about-innovation-in-global-health/ Newly updated educational resources about innovation in global health. Freely available to anyone interested.... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/updated-educational-resources-about-innovation-in-global-health/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/student-innovations-to-improve-the-health-of-indigenous-peoples/ A team from University of Copenhagen participated in the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/student-innovations-to-improve-the-health-of-indigenous-peoples/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/the-crisis-of-unintended-pregnancies-and-the-shortcomings-of-modern-contraception/ United Nation Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of World Population Report 2022 confirms an alarming... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/the-crisis-of-unintended-pregnancies-and-the-shortcomings-of-modern-contraception/ Wed, 25 May 2022 15:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/battle-of-the-brains/ 50 international students united under the slogan “Battle of the brains” in Zanzibar to come... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/battle-of-the-brains/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/a-study-on-social-relations-among-social-housing-residents-in-denmark/ With her PhD, Abirami Srivarathan has researched the social relations and neighbourhood environment among... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/a-study-on-social-relations-among-social-housing-residents-in-denmark/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:15:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/improving-delivery-and-care-for-mothers-and-newborns-in-zanzibar/ Rashid Saleh Khamis is writing his PhD at the PartoMa project. The research aims to improve the knowledge... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/improving-delivery-and-care-for-mothers-and-newborns-in-zanzibar/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:30:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/novo-nordisk-foundation-hires-flemming-konradsen-as-their-scientific-director-of-global-health/ Professor Flemming Konradsen has been appointed to a newly established position as Scientific Director... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2022/novo-nordisk-foundation-hires-flemming-konradsen-as-their-scientific-director-of-global-health/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/47-million-eur-to-new-global-health-research-projects/ University of Copenhagen has received 4,7 million EUR for three new global health research projects. https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/47-million-eur-to-new-global-health-research-projects/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:30:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-phd-project-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-interventions-in-low-resource-settings/ A new PhD project aims to bridge the gaps and barriers in effective mental health and psychosocial support... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-phd-project-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-interventions-in-low-resource-settings/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/treating-depression-and-improving-adherence-in-hiv-care-in-south-africa/ A recent study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society shows that it is possible to... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/treating-depression-and-improving-adherence-in-hiv-care-in-south-africa/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-podcast-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-in-emergencies/ This new podcast series will take you through the emergence and development of approaches to mental health... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-podcast-mental-health-and-psychosocial-support-in-emergencies/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/the-risk-of-developing-kidney-disease-among-type-1-diabetes-patients-in-rwanda/ A new study from the University of Copenhagen, Rwanda Diabetes Association and the World Diabetes Foundation... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/the-risk-of-developing-kidney-disease-among-type-1-diabetes-patients-in-rwanda/ Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:45:00 +0100 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/researchers-who-guidelines-are-unattainable-in-poor-countries/ What do you do in a country like Tanzania, for example, when the WHO says that all countries must set... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/researchers-who-guidelines-are-unattainable-in-poor-countries/ Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/video-demographic-challenges-and-opportunities-in-asia-and-africa/ Watch the video recording of Reiner Klingholz' keynote address 'Demographic challenges and opportunities... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/video-demographic-challenges-and-opportunities-in-asia-and-africa/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-educational-resources-about-innovation-in-global-health/ University of Copenhagen has produced a series of freely available modules and online lectures about... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/new-educational-resources-about-innovation-in-global-health/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/a-student-solution-for-brazils-mass-vaccination-problem/ A multidisciplinary team consisting of five students from Global Health, Global Development, and Medicine... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/a-student-solution-for-brazils-mass-vaccination-problem/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:45:00 +0200 https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/the-fight-against-diarrheal-diseases-in-bangladesh/ Rebeca Sultana has spent the last six years investigating diarrheal diseases including cholera transmission... https://globalhealth.ku.dk/news/2021/the-fight-against-diarrheal-diseases-in-bangladesh/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:15:00 +0100