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Evidence of discrimination does not sway public support for policies addressing the problem

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Hearing loss: Social isolation is often the most serious handicap

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Sociologist to investigate Nordic integration policies

Students at the UCPH. Photo: Reno Kofoed

New project: What causes inequality in education?

Jakob Demant. Foto: Faculty of Social Sciences

Jakob Demant appointed professor in the Department of Sociology

Kristian Karlson. Photo: SAMF

Kristian Karlson new professor at the Department of Sociology

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2025.03.11

Evidence of discrimination does not sway public support for policies addressing the problem

A new study from the University of Copenhagen challenges the effectiveness of information campaigns aimed at combating discrimination.
APPOINTMENT
2024.12.18

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 Roskilde University and has many years of leadership experience from both academia and civil society.
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2024.12.04

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 people with hearing loss.

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  • 14 May 2025, 12:00-13:00

    Author talk: Why You Still Eat Meat - Navigating the Meat Paradox

    The Department of Sociology welcomes Professors Josée Johnston and Shyon Baumann from University of Toronto, to give their speech on the paradox of meat consumption despite environmental awareness. 
  • 16 May 2025, 10:00-13:00

    Nikolaj Christian Busk Schultz defends his PhD thesis at the Department of Sociology

    Everyone is welcome when Nikolaj Christian Busk Schultz defends his PhD thesis titled Climatic Fragmentations - Essays on the Social and Existential Divisions Of Human Life in the Anthropocene.

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  • Singularitäten? Im interdisziplinären Gespräch mit Andreas Reckwitz

    2025.04.25
    Associate Professor Mikael Carleheden has made a contribution to the book Singularitäten? Im…
  • Beyond Cheap and Biased

    2025.04.25
    Associate Professors Hjalmar Bang Carlsen and Jonas Toubøl have published the article titled Beyond…
  • Gaming and Performance Metrics in Higher Education

    2025.02.18
    Professor Margaretha Järvinen has together with professor Nanna Mik-Meyer, published a new article…

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