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Islam and immigration researcher Garbi Schmidt uses history to shed light on contemporary immigration to Denmark, and she is happy to share her research by offering tours of N?rrebro and talking about what has shaped the neighbourhood. Her wish for 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 University is more time for in-depth study – including for the students, whose projects deserve greater dissemination.
In a new book, gender researcher Kenneth Reinicke from 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 University explores how young men view harassment, masculinity and their own role in relation to women in the wake of #MeToo.
Professor Jacob Torfing is leading a major international project to explore how the public sector can find flexible and innovative solutions in times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than seeking to get back to normal.
The Danish National Research Foundation is ready to invest DKK 47 million in a new basic research centre in pandemics at 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 University. The centre will be headed by Professor Lone Simonsen, also known as Corona-Lone.
More students will have the opportunity to get an internship and make projects locally in collaboration with Zealandic municipalities and companies. And in the longer run, there will be a number of study places locally in the region. This is 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 University's plan for relocation.
Young people who are committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and are combating climate change or tackling other global challenges, may have unequal opportunities to participate, depending on where they come from in the world. How do young people experience the discrepancy between expectations of equal, global partnerships and their very different life circumstances? This is what Associate Professor Mette Fog Olwig from 兴发娱乐官网手机版客户端 University will investigate in a new research project.
The world needs a green transition, but we won't get there if we don't know how to manage and lead the interdisciplinary collaboration that will create the new green solutions. A major new international research project will lead the way.
