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What drives global disparities in science?

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Sociological research projects to investigate green transition

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Black Americans from well-educated families continue to face educational barriers

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New project to map the impact of artificial intelligence on science

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Puff bars: New project will take the steam out of illegal online selling

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GRANT
2023.11.30

What drives global disparities in science?

A new research project led by Mathias Wullum Nielsen will examine global North-South disparities in research. The project is funded by a DKK 6.2 million grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
DFF grants
2023.11.06

Five social science projects to investigate green transition

Five projects in Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science receive a total of DKK 15.8 million from Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) from the programme supporting independent green research.
USA
2023.11.03

Black Americans from well-educated families continue to face educational barriers

While racial disparities in education have narrowed in the US, African American individuals from well-educated backgrounds still find it especially difficult to attain the same high level of education as their parents.

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  • Danish cattle veterinarians' perspectives on antimicrobial use: Contextual and individual influencing factors

    2023.12.05
    Associate professor Carsten Strøby Jensen has contributed to the article ‘Danish cattle…
  • Different understandings of higher education: How students in Germany conceptualise the purpose and aims of higher education

    2023.11.21
    Postdoc Gregor Schäfer has published the article “What is higher education to contemporary students…
  • Exploring routinization and reflexivity in change and reproduction of consumption towards lower climate impact

    2023.11.14
    Professor Bente Halkier and PhD student Amanda Krog Juvik have together with Toke Haunstrup…

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