Theology 2026.03.10 UCPH researcher publishes an alternative to the classic children’s Bible The Bible contains far more exciting, brutal, and meaningful stories than those most children - and adults - know from traditional children’s Bibles. In collaboration with his wife, Associate Professor Frederik Poulsen from the Faculty of Theology has written a book featuring alternative biblical stories.
Research 2026.01.23 PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya How are efforts to tackle plastic pollution changing the lives of those who make a living from waste in Kenya? Researchers at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen, in partnership with researchers at Kenyatta University and Busara in Nairobi, will be exploring this question over the next five years.
Appointment 2025.12.04 Matthew Larsen appointed Professor Matthew Larsen has been appointed Professor of New Testament and Early Christian History and Archaeology. His research focuses on the cultural and material histories of early Christian communities from the first to the fifth centuries, with particular expertise in archaeology, material culture, and textual studies.