Mathematics as a Tool to Navigate Political and Social Reality
by Raimundo Elicer, a Chilean researcher at the Danish School of Education at Aarhus University, made his intellectual concerns and questions about mathematics his field of …
Category: Applied Sciences
South-North Research Partnership is Crucial, But Inequalities Remain
The fundamental inequalities in research projects are still the same as they were 30 years ago and they are not likely to disappear. According to …
Applied Sciences / Decent work and economic growth / Industry, innovation and infrastructure / Resources
Bamboo for SDGs: A Test for Uganda’s Nascent Industry
Giant bamboo towers over the security wall surrounding the home of a former minister in Kampala, making a dominant spectacle in a neighbourhood of dwindling …
The Health Sector Will Never Be Able to Solve the World’s Health Challenges on Its Own
We have to adopt an intersectoral approach to safeguarding health, says an experienced Danish researcher who has done that for all his professional life. To …
Jorge Lobos: Architecture to Serve the Needs of People Around the World
Jorge Lobos, is a very talented chilean architect that lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. He owns an architecture studio with projects in Denmark, Italy and Chile. …
Applied Sciences / Decent work and economic growth / Good health and well-being / News / Social Sciences
Mercury in Goldmines in Uganda Influence Pregnancies on the Faroe Islands
Our working environments have become truly global. Even though they are often invisible, harmful substances are traveling long distances between the South and the North. …
Applied Sciences / Decent work and economic growth / Good health and well-being / News / Social Sciences
Mercury: The Silent Death in the Bolivian Amazon
by Indigenous peoples of the Amazon are affected by mercury contamination in Bolivia due to small-scale gold extraction. The women are some of the most vulnerable …
They studied emerging epidemics – and then an epidemic emerged
A large research project in close cooperation between researchers from Denmark and Burkina Faso has focused on what happens to epidemics when they emerge in …
Civil Society Groups Keep Development Aid Closer to Human Beings
The history of Danish development assistance, and the role of civil society groups with a focus on vulnerable groups in this history, was discussed at …
The Rough Road to Energy Transition in The Global South
In February 2022, the Chinese government approved the opening of three new coal mines—two in the northwestern province of Shaanxi and another in Inner Mongolia. …