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DKK 10 million from the Carlsberg Foundation for new research projects at RUC

Seven researchers from Roskilde University have just received grants for their research projects from the Carlsberg Foundation. The largest grant of DKK 5 million goes to media researcher Eva Mayerhöffer's research project on alternative right-wing and left-wing media.

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Roskilde University and the Municipality of Copenhagen in a Horizon 2020 project on sustainable food systems in cities

In the international research project FOOD TRAILS, Professor Niels Heine Kristensen will develop methods that European cities can use to develop food policies.

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New research shows potential in forgotten agricultural practices

Professor Henrik Hauggaard-Nielsen from Roskilde University and colleagues from the Swedish Agricultural University have jointly published research results that demonstrate that the agroecological practice of intercropping cereals and legumes can reduce the global need for nitrogen fertilizers by up to 26% and considerably reduce the amount of land used.

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New research project contributes to fighting food waste in public sector supply chains

Professor Niels Heine Kristensen from Roskilde University is the project manager of a new research project studying food waste in public food procurement. The project has received a grant of DKK 4.1 million from the VELUX Foundation’s HUMpraxis programme.

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News from the department

Researcher: Forcing parents to send their children to nurseries is based on a limited understanding of how language skills develop

28 May 2019 | Tæt på videnskaben

The law stating that young children from socially vulnerable areas must spend at least 25 hours at a nursery per week to learn Danish earlier is based on a limited understanding of how language skills develop, says an expert.

New conference: How do we ensure that our food production is sustainable?

26 November 2018 | News

Roskilde University is organising the conference ‘Transforming for Sustainability’ in collaboration with UN City Copenhagen. The conference will bring together researchers, business people and representatives from public and private organisations who will debate the issues and find solutions to some of the great problems of our time in relation to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Annual celebration of Roskilde University 2018

18 September 2018 |

September 21 was the day of our annual celebration at Roskilde University. The celebration is a tradition where students and staff members celebrate the university and the values we stand for.