News from Roskilde University

Comments and interactions on social media platforms contain invaluable data that politicians can use to investigate the masses and find out what the voters think. However, they are actually not as easy to decipher as one might think. A researcher from Roskilde University is trying to make heads and tails of it.

Think tanks and special advisors have been increasingly influential in shaping Danish public opinion and politics, and this may be a democratic problem, according to an Associate Professor in management and organisation.

Should an ongoing pilot project confirm the expected effects and durability of the asphalt, the Danish government will from 2020 introduce climate-friendly asphalt across the entire national road network ready for new surface. The asphalt has been developed since 2011 in two research projects headed by Jeppe Dyre, who is a professor of physics at Roskilde University.

Roskilde University has signed a new cooperation agreement with Université Paris 8, known for some of France’s leading intellectuals.

Relatives in hospitals have been an overlooked group in society. In a new PhD thesis, Camilla Bernild focuses on the role of relatives in the healthcare system.