Research at Department of People and Technology
Research activities
Here is an overview of the research groups, research centres, large project and other research activities.
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Center for Everyday Life of Families in the Welfare State (CELFS)
Center for Social Sustainability (CSB)
Centre for Maritime and Marine Research
Centre for Tourism Research (CFTR)
Research center for Action Research and Democratic Societal Change
The Danish Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education and Care (CEDIF)
Research centres - only in Danish
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Childhood, Youth and Family Life Research
The research group on Childhood, Youth and Family Life is currently conducting several kinds of interdisciplinary research projects about the everyday life of children and young people across institutions and families. These research endeavors aim to uncover the consequences of ongoing modernisation processes for children and young people as well as for institutions and family life. The concept of everyday life serves as a central analytical point of departure for the research which strives to analyse people’s contemporary experiences with tensions between stability and change, individual and society, and between practice and ideals.
Health and Society Research Group
The Health and Society Research Group is a dynamic and interdisciplinary research group that investigates current health-related issues across a wide range of methods and scientific disciplines (nursing science, sociology, anthropology, social psychology, health education, public health science, and biostatistics). Our research analyzes the intersection between individuals, healthcare institutions, and the welfare state with a solid theoretical foundation, a critical and constructive approach, and a strong ambition to translate knowledge into practice.
TRANSITIONS – Sustainability Transitions and Environmental Planning
The purpose of the research is to improve knowledge about the interaction between the growth of society and its groundings. This knowledge will form the basis of planning in correlation with environment, energy, production and transport. The research in TRANSITIONS is levelled at cross-curricular issues and includes scientific, technological as well as social aspects related to development and utilisation of nature, resources, infrastructure and technology.
Organization, Ethics and Social Sustainability
Programming, Logic and Intelligent Systems
The PLIS (Programming, Logic and Intelligent Systems) group at Roskilde University investigates foundations, tools and languages for the development of adaptable, reliable, human-oriented computer systems.
Social Innovation
The research group develop and share knowledge on social innovation processes, learning and competency development, and innovative management styles. The perspective is interdisciplinary and in part draws on psychological, pedagogical, and sociological perspectives, while also drawing on barrier-breaking knowledge which applies to the areas we study.
Mobility, Space, Place and Urban Studies
The research unit investigates the spatial reorganisation of society. We investigate relations between everyday life, culture, settlement and industries. New forms of mobility, social exclusion, intercultural relations, new technologies and creative industries demand new approaches in theory and in practice.
Subject, Technology and Social Practice
The research group focuses on studying of human beings’ subjectivity, experiences, and activities in their everyday life across different contexts. Today technologies play a vital part in coordinating the social activities and subjectivity in the plurality of contexts which is the basis of modern social life. Through the study of the social organisation of human practice (e.g. in a work place, a child care centre, a health care practice), the research aims to analyse relations between the challenges, perspectives, and technologies of everyday life. Furthermore, the research group makes analyses of the influence of these relations on how human subjects understand each other and act together.
Digitalization describes the use of digital technologies to drive transformation of society, private and public organizations and other types of organized practice. Digitalization creates new value producing opportunities and, in line with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, research is increasingly oriented towards its impact on important societal developments at a global scale as well as locally within countries and regions.
The research group combines an interest in learning in working life with an interest in lifelong learning. We study the developmental conditions and course of development of working life, including possibilities and conditions for learning in working life. “Work” is of great importance, not just for the individual human being. As a collective practice in relation to changes on an institutional and societal level it makes a difference. The focus on subjective perspectives on lifelong learning in our research indicates that this kind of research is unable to capture the complexities of its object, if the notion of competency development is reduced to an adaptation to external demands. The research is transdisciplinary in the field between general social theory, social psychology, organization theories and physical / technical working analyses. The research profile is sociological with strong attachments to education, political analyses, health aspects and technical understanding of working conditions. Also labour market conditions and employment are included.
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Research projects co-funded by EU funds
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Interreg Danmark-Deutschland funded preparatory project for social innovation in inclusion of young people with disabilities into professional education and employment, especially in the area of farming, and the promotion of inclusive housing settings in the programme area.
Funding: Interreg Germany–Denmark: Fund for shorter-term projects: 99.703,24 €
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Poseidon is a Danish-German research and innovation project under Interreg Deutschland-Danmark, which aims to strengthen climate adaptation in the Danish-German border region through the development, testing and dissemination of practical solutions to water-related climate challenges such as flooding, rising groundwater levels, drought and storm surges. The project’s overarching ambition is to increase climate resilience by systematically linking research, planning and implementation in a cross-sectoral collaboration between local authorities, utility companies, universities and private actors.
Read more about the project on the Roskilde University Research Portal (in Danish)
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A Network Initiative to Build up Perspectives and Enhance and Capacities for Local Transformation in the Danish-German Fehmarn Belt Region
Through a network and stakeholder participation approach, the BELT Planning & Network Initiative seeks to facilitate knowledge transfer and collaborative learning to integrate social, cultural and environmental aspects in local and regional transformation and development. Behind the BELT Planning & Network Initiative are Roskilde University and Technische Hochschule Lübeck as well as the Zealand planning and architecture studio Rural Agency.
BELT Planning & Network Initiative wishes to pursue a collaborative initiative for this new region - for and with the Regions' citizens and stakeholders - in particular the future generation in the Region. Through close collaboration with students from RUC and TH Lübeck and through collaborations with partners on both the German and Danish side, we aim at facilitating a new approach to local and regional planning based on cross-border collaboration, applied research, and the inclusion of citizens - regional stakeholders, actors, and interest groups - in the process.
Read more about the project on the Roskilde University Research Portal
