Naja Hulvej Rod, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Copenhagen Health Complexity Center, and Morten Hulvej Rod, PhD, anthropology, Professor of health promotion and Director of the National Institute for Public Health have both worked with public health research for 20 years, but only started to work together when COVID-19 hit, and their living room became their shared office space.In their presentation they will explain how coming from two different backgrounds has fuelled the development of a new framework for interdisciplinary knowledge production in relation to complex public health issues, such as health inequalities, obesity, and mental health. They will explain how a stay at University of Amsterdam’s IAS led to new thinking and the establishment of collaboration with scholars from disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, public health, epidemiology, and medicine, which is now being integrated in ongoing work.

Could psychedelics be the game-changers in mental health treatment we’ve been waiting for?

This year's special theme: Supervision

This year's special theme: Supervision

Ny præsident, ny kurs? USA og verdensordenenHvad betyder valget af USA's nye præsident for verdens fremtid? Deltag i en spændende og aktuel diskussion, hvor professor Sten Rynning giver et indblik i, hvor USA er på vej hen, og hvilken betydning det får for den globale orden.Med fokus på USA's lederskab og dets rolle i den voksende strategiske konkurrence mellem USA og dets allierede mod Kina og Rusland, vil Rynning dykke ned i de historiske tendenser og give en vurdering af, hvad vi kan forvente af den nye præsident og fremtiden. Gå ikke glip af denne mulighed for at få en dybere forståelse af de globale magtbalancer i forandring.Tid og sted: 8. november kl. 15 i Odense Adelige Jomfrukloster, Albani Torv 6, 5000 Odense C𝐎𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠Sten Rynning er direktør for Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) ved Syddansk Universitet, hvor han også er professor i krigsstudier. Han grundlagde Center for Krigsstudier ved Syddansk Universitet i 2011 og ledede det frem til 2019. Sten Rynning har haft flere ledende akademiske roller, herunder som midlertidig dekan for Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet fra november 2021 til maj 2022 og som prodekan for forskning fra juni 2019 til august 2022.Han har rådgivet flere kommissioner, herunder den officielle norske Afghanistan-kommission (2015-2016) og den danske undersøgelseskommission vedrørende Danmarks krigsdeltagelse i Kosovo, Afghanistan og Irak (2017-2019). I 2021 blev han slået til Ridder af Dannebrog.Sten Rynning har også bidraget til det akademiske samfund som tidligere præsident for Nordic International Studies Association (2011-2015) og som medlem af bestyrelsen for Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier. Han er forfatter til flere værker, herunder "NATO i Afghanistan: The Liberal Disconnect" og senest "NATO: From Cold War to Ukraine, A History of the World’s Most Powerful Alliance" (Yale University Press).

SFF invites discussion on the interchange between AI, robot science, and science fiction. The event takes place at the DIAS Seminar Room.

SFF invites discussion on the interchange between AI, robot science, and science fiction. The event takes place at the DIAS Seminar Room.

Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen was established in 2002 on the basis of a grant from the Danish National Research Foundation (Danmarks Grundforskningsfond). Its three founders were a philosopher, a psychiatrist, and a professor of systematic theology.  Since then, it has had more than 80 employees, attracted more than 250 guest researchers, and secured external funding in excess of 140.000.000 DKK. Currently, its staff involves people with a background in philosophy, psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, and criminology. In my talk, I will outline the history of the center, present some of its distinctive features, and discuss how it over the years has facilitated interdisciplinary collaboration.About Dan ZahaviDan Zahavi is Professor of Philosophy and director of the Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen. Zahavi’s primary research area is phenomenology and philosophy of mind, and their intersection with empirical disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, and anthropology. In addition to various scholarly works on the phenomenology of Husserl, Zahavi has mainly written on the nature of selfhood, self-consciousness, intersubjectivity, empathy, and most recently on topics in social ontology. His most important publications include Self-awareness and Alterity (1999/2020), Husserl’s Phenomenology (2003), Subjectivity and Selfhood (2005), The Phenomenological Mind (together with Shaun Gallagher) (2008/2012/2021), Self and Other (2014), Husserl’s Legacy (2017), Phenomenology: The Basics (2019), and Being We (forthcoming in 2025). His work has been translated into more than 30 languages.

The digital revolution has transformed the way we create, preserve, and access information, reshaping the role of archives in society.This talk explores the potential future of archives in the digital age, using one of the oldest philosophical archives and research institutes for philosophy in Germany – the Husserl Archives Cologne – as an example. Drawing on insights from phenomenology and digital humanities, it examines how digitalization challenges traditional notions of permanence, authenticity, and ownership. How do virtual repositories affect the human experience of accessibility and historical continuity? What implications does this have for cultural memory? About Thiemo BreyerThiemo Breyer is Professor of Phenomenology and Anthropology at the University of Cologne, where he also serves as Director of the Husserl Archives. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Freiburg and an M.Phil. in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. He was visiting professor in Kyoto, Mainz, Milano, and Montreal, and research fellow at Harvard University. His research interests within the broader field of consciousness studies include affectivity, attention, embodiment, empathy, and memory. Venue: DIAS Auditorium Address: Fioniavej 34, 5230 OdenseOpen for all