Centre of African Studies - University of Copenhagen

Fourteen researchers from across the University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new interdisciplinary textbook on sustainability and the green transition for upper secondary education. We are pleased that Associate Professor Stig Jensen from our centre is among the contributors, bringing his expertise and perspectives to the publication.

Read more about the book below:

New Book Strengthens Teaching on Sustainability and the Green Transition Fourteen researchers from across the University of Copenhagen have contributed to a new interdisciplinary textbook on sustainability and the green transition for upper secondary education.

Join us at CAS for our upcoming Africa seminar: “Agile Society: How Technologies are Transforming African Bureaucracies,” presented by researcher and associate professor Georges Macaire Eyenga.

📅 19 March
⏰ 15:15-17:00
📍 Room 8B.1.14, South Campus, Karen Blixens Plads 16

Read more on our website: https://teol.ku.dk/cas/Calendar/2026/agile-society-how-technologies-are-transforming-african-bureaucracies/

How are efforts to tackle plastic pollution changing the lives of those who make a living from waste in Kenya?

Researchers at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen, in partnership with researchers at Kenyatta University and Busara in Nairobi, will be exploring this question over the next five years.

The project is funded by Danida Fellowship Centre and led by Ben Jones and Hannah Elliott. It will begin in 2026 and run for five years. CAS looks forward to working with our partners in Kenya!

Read more about the project on our website:

PlastiCITIES: New project will research changing waste work in urban Kenya How are efforts to tackle plastic pollution changing the lives of those who make a living from waste in Kenya? Researchers at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen, in partnership with researchers at Kenyatta University and Busara in Nairobi, will be exploring this question o...