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Europe’s Talent Paradox: Why Skilled Migrants Stay Stuck

When the Danes Were the Migrants

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ADHD Is An Explanation, Not An Excuse.

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Where Four Cultures Meet: The North Atlantic House

This Thursday I was fortunate to interview Karin Elsbudóttir, director of Nordatlantens Brygge, or The North Atlantic House in Copenhagen. Karin was kind enough...

Negative Social Control: why the Danish Government is determined to tackle the issue

With a 137 million DKK investment over three years announced on January 19, the Danish government is signalling its commitment to stamp out negative...

The (brief) story of legally flying national flags in Denmark

It’s illegal to do this now, right? Yes, mostly. On 1st January this year, a law came into effect in Denmark making it illegal to...

Imran Rashid wins major DR TV prize for work on young people and screen time

Dr Imran Rashid, Denmark’s leading expert on young people and screen time, has won 2024’s Rosenkjær Prize, the major communication award given by DR...

Greenland: A Primer

The average Dane (or citizen of Denmark) does not know nearly enough about Greenlandic identity, which is amplified by how different life is in...