Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

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Sport and Society

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Improving dialogue among those who use the forest

A new project aims to address the growing number of conflicts between fast-paces cyclists and other users of the forests. The Danish Outdoor Council supports the project with DKK 1.6 million.

Dance On! Dancing through Life

Burridge and Svendler Nielsen bring together many perspectives from around the world on dancing experiences through life of senior artists and educators, whether as professionals working with community dance groups, in…

Arts, Sustainability and Education

The book examines trends in public policy measures in Europe. Offers innovative concepts on arts education and Education for Sustainable Development. Includes case studies combining arts, culture, science, and…

The Weight of an Olympic Medal

It can have negative consequences for the individual athlete when we focus more on the performance than the person behind. Because what happens when the moment the athlete has based his or her identity on is over?

Dancing Across Borders: Perspectives on Dance, Young People and Change

The book focuses on how dance can contribute to ’crossing borders’ of very different characters: Between academia and arts practice, between dance and different school subjects, between cultures of different countries a…

International anthology of research papers Dance, Acces and Inclusion

was recently published by Routledge and edited by Associate Professor Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, contains contributions by 46 authors from 23…

New research collaboration about teaching of school children from Cape Town and Copenhagen

In 2017 the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, both University of Copenhagen collaborate with the Danish Cultural Institute, University of Cape Town School of…