Roskilde University has a strong and diverse profile when it comes to addressing issues within development research. In all six departments you will find researchers dealing with global issues.

We have collected some examples of our activities in the folder Roskilde University - Our take on Development. We hope you will enjoy it.

Should you wish to find out more about the different activities at Roskilde University, we have collected som examples here:

Examples of study programmes that deal with development issues:

International Development Studies
Cultural Encounters
Geography
Global Studies
Sluse; Sustainable Land Use and Natural Ressource Management
SLUSE is an educational program aiming to strengthen existing Master level educational activities at University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University (RU), within sustainable land use and natural resource management in developing countries.

Examples of research groups that deal with development research:

Communication, Journalism and Social Change
Space, Place, Mobility and Urban Studies
Environment, Energy, Transport - Regulation, Innovation and Climate Policy (only available in Danish)
Changing Societies: Citizenship, Participation and Power
GlobAsia - global, regional and local development
Interfaces of development: Global Challenges, Local Complexities
Politics, Culture and Global Change
Significance of religion - from global to local

Examples of PhD programmes that deal with development issues:

The PhD programme in Communication, Journalism and Performance Design
Graduate School for Environmental Stress Studies
Intercultural Studies
Graudate School of International Development Studies

Networks and collaborations

Roskilde University (RU) is part of a number of networks and collaborations within developing research.

"Building Stronger Universities in Developing Countries” is a partnership between research and higher education institutions in developing countries and Danish universities. The activities are divided into four platforms. They are Human Health, Growth and Employment, Climate and Environment, and Stability, Democracy and Rights. RU participates in all four platforms.

Find out more: http://www.dkuni.dk/English/Our-Work/Building-Stronger-Universities-in-Developing-Countries

Forum for Africa Research is based at RU and is an open network for everybody interested in development research focusing on Africa. Find out more: http://magenta.ruc.dk/isg_en/afrika-forum/

Africa Studies Europe (AEGIS) is a research network of European studies centres which aims to create synergies between experts and institutions. Find out more: http://www.aegis-eu.org/

The Indian Ocean as a visionary area. The aim of the Indian Ocean network project is to develop collaboration between researchers in Denmark, India and South Africa – as well as Nordic and European colleagues – engaged in studies of transnationalism and cultural exchanges around the Indian Ocean. Find out more: http://magenta.ruc.dk/isg_en/IndianOcean/

Other links

Danida Research Portal - the Portal to research projects supported by Danida - An online portal, which provides access to information on research projects funded by Danida. The portal includes projects supported through The Consultative Committee for Development Research (FFU), including pilot research projects, as well as support to centres, networks, platforms, and support to international research.