Events

By PhD student Anton Danholt Lautrup Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

On 18 November, we go to the ballot box. Whether we vote red, blue or green, the local elections are a reminder that local politics is a shared endeavour. But what happens when the votes are counted and how does the political landscape shape our shared future?Join us on 21 November at Odense Adelige Jomfrukloster as we zoom in on Denmark's political development in the wake of the municipal elections. The Danish Institute for Advanced Study and Word Festival invite you to an afternoon in the spirit of democracy - two of Denmark's sharpest social debaters will set the tone:Lisbeth KnudsenDirector of Strategy at Altinget and Mandag Morgen, former editor-in-chief and one of the most influential profiles in the Danish media and democracy debate.Ulrik KjærProfessor of Political Science at the University of Southern Denmark and one of Denmark's leading experts on local democracy and political structures.The event will feature short presentations from Knudsen and Kjær, after which we will open up for a joint debate with the audience.Sten Rynning, Director of DIAS and professor at the University of Southern Denmark, will lead the conversation.This event is free to attend, but has limited seating - registration is required.SIGN UP HEREWhen and whereFriday 21 November at 14.00-16.00Karen Brahe Auditorium in Odense Adelige JomfruklosterAlbani Torv 6, 5000 Odense CPlease note: This event is in Danish.Odense Adelige Jomfrukloster is located approx. 50 metres from the light rail stop at Albani Torv.The Karen Brahe Auditorium is located in the red half-timbered house at the address.

Anton Danholt Lautrup defends his PhD thesis at a public lecture: “Generation and Evaluation of Realistic Tabular Synthetic Data”.The chairman of the assessment committee, Professor Ricardo Jose Gabrielli Barreto Campello, will act as chairman at the defence.The PhD defence takes place in U177 (Ø22-601b-1)All are welcome.

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Matthias Scharitzer defends his PhD thesis at a public lecture: “A Study of HOMFLYPT Augmentations of Legendrians Using Skein-Valued Cluster Transformations”.The chairman of the assessment committee, Associate Professor Fabian Haiden, will act as chairman at the defence.The PhD defence takes place in Gennemsigten 2 (Ø17-312-2). The defence will be starting punctually, not in academic time – so please plan accordingly!All are welcome.

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We are living in a changing environment. Through human activities, the planet is warming, driving profound changes in planetary habitability, including ecosystem and environmental degradation and sea level rise. Witnessing these changes triggers a range of emotions, especially among the young, including anxiety, fear and helplessness. On this wicked-Wednesday we introduce the problem of eco-anxiety. After brief presentations on how we address the topic of eco-anxiety in our own research, we will moderate an interactive discussion with the audience on how they understand and deal with eco-anxiety and related emotions in their own lives.Organised by Donald Canfield, DIAS Chair, Bryan Yazell, DIAS Senior Fellow and Anthony Fernandez, DIAS Senior Fellow

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On this Wild Wednesday, let’s jointly create wild new formats for academic participation!Over the last decades, there has been an increasing focus in higher education on articulating and supporting students in developing academic literacy, not least to alleviate inequities between students from differing sociocultural backgrounds. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the literature on academic literacy focuses on the intellectual practices of academia (writing, orally presenting, discussing, providing constructive feedback etc.) and the appropriation, production and critique of these intellectual practices. However, this ignores the question of how the physical environments and the students’ and teachers’ bodily activities themselves support or hinder student learning of participation.In this design workshop, we explore how to take embodiment seriously, both in the overall organization of classrooms and educational formats, and in the continuous interaction of teachers and students in the carrying out of educational formats. The aim is to develop interaction formats that support students in understanding themselves and others as agentic, competent participants in academic practices.Wild Wednesday hosted by DIAS Fellow, Pat Treusch; Associate Professor Robb Mitchell; and DIAS Chair Nina Bonderup Dohn

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southern Denmark hereby announces Lasse Nielsen's doctoral oral defence (dr.phil.).  The defence will take place on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 10.00 a.m. at Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M in room O100.

Dear Colleagues and studentsWe invite you to the IMADA Christmas Lunch on 12 December at 14:00, at ForskertorvetSign up via MobilePay: 222 DKK to 1668TNDeadline: 4 December.Please specify in your payment if you prefer meat or vegan.Last year we had a great gathering with many of you. IMADA has grown again since then, and we hope to see even more colleagues this year 😊Merry Christmas and a happy 2026!From the IMADA Event Wizards Useful information:[list][*]The gift-raffle game will happen again! So, remember to bring a small, wrapped gift – preferably something from your storage at home or a second-hand store: Maximum spending on the gift is 15 DKK. This is how it looked last year 😅 ​​ [*]If you do not have MobilePay, then please write to: [email]lundgreen@imada.sdu.dk[/email] [*]The two types of menus that are available this year are listed here below. [*]If you have any other special dietary requirements then state it when paying or write to: [email]lundgreen@imada.sdu.dk[/email] [/list]The Big Green Christmas Lunch Menu (Vegan)[list][*]Aubergine “herring” with dill and nori seaweed[*]Parsnip “fish fillet” with coarse remoulade and lemon[*]Fried oyster mushrooms with tarragon mayonnaise[*]Glazed celeriac with kale stew, butter beans and crispy topping[*]“Meatballs” with spiced red cabbage[*]Green pâté with mushroom ragout[*]Crunchy and tangy red cabbage salad with apples and parsley[*]Risalamande (Danish rice pudding) with cold cherry sauce[*]Christmas biscuits[/list] Large Christmas Lunch Menu (Meat)[list][*]Pickled herring “Christiansøpigens sild” with curried salad and capers[*]Hot-smoked salmon salad with cottage cheese and dill[*]Egg and shrimp with lime mayonnaise and toasted buckwheat[*]Roast pork with spiced red cabbage[*]Duck with lemon thyme[*]Warm liver pâté with mushroom ragout[*]Crunchy and tangy red cabbage salad with apples and parsley[*]Risalamande (Danish rice pudding) with cold cherry sauce[*]Christmas biscuits[/list]

After a short presentation of the concept of poly-crisis and extreme contexts, a panel of three scholars will present empirical cases of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in different extreme contexts (e.g. entrepreneurship during interstate wars), followed by a discussant who reflects on the cases. The session ends with discussion in plenum. The panel is comprised of: [list][*]Adam Frost (DIAS fellow)[*]Steffen Korsgaard, SDU IEB (Kolding)[*]Siddhesh Rao, CBS[/list]  This event is organised by Kim Klyver, DIAS Chair.

This lecture will provide some historical perspective on the rise of protectionism in today’s world, drawing on evidence from the mercantilist period of the early modern period, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries.

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