30 April 2024

Healthy Future exhibition features Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen

RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT

The exhibition features eight portraits of nine researchers. These portraits offer visitors a deeper understanding of the innovative work being done in fields such as disease transmission, food safety, and hygiene in urban slums. The exhibition emphasizes the importance of addressing the intertwined crises of climate change and public health, showcasing research projects like that of Peter Jensen, who studies the health risks facing climate refugees in Dhaka.

Healthy Futures Exhibition
Healthy Futures Exhibition

COPE member and associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen is featured in a new exhibition officially inaugurated last Friday, April 26 by the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Bente Merete Stallknecht. The outdoor exhibition is currently in front of the Mærsk building and it is a collaborative effort between the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark, focusing on health research at the intersection of climate, sustainability, and health. The exhibition is based on the climate crisis as a disease that affects both planetary and human health and aims to highlight the urgent need for solutions to the complex challenges posed by the climate crisis.

Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen and Dean Bente Merete Stallknecht
Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen and Dean Bente Merete Stallknecht

The exhibition features eight portraits of nine researchers. These portraits offer visitors a deeper understanding of the innovative work being done in fields such as disease transmission, food safety, and hygiene in urban slums. The exhibition emphasizes the importance of addressing the intertwined crises of climate change and public health, showcasing research projects like that of Peter Jensen, who studies the health risks facing climate refugees in Dhaka.

The exhibition will travel after the summer break and the 8 panels will be on display at SDU.

Read more about this exhibition and all the featured researchers here.

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