The Viking world was as much populated by missionary kings, bishops and saints as it was by raiders, gods and giants.
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The USA has a long colonial history – as does Denmark. The USA has even tried to buy Greenland before. But this time, Greenland isn't Denmark's to sell.
Specialist teachers and hours of compulsory physical education a week are keeping Nordic school children moving. When it comes to physical activity, Australia could do better.
Scandinavian welfare states have made it easier for women to reconcile family and career. What's odd is that Anglophone nations aren't far behind.
DNA found in chewing gum from 10,000 years ago is helping scientists learn about prehistoric humans.
Statistics Canada has been tone-deaf in its push for the financial data of Canadians from banks, but that data is essential to forming good public policy.
Monitoring the spread of mis-information and dis-information during the Swedish national elections by a group of scholars and journalist could set a precedent elsewhere.
All households have received a leaflet advising them to prepare for crisis or war. But it's not really clear why.
The Vikings have become synonymous with voyages and violence, but a new exhibition at the Melbourne Museum demonstrates their domestic and spiritual side.
As immigration novices, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have actively been searching for inspiration and new solutions abroad. Canada is providing some critical inspiration.
Donald Trump wants the US to take more immigrants from 'countries like Norway'. But how do 'countries like Norway' treat their own immigrants?
Scandinavia was populated by two main migrations, making its first inhabitants more genetically diverse and adapted to harsh climates than those in the rest of Europe.
Jo Nesbø's bleak thriller featuring troubled hero Harry Hole, rings the changes in a genre recently dominated by female protagonists.
The company has made the world flat (packed).
This problem masks a greater threat to the welfare state than it first appears.
What the Old Norse for Viking can tell us about the Scandinavian explorers.
Trump would not have had a great time navigating the political intrigue presented in the Icelandic Sagas.
What one isolated case tells us about crime and community on this special island.
New measure of 32 countries' economic balance places UK and US near bottom of the pile.
Scandinavia's innovative education models present a more diverse and realistic image of the world we live in, and steer clear of gender stereotypes.
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Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
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Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Reader in Education, Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education, UCL
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Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
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Professor of Education Policy, UNSW
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Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Winchester
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Postdoc Researcher, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Anthropologist, UCL
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Professor of Regional Political Economy, University of Glasgow
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Assistant Professor of Viking and Early Medieval English Studies, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, NHMRC Career Development Fellow, University of South Australia
