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Getting brains to fix themselves at 4,400 metres altitude

If you can get the brain to produce EPO by giving it less oxygen, it can help people with memory or concentration problems. This is often an extra complication in psychiatric disorders. New project could be groundbreaking, says professor.

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Science

More space for scientists at Arctic Station after renovation project

The Arctic Station is teeming with scientists from throughout the world. A renovation project will now offer space to 50 per cent more.

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People

University of Copenhagen students take gold medal for sustainable fishing nets

Nine University of Copenhagen students win world championships gold in synthetic biology. They have developed an idea for hybrid fishing nets made from from spiders’ webs and sea silk that can help stop pollution of the ocean by microplastics

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People

Isabelle Augenstein is Denmark's youngest female professor

She googled her way to finding out that she is the country's youngest woman with the title of professor. She knows there is still gender bias in the world of research

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Science

How much virus is there in the supermarket, in the gym, and on the city benches?

Did you know that you might pick up your next bout of flu from a cash dispenser? Two medical students helped set up a study that looks at where we get infected with influenza and other viruses.

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Student life

World champion and pharmacy student

The University of Copenhagen has a women’s world champion in taekwondo as one of its students. Eva Sandersen is a student of pharmacy and balances her demanding sport with a full-time degree programme.

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Culture

The Neanderthals had climate issues and a high degree of self-awareness

The exhibition ‘Neanderthals’ at the Natural History Museum of Denmark rejects the idea that the Neanderthals extinction was due to some kind of defect in their intellectual abilities. And the exhibition offers an archaeological sensation.

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Culture

Students organise film festival to get us all thinking about world health

Three students talk about their work with the film festival Global Health Film Days. They want to make more people aware of the world's health issues and set off a debate about them.

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Science

Scientists now want to find out whether the animals are happy

How can we know what animals are feeling? Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are getting closer at finding out in a large study of pigs.

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Working environment

The new Danish holiday rules — a quick guide

The new Danish vacation rules can be tricky: There are new rules for accrued vacation, new deadlines and for the transfer of days. But don’t worry, here is a University Post guide with everything you need to know to plan your days off.

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