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A research project between the University of Copenhagen and the National Museum of Denmark has opened up ancient cuneiform tablets to the public, bringing more than 4,000 years of history etched in clay back to life.
Researchers call for clearer direction, greater autonomy, and a break with detailed political control of universities
We talk about the era of colonialism as something that is over. But we forget to ask — over for whom? In a new book, Professor Mathias Danbolt dwells on some of the most iconic and familiar images from the colonial period, and he asks us stay with the discomfort.
We take more photos than ever. But we are losing our connection to them. Professor Mette Sandbye has looked at family photo albums from the 1960s right through to our current age of algorithms.
Perhaps science needs to look in entirely new directions to crack the toughest unsolved problems. Clara Ferreira Cores explores the intersection of art and research in an unusual PhD project.
According to the organisers of a language policy hearing, Danish is being sidelined at university despite an official parallel language policy. But the rector does not share their concerns.
Faculty drops idea of short versions of traditional subjects and launches a series of new, more specialised degrees. At the same time, it is working »flat out« to get companies to take on students for business master’s degrees.
The Liberal Party wants to double the number of young conscripts to 13,000 by 2035. But according to a University of Copenhagen researcher, the impact depends entirely on what the soldiers will be used for — and whether the armed forces can handle them.
More than half of Danish drinking water wells contain pesticide residues. Two University of Copenhagen researchers explain what we know about the risks, what Danish politicians are talking about — and what they believe is absent from the debate.
Research team at the Niels Bohr Institute cracked the enigma of red light sources in the early universe. We talked to the astrophysicists who were first to unravel the mystery.
