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The stories we kept: Inside family photo albums

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.

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Science

She brings the circus into physics — and questions everything

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.

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Working environment

Danish or English? University of Copenhagen split on language policy

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.

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Education

Faculty of Science rethink: Specialised one-year master’s degrees

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.

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Politics

More conscripts in Denmark? What the research shows

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.

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Politics

Political fight over pesticides in Danish drinking water — what the research shows

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.

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Science

Astrophysicists solved mystery of red dots

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.

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Science

Dean: Academic freedom should never be taken for granted

After a summit called by the Minister for Higher Education and Science on academic freedom, a warning from humanities dean Kirsten Busch Nielsen: In a polarised public debate researchers are avoiding sensitive topics.

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Student life

Can you live on DKK 50 a day in Copenhagen? Five things I learnt from trying

I survived the whole month of February in Copenhagen on a budget of DKK 1,500. My experiment is over. Here are my tips if you, by necessity or by choice, have to live on the cheap.

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Campus

Campus puzzle falls into place — except for one piece

The University of Copenhagen wants to balance the property budget and reduce its climate footprint. The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management has to move: But where?

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Annonce