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University of Copenhagen history: The fire of 1728

290 years ago, all of the University of Copenhagen buildings burnt down, including the university library with all its books. For the university, this is still significant.

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Education

Plant and environmental sciences dismiss 17 employees – 10 pct. of permanent staff

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences is to cut staff after a series of setbacks that include winning external research projects that drain budgets.

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Culture

Guide: Language schools to learn Danish in Copenhagen

A guide to Danish lessons in Copenhagen for everyone interested in having a couple of phrases in their pocket for daily conversations in class, or maybe just for picking up the cute Dane at the Friday Bar.

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Campus

Natural History Museum lays off staff again – merges with Biology to sort out finances

The financially troubled Natural History Museum of Denmark is to merge with the Department of Biology starting January. This means another round of layoffs

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Campus

My job: Precision engineer at the School of Dentistry

Downstairs — It's not every day you meet a metal worker in a crispy white lab coat. But you do at the Department of Odontology.

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Science

DKK 13 million ERC grant to protein research at Panum

A research group at the Center for Protein Research at Panum has received a large grant to do research on the relationship between a particular type of receptor on human cells and their significance for certain types of cancer.

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Science

DKK 10 million Lundbeck fellowship to young UCPH scientist

Assistant Professor Amelie Stein from the Department of Biology now has five years of financial security to research the effect of gene variations on proteins in a project that she has named after her young daughter.

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Science

Multiple awards to UCPH research into ancient sagas

Two researchers from the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics recognised for their work in Old Norse literature. It is the Einar Hansen Research Foundation which pays tribute to their "excellent humanities research”.

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Opinion

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Other

A cruel but not so unusual injury

An estimated 25,000 people suffer a concussion each year in Denmark. The effects can extend far beyond the immediate symptoms, and no-one can say for sure how long it will take to get better. At uni, our brain is our most important asset. What do we do, then, when we can’t rely on it?

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