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Hidden in the bags

Christina Bruun Olsson currently has an exhibition called ‘mandala anthropology’ on South Campus, where she has arranged the content of student and staff bags into beautiful symmetrical patterns. Can the pictures teach us something about each other?

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International

How to learn Danish - 15 tips

Learning Danish can be fun, but it can also be very frustrating. With the help of two expats, Copenhagen's University Post has put together some tips on how to learn Danish.

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Campus

South Campus parking ban upheld for students

Students have not been able to get management to budge on the South Campus parking ban, which comes into force on 1st January 2018. This is clear after the faculty has chosen not to proceed with students’ proposed alternatives.

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Science

Conference on memories

Historic events can be recalled and treated in a variety of ways. Upcoming conference on Memory Studies discuss how the past is recalled and represented.

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Campus

Survey of social science students: Minister’s hairdo, and more

Political science students are fond of the hairstyle of Minister for Education Søren Pind, economics students steal most bikes, and sociologists are those that most often wear their socks in bed. Read the results from the 'CSS survey 2017'.

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Culture

When research is presented through works of art

If non-scientists or non-academics are to get interested in scientific research results, it can be a good idea to make a visual work of art out of it.

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Campus

It's never too late to start over

What makes a 40-year-old family man or a 64-year-old pensioner throw themselves into a bachelor's programme? We met four students who chose to change their career path and begin their studies at a later stage in life.

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Campus

The hungry student guide to Copenhagen's soup kitchens

Copenhagen is a jungle of soup kitchens like no other. This little guide gives you the overview your rumbling stomach longs for. 

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Campus

Three UCPH women honoured as science talents

The award 'For Women in Science' pays tribute to noteworthy female research talents, and the three prize-winners this year Kirsten Marie Ørnsbjerg Jensen, Katrine Ter-Borch Gram Schjoldager and Sofia Ribeiro are all from the University of Copenhagen.

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Politics

After the cuts: Now the Danish government wants Nobel prizes

Danish research is to be of benefit to society, and among the best in the world. And it should set off Nobel prizes. This is according to the government’s new strategy, but they will not increase government funding which will remain at 1 per cent of GDP.

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