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See my student job: Cecilie makes sure you can breathe clean air

Cecilie L. Carstens studies chemistry and works as a laboratory assistant in the company Infuser ApS, which works with air purification technologies and cooperates with the University of Copenhagen.

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Politics

Copenhagen marched for science

Thousands of people marched for science in Copenhagen when the movement sparked into motion on Saturday 22nd of April in over 500 cities across the globe.

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Campus

Med students organise free first-aid course

University of Copenhagen med students are providing free first-aid and CPR courses to other students

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Opinion

Comment: Stop the drastic measures against non-EU students

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Education

Pind’s ministry: Student commitment is "relatively low"

Students in higher education have evaluated their fellow students' ‘commitment’ in a new study. The result shows a "relatively low" commitment according to the Ministry for Higher Education and Research - and Minister Søren Pind believes that students should "pull up their socks and take responsibility".

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Science

New centre to explore where private lives end and the public sphere begins

A new Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Theology will investigate the porous boundary between public and private life.

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Science

Nature’s healing power

Dorthe Djernis is doing her PhD on whether mindfulness treatment in a therapeutic garden can reduce stress in students. Her work is based on research showing that nature can heal the sick.

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Education

Making it safe to ask dumb questions again

Newly named chairman of the board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen promises to work to give students more opportunity to learn from researchers.

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Politics

New chairman vows to protect independent research

Newly named chairman of the board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen plans to defend the university’s ability to conduct independent research. For students, he’s promising more opportunity to learn from researchers.

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Politics

Friends with benefits: UCPH and Novo go to the next base

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has put billions into the University of Copenhagen. Now one of the top people from the foundation’s company Novo Nordisk has been made the new chairman of the University’s board. What is the significance of the marriage between the university and the pharmaceutical industry?

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