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Expert: University of Copenhagen claims that it cannot avoid Israel assets 'just a feeble excuse'

If they wanted to, the University of Copenhagen could easily avoid investing in companies with activities in the West Bank, says a researcher on sustainable investments at the Copenhagen Business School.

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Campus

The University of Copenhagen’s KU Festival — more than just a staff perk

We need something that unites us in times of division. Here it is: The annual festival for all students and staff is on Friday 31 May.

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Campus

UCPH staff in support of protest camp: »I don't want my salary to come from war crimes«

It is neither »controversial nor radical« to be critical of university management, say a group of employees. They see the protest camp as a learning space for students.

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Science

He invented a home sperm test when he was a PhD student

Human biologist Emil Andersen got an idea about how to cheaply measure the sperm quality of men who struggle with fertility. Now he has created an international business.

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Science

From DNA sample to DNA profile: Forensic geneticists behind closed doors

An investigation method that combined the analysis of DNA and genealogy may have solved a 34-year-old murder case. The Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Copenhagen helps the Danish police solve crimes.

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Culture

Marina Abramović: Free yourself from the fear and embrace the pain

She has starved herself in the name of art. But as we speak she is »famished«. We met up with performance artist Marina Abramović when she received the Sonning Prize in Copenhagen. The interview didn't go quite as expected.

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Politics

Camp at the University of Copenhagen. What are the facts?

Why does the university end its cooperation with Russia, but not with Israel? And why does UCPH invest in companies operating in Israeli-occupied territories? The protest camp that emerged on campus on 6 May raises a few questions that we try to answer here.

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Education

Professor with a pump gun

Professor of freshwater biology at UCPH Kirsten Seestern Christoffersen shoulders a rifle when she takes students out on field trips in Greenland and on Svalbard in northern Norway. But the weapon is no protection against climate change.

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Campus

Students occupy University of Copenhagen campus with tents, slogans

About 100 protesters have set up camp at the University of Copenhagen Monday demanding that it change its Israel policy. The University has accepted the presence of the camp, but refuses to give in to the protesters' demands.

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Opinion

Editorial: The future of the University Post is blowing in the wind

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