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Stranded sperm whales end up as rare bones in University of Copenhagen collection

After an unusually high number of whale strandings since the turn of the year, experts from the Natural History Museum of Denmark have secured the lower jaws and other bones from the enormous animals. They will now be cleaned and catalogued so they can be used for research and become a part of the scientific collection.

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Education

University of Copenhagen graduates snapping up jobs quickly

Graduate unemployment at UCPH is dropping, according to the latest figures, garnering high praise from the Danish Chamber of Commerce. It notes that the university’s location in the capital is an advantage. Not for Medicine, however, which goes against an otherwise positive trend.

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Student life

Living on DKK 50 a day: My all-or-nothing relationship with money

The experiment in which I have to live on less than DKK 1,500 for a month is finally drawing to a close. I think back to my school trip to Austria, and I reflect on our social and personal relationship with money with a behavioural economist and a savings expert.

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Education

Formalin and cancer at the University of Copenhagen: Facts and unanswered questions

TV documentary asks whether students may have developed cancer after exposure to formalin in a dissection basement at the Faculty of Health and Medicine.

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International

Greenland leads, University of Copenhagen follows in biology partnership

The University of Greenland in Nuuk has set up a bachelor’s degree in biology that has hunting, sled dogs, and local narratives as its organising principle.

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Student life

For student jobs, five to ten hours a week hits the sweet spot

Fewer hours in a student job may reduce the risk of dropping out of university. But other factors also play a role, says expert.

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Student life

Living on DKK 50 a day: My spreadsheet is disappointed. I’m not

My financial experiment has entered a new phase. I’ve cracked the code of saving — but is that enough for a good life? And are you doomed to fail as a partner if you’re poor?

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Education

Environmental economics students push back against economics orthodoxy in open letter

Students of environmental economics say they are not being prepared for the real world and that they are only being offered one perspective on economics. Department management is prepared to make concessions.

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Science

What do PhD students and ICE agents have in common? Career pressure

People who are under pressure in their professional lives are willing to act brutally to climb the career ladder. And this can be exploited, new Copenhagen study shows.

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Student life

Living on DKK 50 a day: My unexpected obsession with savings

Student reporter on the University Post is testing whether he can survive the month of February on DKK 1,500. Here is his status after one week.

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Annonce