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Study hard, tackle harder: Copenhagen’s rugby rebels

Two powerhouse UCPH students made rugby history with silver for Denmark. We met them to talk competition, bodies, and the brutal balancing act between university life and niche sport.

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Student life

Student of pharmaceutical sciences: »We’re not just training for the pharmacy counter«

Intro week is great, lab work is fun — and a lot of what you learn only really makes sense when you get to the exams. Here's what Maria Wolf Frandsen has learned from a year of studying pharmaceutical sciences.

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Politics

DKK 68m for Danish universities to revive German and French programmes

Government allocates funding to reverse drop in language programmes admissions.

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Science

Gut feeling: His dream revealed bacteria’s secret power

Oluf Borbye Pedersen has shown that humans are temporary guests on a planet that is actually ruled by bacteria. His discovery of gut microbes faced fierce resistance — but is now patented by the University of Copenhagen.

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Student life

Student of social sciences: »I honestly wish I had 48 hours in a day«

A year in, and Anders Clemens Dahl Karlsen has found his footing on the Social Science programme — but it can be overwhelming: How do you actually prioritise between reading, work, friends, and everything else?

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Opinion

Where are the student protests against the Ghetto Law?

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Opinion

Rector to new students: Your worldview is about to be challenged

Science

Wafers for microchips: University of Copenhagen to open advanced facility

Denmark enters the global race for chip production — the University of Copenhagen and French company RIBER to build a new manufacturing plant in the Niels Bohr Building.

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Student life

Student of German: »I’ve found joy in following my true calling«

Sigurd Lund has his sights set on diplomacy. Here he reflects on what it is like to study German on a year cohort of just 30 students.

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Student life

Starting at the University of Copenhagen? Here’s what I wish I’d known

I wish someone had told me that university is less structured, more confusing — and way more fun — than you'd think.

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