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Humanities reinvent their mentor programme

It is to be more than just airport pickups and translations of Danish phrases. It is the Faculty of Humanities' new mentor scheme called the 'QA Programme'

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Culture

Knowing yourself to know others

It is a small splotch on the world map: If it is to thrive, Denmark must navigate in foreign cultures. The take-home message from a University of Copenhagen seminar for ambassadors, VIPS: 'Bridging cultures'

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Science

Insects: The food of the future

Bugs reduce pollution, increase nutrition, and should seriously be considered as a food source: This is according to a UN report with University of Copenhagen contribitions

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Politics

University: Penkowa case dropped due to five-year limit

Charge against brain scientist Milena Penkowa was dropped due to a time limit. Not due to the substance of the document fraud allegations, says University of Copenhagen. More details emerge

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Politics

Scientists pressured to falsely credit co-authors

Scientists need to publish to get research grants - and established scientists are demanding to be cited as co-authors on younger scientists' work. Experts say it's time for more rules

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Politics

PhD student stood up to top scientist

PhD student Annemette Nielsen refused to credit a top scientist and two members of his team as co-authors on her publications. She thereby broke an unspoken rule, but was officially deemed to be in the right when the matter was taken further -

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Politics

Response: Interdisciplinary research is more than sharing data

The strength of interdiscplinary research lies in targeting a problem with a combination of different methods — not using separate, isolated sets of data. Arne Astrup responds

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Culture

7 Danish films you need to see

Watch these seven films, and you can take part in an intelligent conversation about ‘Danish film’

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Culture

iPhone 5 competition at University Post

iPhone 5 smartphone, Tivoli tickets and drinks tickets at the student café. All up for grabs

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Science

Media reports: Case against Penkowa dropped

Police drop charges against brain scientist Milena Penkowa, report media

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