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DIS students welcomed at Immersion Fair

DIS, a partner university institution of the University of Copenhagen, is welcoming more and more new students in a big fair introducing them to extra-curricular activities

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Science

New book: Danes are not racists

Danes are said to be xenophobic and racist. But the claim that Danes are actually, particularly, racist is not supported by scientific evidence, claims a Copenhagen sociologist

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Education

Teaching course on HIV in Africa successful

Copenhagen's International Health Programme has experiences to share on holding an HIV/AIDS prevention course in Mozambique

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Politics

Cleaners stressed, depressed as they now lose their jobs

26 cleaning assistants have been fired after the Faculty of Health and Medicine Sciences has terminated its contract with cleaning company Alliance+. Some of them have been working at the Panum building for 30 years

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Politics

Stand-off over Danish language at meetings

One professor pulled his weight and insisted on speaking Danish at a staff meeting. Disrespect to non-Danish staff and scientists, a PhD student protested. But a language compromise seems impossible

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Campus

Scientists frustrated by Danish e-mails and meetings

Defying university policy, e-mails, newsletters, invitations and meetings are still just in Danish, discriminating against a large minority of scientists and staff

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Campus

Staff satisfied with jobs

Glowing overall review for University of Copenhagen in workplace assessment

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Campus

Touchy, feely new interactive screens on the way

Human touch can not be recognised by phone or tablet computer. As of now. But Copenhagen co-operation opens up utopian ideas like touching loved ones through screens

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Opinion

Comment: Climate Change and Obesity?

In this featured comment, a Copenhagen health scientist argues that good policies to prevent diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes are often good policies to prevent climate change

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Politics

New report: Terror threat remains high

Denmark is still a preferred target for Islamist terrorists: Report shows that the number of terror-related incidents is more now than in the aftermath of the Mohammed cartoon crisis

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