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Cape-to-cape cyclist reaches ocean

Gijs Stevers has just reached the ocean, signifying the end of an epic cape-to-cape ride where he cycled from the North Cape in Norway down through Europe and Africa

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International

Breaking: Cape-to-cape cyclist reaches ocean

Gijs Stevers has just reached the ocean, signifying the end of an epic cape-to-cape ride where he cycled from the North Cape in Norway down through Europe and Africa

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Science

Five biological experiments you can do at home

Don't worry, we are not asking you to make anthrax, or some new strain of the ebola virus. Just to extract your own DNA, and to stun your friends with crazy stuff like cultivating your own bacteria

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Opinion

Comment: Stop recommending the sports club to me!

Sure. You will meet new Danish friends by playing volleyball or doing, whatever, the dance club. But there should be another way, writes our columnist Kelly Draper

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Education

Copenhagen students the slowest to graduate

It takes an average of 6.6 years for University of Copenhagen students to complete their degrees. The longest in Denmark

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Campus

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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