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New natural history museum design chosen

The architects responsible for the award winning Royal Theatre and Tietgen kollegium have been chosen to build Copenhagen's new natural history museum. The building's dramatic highlight will be an exposed whale skeleton.

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Science

Photo evidence: Glaciers can return

Greenland’s glaciers can recuperate within a short time frame if temperatures drop, shows research from the University of Copenhagen. 80-year-old photographs, discovered in a basement archive, prove that the ice was actually melting faster then, than it is now. See some of the old photos right here

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Politics

See Finnish professor defend himself

Timo Kivimäki re-states claim of innocence to Danish TV2 News after verdict Thursday: The court has entered the paranoid world of the intelligence community, where everybody is a terrorist or a spy, he says

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Campus

Activists want books for students in Africa

One good thing has come out of a failed plan to burn thousands of University of Copenhagen books: Life sciences activists have started a book donation drive and are calling for student volunteers to help students in Ethiopia

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Politics

Spy professor given five months jail

Finnish professor Timo Kivimäki found guilty at court after secret proceedings: Five months prison

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Politics

Rector got 7 metres of student proposals

A long list of suggestions to improve student life delivered to University of Copenhagen's Rector Ralf Hemmingsen in happening

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Culture

Women IT scientists outraged after sexist comments

Comments by moderator Mads Christensen at conference for computer giant Dell have set off a wider debate on gender in male-dominated fields. Angry women University of Copenhagen scientists stake out the issues

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Politics

Danish government to reform tax system

Social Democrat leader Thorning wants to reduce income taxes, slow the indexed increase in student grants and reduce welfare transfers. Far left party threatens to torpedo proposal

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Campus

See photos from the DIKU revue

Crazy costumes, smart inside jokes and even some tricky computer science 'code poetry' were all on offer at the DIKU revue

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Politics

Hackers repulsed, but IT now fears spear phishers

Microsoft has re-opened traffic from University of Copenhagen mail servers. But IT people worry over a more insidious threat

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