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PET tries to soothe spy paranoia with memo

Espionage case against Professor Timo Kivimäki has students and staff confused about what’s legal and what’s not. Head of Danish Intelligence service PET is in correspondence with University of Copenhagen's Rector

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Culture

Photo Competition: Show us your room

Last chance! Send us a photo of your room before tonight at 24:00 and win tickets to the NorthSide Festival

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Science

Study: Scandinavia best at research

New figures show that high levels of research and development, international collaboration and high-impact research results make Nordic countries top the world in research

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Education

Unskilled jobs: 10 pros and cons

You’ve graduated from university and you can’t get a job. The local job centre tells you to work in a pizzeria or at the local supermarket. But is it a good move to do what they say? Here’s a qualified list of pros and cons from an expert

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International

Study shows where brains drain, or gain

A new study shows where scientists migrate to, and why. For foreign scientists in Denmark the main motivators are careers and prestige

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Science

See pictures of plant fascination day at uni

Strange succulents, tiny seedlings and plant pests (under the microscope). All laid out in the greenhouses

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Campus

10 expert tips to make your own job

Entrepreneurship is a field filled with myths: One of them is that it is hard to start up something on your own. The experts have offered to share their tips

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Campus

Innovator: Don’t be afraid to fail

In 2011, Gregory and two friends started the ‘Copenhagen Union’. Deliberately unambitious at the start, the initiative now trains students and organizes high-profile debates

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Education

What economic crisis? More student start-ups

Data shows that students are using the recession as an opportunity. More are starting businesses

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Politics

Danish business: Students are spoilt rotten

We are dirt poor, claims Danish Student Council. Nonsense, says Chamber of Commerce, that calls for a halt to excessive student ‘salaries’

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