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See the new internationals at orientation meeting

Despite cold and snow, many new international students arrived at the orientation meeting at KUA to get important information and for friendly networking. We have captured the event in pictures

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Politics

Universities struggle in ‘brain game’ with restrictive policies

New research looks closely at Danish universities’ policies to get more students from abroad

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Politics

DPP: Foreigners should be put out of shelters

As shelters overflow in the freezing weather, the anti-immigrant Danish People's Party wants police to make sure illegal immigrants are not taking up space

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Science

Photo story: Down in the animal laboratories

There are between 30,000 and 50,000 animals at the Faculty of Health Sciences, all used for experiments. Our Danish colleagues in the Universitetsavisen were given an exclusive tour of the facilities

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Politics

For Greek student, there is just the pizzeria

Evangelos, a Copenhagen graduate, wants to make a living in Denmark. Going back to crisis-ridden Greece is senseless. But the ‘networking’ here is also proving illusory

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Politics

Students stay if they have a job offer, love

Choosing to stay in Denmark is choosing a new identity, home, status and life stage. So what on earth is going on in international students’ heads? And how does the economic recession affect it?

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Politics

Board votes in favour of new Complaints Officer

University of Copenhagen's governing board passes a controversial motion to set up a DKK 2.0m student complaints office

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Science

EU Commissioner: EUR 80bn fund to revive Europe

Focus will be on climate and health, says Danish minister, as EU Commissioner slowly unveils huge research fund injection

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Science

EU ministers discussing huge science boost

On EU ministers' table right now in Copenhagen: A EUR 80 billion research programme that aims to save Europe

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Campus

Bogus heroin story: It was powdered painkillers

It was actually a mixture of pulverised headache remedies and caffeine – all completely legal

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