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Bike experiment day 7-10: Arctic Circle

The hills in the north of Norway are steeper and the tunnels more dangerous than they imagined, reports medical student Katja Kjær, as fatigue is setting in. But the University of Copenhagen biking experiment continues

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Education

PhDs motivated, efficient...and stressed

Copenhagen's international PhDs reckon themselves high on excitement and motivation, but also stress

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Campus

War of the Wardrobes: Seoul student fashion

Thought we were done with our student fashion quest? Nope. The University Post goes global

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Education

Scientific disputes to be put on maps

New Master’s level course will have students graphically representing scientific controversies

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Science

Works best at the office

Omar Faruk shares an office with a fellow PhD student. The designated workspace helps him concentrate

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Opinion

Comment: Self-citations and the case of Milena Penkowa

Why did Milena Penkowa make it so far? The answer is that she published a lot and was heavily cited, argues geologist Peter Riisager. But most of the citations were self-citations

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New visa restrictions for international students

Students from outside the EU need DKK 30,000 deposit to get in

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Science

Human science PhDs have less human contact

They are PhDs in the ‘human’ and ‘social’ sciences, yet they tend to work on their own, survey shows. This is in contrast to natural scientists who work with colleagues. But nearly all international PhDs are motivated and excited

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Science

Day six: Like the Tour de France

As the University of Copenhagen biking experiment continues, medical student Katja Kjær sends this update from Trondheim, Norway

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Politics

Milena Penkowa history is being erased

Not so long ago, Milena Penkowa was heralded as the young, rising star of Danish science. but following accusations of fraudulent research, people and organisations have been quick to distance themselves from her. Her web history has been systematically removed

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