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University turns surprise 160m profit

The University of Copenhagen made a DKK 160 million profit in 2010. But the good news from the annual accounts comes after dire predictions of a DKK 25 million loss. Losses that were the main argument for laying off 120 employees last year. Now staff representatives question the University’s ability to steer its budgets

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Science

Study trip went to hi-tech particle accelerator

University of Copenhagen PhD students in France use huge circular particle accelerator facility for course in advanced X-ray physics

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Politics

Penkowa: I am victim of a conspiracy

I am the victim, says Milena Penkowa to tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet. And Rector Ralf Hemmingsen is a 'wimp'

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Study to help ESN find its network

Exchange students don’t just want parties, but cultural events too. No surprises here, but a detailed study will help the Erasmus Student Network find its audience more effectively, Anne Saabye hopes

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Politics

Penkowa for dummies

As university drama, the case of brain scientist Milena Penkowa is better than fiction. New fans can start here

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Science

Copenhagen scientists witness cosmic explosion

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists have helped discover and witness a rare cosmic event: Bursts of gamma rays in connection with an exploding giant star. Astronomically speaking, this is close to us, at 890 million light years away

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Politics

Dad of Penkowa’s student victim speaks up

Father of Penkowa's former student assistant Kristian Kolind has now come forward with a sharp indictment of management in national daily Politiken. The University of Copenhagen has lost all decency, he writes in an op-ed

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Science

At DARK, a new work routine comes to light

Reporting from the Dark Cosmology Centre, I got caught up in innovative meeting platform ArXiv

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Science

Scientists gravitate towards Dark

They want to work at the Dark Cosmology Centre, the numbers show

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Science

Growing up in Outer Space

Ia from Georgia grew up in an observatory on a mountaintop, listening to star talk

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