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Sea levels to rise faster, new studies show

Previous predictions of climate-induced sea change were too low

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Education

Space Centre opens with talk of Mars mission

Countdown at the space centre, as director would have liked to send us out into orbit

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Culture

CPH PIX: Denmark’s biggest film festival

Festival set to return for a second edition, boasting an extensive and impressive program of film, film-related concerts and parties

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Politics

New budget model will distort research

A new measure for Danish university funding will twist research in the wrong direction, University of Copenhagen staff fear

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International

US campus sore after butt slaps

Is it making light of violence against women and sexual harassment? Or is it just amusing? A tale of a man, a bicycle, two women's behinds, a police warning and facebook stardom

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Science

Chemists clean up the office smell

Danish offices, auditoriums and libraries can be stuffy. Matthew Johnson, lecturer in chemistry at the Faculty of Science, can clean the air 100,000 times faster than the atmosphere cleans itself outside. He's that good

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Politics

Cuts force pharma to shed 4,200 teaching hours

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is to cut 4,200 teaching hours in the coming academic year. This raises concerns among students and business

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Culture

Scalpels and dentist chairs are also works of art

Medical Museion is to focus more on art, culture, and aesthetics. Is hiring new associates

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Politics

New minister faced baptism of fire on TV

Flawed exam questions, no time for learning, and tuition fees. Viewers questioned the new Minister of Science on TV

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Science

Warming releases laughing gas into atmosphere

Thawing permafrost releases nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, according to Danish and Norwegian study. This may contribute to climate change

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