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Teams pull up their socks for DHL relay dash

Physicists and life scientists are fired up after their controversial showdown in 2009. But other teams will not let them just run away with it. Read the University Post guide to the fastest university teams this year

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DHL victory was stolen

This year’s DHL fun-run has become serious stuff for physicist and food economist teams. Last year's showdown was marred by controversy after the food economist team was given a head start

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Culture

Muslim PhD student works harder during Ramadan

For PhD student Muchammad Al Azhar, the month of Ramadan fasting means a working day that starts at 7am, and no interruptions from coffee breaks

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International

Copenhagen claws its way up Shanghai tables

University of Copenhagen gains three places to 40th in key world rankings. US universities and Harvard at the top

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Science

Little-known uni fact # 1: We do war studies

Yes, indeed. The university boasts a brand new Centre for Military Studies. And the researchers there like studying pirates. The Post asks researcher Major Esben Larsen if it really is as exciting as it sounds

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Campus

Five quick questions to the man behind KUnet

Following the launch of the new university intranet yesterday Thursday, Head of Communication Jasper Steen Winkel tells us how, why and just how much the whole thing cost

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Campus

New intranet goes live

New improved University of Copenhagen intranet KUnet replaces the old punkt.ku system. It has just gone live, and it works

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Science

Underwater pillars can help save climate

Secrets of strange Greenland mineral columns revealed to Copenhagen scientists

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Campus

Black humour and culture shock at intro event

Students from around the world gathered to prepare for the Danish way

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International

UK university heads pessimistic after cuts

Some British universities will either fail or disappear within the next three years. So say vice-chancellors of UK universities in a survey. They are at the same time warned against reliance on income from non-EU students

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