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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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Science

Programme predicts the effects of medicine

Danish scientists have developed a computer programme which predicts how drugs are absorbed in the body

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Science

Academics are left-wing for a reason, study shows

Professors tend to be political left-wingers, but why? A US study sheds some light on the issue

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Culture

A couch to sleep on - in every city

Copenhagen internationals are enthusiastic ‘couchsurfers’. It is the chance to meet new people, wherever you want. It is all about trust, they say

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