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Vikings found in Denmark

University of Copenhagen scientists have excavated the remains of several Vikings in an effort to prove that it is possible to study uncontaminated ancient DNA

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Science

DKK 210 million for research

The Danish Ministry of Science has delegated DKK 210 million to establish a new research infrastructure. The University of Copenhagen is receiving DKK 58 million for three different projects

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International

Disaster Management students to help in Haiti

Three University of Copenhagen students will use their expertise in Disaster Management in the aid efforts following Tuesday's catastrophic earthquake in Haiti

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Culture

Theatre: Robot boogie at Carlsberg

Start the new semester with a cultural boost, as robots dancers instead of beers debut on the Carlsberg brewery production line. The University Post reviews Steen Koerner’s new electric boogie performance ‘Human Robot’

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Science

Tactics of fish fightclub revealed

Animals can have personalities. Bad personalities. A new University of Copenhagen study reveals definite variations in the behaviour from one Siamese fighting fish to another, and makes it personal

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Education

Leaner, greener food production at Life

'LeanGreenFood', a new international network based at the Faculty of Life Sciences, will train food scientists to take account of social and environmental aspects when developing new food production processes

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Politics

Only three women in Denmark wear burqa

The number of Muslim women in Denmark who wear the burqa can be counted on one hand, according to the newly released results of a new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Cross-Cultural and Religious Studies

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Campus

Forest and Landscape faces drastic cutbacks

Forest and Landscape at the Faculty of Life Sciences has axed ten jobs. The centre has bid farewell to one tenth of its total workforce over the past few years

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International

Protection demanded for international students

The murder of an Indian student in Melbourne has led to calls for an international agency to protect overseas students, at the World Universities Forum conference in Switzerland

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Killer whales come in two sizes

A three-year research collaboration between the University of Copenhagen and Aberdeen University reveals that a killer whale is not simply a killer whale. There are two distinct types that grow to different sizes, and have different feeding habits

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