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God doesn’t mind blasphemy, but we do

Religious feelings, bullying, and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Two editors stake out the issues four years after the Mohammed cartoons

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Science

Quest for the genetics of obesity and diabetes

Health scientist Thue W.Schwartz, who explains to us that some kinds of molecule give you the urge to eat, eat, eat

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Culture

University all set up for Friday event

Friday evening and night, 9 October, you have the chance to explore the innards of Copenhagens musums, offices, institution's and workplaces. The University of Copenhagen is in on it with freaks, gruesome body painting and a race between an algae and a sperm cell

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Culture

Partners of University of Copenhagen internationals speak out

The wives, husbands and partners of international researchers put their own career on standby to come to Copenhagen. Now, they see themselves as ‘an untapped resource’

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Education

Humanities reel in the PhD’s from abroad

From zero to 25 pct. internationals in just a few years. The humanities have overcome Danish candidate favouritism

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International

US stronghold on higher-education loosens

Asian countries gain ground on US in academic investment and research

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Education

Updated: Copenhagen slips a bit on rankings

The results are in. Take a look at the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings for 2009. University of Copenhagen did, well, OK. A distinguished position, says rector.

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Politics

Students had an orange revolution

Danish top-politicians were present, when thousands of students on Tuesday 6 October, marched towards Christiansborg (the Danish parliament). The University Post was there

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Science

Nobel winners praised by U of C researchers

Nobel prize for medicine winners Blackburn, Greider and Szostak, are praised by fellow scientists working close to the same field at the University of Copenhagen

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Culture

Free ideas that are better than yours

Review: Malcolm Gladwell amplifies the impression that he has a head full of good ideas with his microphone-like hairdo

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