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Nature’s healing power

Dorthe Djernis is doing her PhD on whether mindfulness treatment in a therapeutic garden can reduce stress in students. Her work is based on research showing that nature can heal the sick.

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Campus

This year's IKK musical focusses on the plight of refugees

Alternating groups of students from the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies have come together over the last three years to set up an annual musical written and produced by the students themselves. This year is no exception. We met a few members of the team.

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Campus

Punk legends and dancehall top Spring Festival bill

AV AV AV, Bikstok, Bisse and Sort Sol headline the UCPH Spring Festival on Friday 5 May, at Universitetsparken

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Campus

In the wake of Wegener

We were allowed to shadow the University of Copenhagen's new rector on an ordinary working day. He was busy. Also busy sitting still.

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Campus

Sustainability in a Student Bar

From the fear of global warming to eating insects, this event had it all. DANSIC conference "Reimagine Resources: PLAYGROUND" was an event for networking, intellectual inspiration and moderate thrills.

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Culture

»I got annoyed that no one wanted to talk about retreat rooms as religious«

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Campus

Delays on Niels Bohr Building to cost UCPH a fortune

The government now recognizes that the delayed Niels Bohr Building will cost at least 10 per cent more than budgeted – an extra bill that will end up being paid by the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). Unions criticize the government property agency for not learning from its mistakes and for using a cheap construction company

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Campus

After the dismissal

He was one of the 209 fired from the University of Copenhagen in February last year. But Johan Olsen still works here – now on external funding. He talks about being bitter and grateful at the same time, and on what is missing in his life after getting the sack.

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Campus

Copenhagen Housing Foundation admits it illegally collected thousands from international students

Australians Diana and Adam Shrimpton will receive DKK 8500 back that the Copenhagen Housing Foundation illegally collected to pay for things like administration fees and furniture. An additional 160 cases could be on their way, which means that the refunds that the Housing Foundation could have to pay back, might amount to over a million DKK.

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Campus

Political science department cuts student magazine funding

Due to cuts, the Department of Political Science is dropping all its support for the biannual student magazine 'Med Andre Ord'. The editors hope that the magazine can continue with funding from a UCPH study environment fund and from advertisers.

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