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For 70 years, the University of Copenhagen’s living gene bank Pometet has preserved old fruit varieties, experimented with new cultivation methods, and fought to hold on to space in a surrounding world that has repeatedly tried to build over it.
According to a study, one in four students in Denmark live on less than DKK 1,500 a month after expenses. So now I will test this on my own body: Can I live on that for the month of February?
Chemistry professor and Nobel Prize winner Morten Meldal now appears alongside the giants of Danish history in the portrait gallery at Frederiksborg Castle. The University Post was there for the unveiling of John Kørner’s work.
No reservations, as the University of Copenhagen joins the diversity festival
After 23 years as a conservator at the University of Copenhagen, Abdi Hedayat is now heading collections at Medical Museion — and he has a plan.
The recipient of the 2025 Sonning Prize, French chemist Hervé This, has helped transform our understanding of food. His innovative approach to food preparation bridges scientific disciplines — and he hopes his methods can help prevent future hunger.
Medical Museion opens a special exhibition on teeth, revealing how the state of our mouths connects to body, class and identity.
No painting, but a bronze bust for Henrik C. Wegener. An unexpected choice, say several UCPH art experts.
On Friday 23 August the UCPH managers welcomed the 2024 cohort of new students. The students loved the combination of bling, self-deprecating humour, and sense of community.
She has starved herself in the name of art. But as we speak she is »famished«. We met up with performance artist Marina Abramović when she received the Sonning Prize in Copenhagen. The interview didn't go quite as expected.
