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He was a rapper, then he turned scientist. The two jobs have a lot in common

Mikkel Skovrind's discovery of a new hybrid whale, the narluga, went global. Now he recounts his path to the DNA lab via his hip-hop career.

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Henrik C. Wegener: Being rector is about solving wicked problems

The University Post followed the 259th person to be made Rector of the University of Copenhagen. We wanted to find out who it is that is weighed down by the gold chain and ceremonial robes of rector. What is his vision?

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Rush to get Judith Butler seats: »We knew that there would be some interest, but this was a surprise«

All 470 seats for Judith Butler's guest lecture at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) were booked in just four days. A »completely unheard of« interest in what will be a theoretical, philosophical and political lecture, has come as a surprise to the organisers.

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Top 10: UCPH scientists’ salaries

This is what top researchers at the University of Copenhagen earned in 2021.

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University of Copenhagen rector and management salaries

Rector remains the highest-paid employee at the University of Copenhagen. This is what he, and the rest of senior management, earn a year.

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University of Copenhagen students take gold medal for sustainable fishing nets

Nine University of Copenhagen students win world championships gold in synthetic biology. They have developed an idea for hybrid fishing nets made from from spiders’ webs and sea silk that can help stop pollution of the ocean by microplastics

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Isabelle Augenstein is Denmark's youngest female professor

She googled her way to finding out that she is the country's youngest woman with the title of professor. She knows there is still gender bias in the world of research

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University of Copenhagen’s Morten Meldal wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry: »I'm very, very happy«

Professor of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen Morten Meldal wins Nobel prize.

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Geophysicist wins Carlsberg Foundation prize

Glaciologist and geophysicist Dorthe Dahl-Jensen has received an award from the Carlsberg Foundation for long-standing research into ice cores and climate.

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New journalists at the University Post

Sebastian Dall Mayoni and Jonathan Transbøl started work at the University Post as full-time journalists on 1 August.

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