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Activist hopes the climate sceptics are right

London-based environmental activist and founder of a project to plant trees in urban spaces will protest at Bella Centre on Saturday. She hopes social action can influence the climate talks

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Politics

Two degrees warmer may be past the tipping point

We are already half way between the dangerous and the catastrophic, warns German climate scientist

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Politics

European universities ruled over by politicians

Autonomy is good for modern universities, but it's not happening, not in Denmark, nor anywhere in Europe in general

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Politics

Student protests at job-cuts meeting (updated)

Protesters donned masks of goverment minister Helge Sander and handed out beer, placing the blame for university job losses

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Politics

Universities against third world proposal

COP-15 has poor countries seeking to unlock intellectual property rights on climate innovations.

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Politics

Scientists angered by Vice-Dean climate e-mail

Vice-Dean Katherine Richardson accused of abusing power and confusing job titles to brand a climate university

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Politics

Sceptics ignored by university probe

An independent report on the controversial Danish University Act of 2003 did not give any free ammunition to the law's critics

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Politics

Students at work for the other climate forum

University of Copenhagen internationals poised to help out at an alternative climate summit which runs in parallel to the official COP15

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Politics

High-profile university panel to kick off COP15

Parallel to COP15 this December, the Faculty of Life Sciences is hosting a high-profile seminar with leading scientists

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University to fire 130 staff

130 staff from the University of Copenhagen faculties and central administration are to lose their jobs. This is according to an official statement from the Rector's office, citing budget cutbacks

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