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Women fight for rights in the Arab world: »Oppression breeds resistance«

Women fight for equal rights throughout the world. But in Arab countries, this struggle often takes place under far more restrictive political and social conditions.

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Hormonal contraception under scrutiny — but some women report mental health benefits

A woman’s menstrual cycle can play a significant role in psychiatric disorders. For those suffering from depression, anxiety, or OCD, hormones may help alleviate symptoms, says researcher.

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UCPH scientist among five recipients of top Danish research award

Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute gets the prestigious award for research into quantum phenomena. He is one of five young researchers who are honoured for strengthening Danish-based research at an international level.

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After 12 years, University of Copenhagen pulls the plug on Sustainability Science Centre

Under Katherine Richardson’s leadership, SSC has worked to develop UCPH’s sustainability profile. Now, the centre is closing, and the task is being centralised. The problem, Richardson argues, is that UCPH is currently staffed with nothing but »future intentions.«

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Soaked and humiliated: The Danish court’s cruelest joke revealed

As students, they were tour guides at Rosenborg Castle, where visitors were fascinated by a prank chair from the royal court. Now, as two young researchers, they set out to uncover the story behind an elaborate trick.

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From farm to screen: How a TV documentary funded pig emotion research

We now know that pigs' grunts can be translated into underlying emotions after an unusual collaboration between University of Copenhagen biologists and a documentary production company.

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University of Copenhagen to boost Arctic Station co-operation with Greenland

Arctic Station to open its doors to students from Greenland’s new biology programme and strengthens ties with the local community

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Your brain flushes out toxins – if you sleep properly, that is

Your brain cleans itself of waste products during deep sleep. A new study from the University of Copenhagen sheds more light on a good night.

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Breakthrough on life-threatening skin condition: To be applied to other diseases

Researchers have cured seven patients of a life-threatening skin disorder with a new method that finds defective proteins. Now they're looking at using the method on types of cancer.

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DKK 80 Million to set up pioneering research hub

The University of Copenhagen and its partners want to do world-class bio- and life science research.

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