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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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The last indologist: »Fortunately, there are still places in the world that haven’t given up on history«

The University of Copenhagen has an invaluable collection of ancient Indian manuscripts. But all the people who knew how to read them have been let go.

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Your gut is completely unique to you. Does it rush, or does it take its time to digest?

Most people know that fibre is good for your digestion. Now, new research shows that our gut microbiomes are so different that we may need to tailor diets to individual digestion times and pH levels.

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43 scientists at Danish universities got ERC grants in 2024

Danish universities took home millions of kroner in the competition for EU research project funding.

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