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Taking on dental shame and inequality in Denmark

Denmark ranks among the worst for dental health inequality — and it can lead to isolation and shame. Meet a researcher who is driven by a sense of fairness, working to help the elderly and the vulnerable.

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International

UCPH research project shut down after US withdraws funding

Donald Trump’s hard line on researchers and universities could strengthen research collaboration in Europe, predicts UCPH deputy director.

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Science

New AI model to transform how asylum cases are judged

In a few years time, and with an AI model under development at the Faculty of Law, we can predict how religion, nationality or education can influence the outcome of an asylum case. The aim is to prevent bias in case processing.

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Science

University of Copenhagen to track health of 10,000 Danes over 25 years

Major health project to uncover how environment, lifestyle and genetics influence cardiometabolic disease risk.

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Science

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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Science

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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Science

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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Science

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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Science

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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Science

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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