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UCPH student’s photos of dying coral reef go global

The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, is dying. A student from the University of Copenhagen helped document this while on exchange at James Cook University in Australia.

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Politics

Copenhagen marched for science

Thousands of people marched for science in Copenhagen when the movement sparked into motion on Saturday 22nd of April in over 500 cities across the globe.

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Science

New centre to explore where private lives end and the public sphere begins

A new Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Theology will investigate the porous boundary between public and private life.

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Science

Nature’s healing power

Dorthe Djernis is doing her PhD on whether mindfulness treatment in a therapeutic garden can reduce stress in students. Her work is based on research showing that nature can heal the sick.

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Politics

New chairman vows to protect independent research

Newly named chairman of the board Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen plans to defend the university’s ability to conduct independent research. For students, he’s promising more opportunity to learn from researchers.

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Politics

The citizen of the world from Varde

Look up. Play the jazz saxophone. The inspiration can come from the strangest places, says UCPH’s international star lawyer, professor and center director Mikael Rask Madsen.

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Culture

Sten Ebbesen awarded ‘the little Nobel’

UCPH classical philologist and Medieval history scholar awarded prestigious Gad Rausing Prize last month

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Science

Top scientist on permanent cash hunt

Janine Terra Erler is a successful cancer researcher. But this success has had consequences. Now she is more of a manager, fundraiser and coordinator.

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Science

Scientists do NOT have time to do science

Professors and associate professors only use about one third of their time on research. Administration and the search for funding is eating up a growing portion of their time.

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Science

UCPH scientists get DKK 120m for pioneering research

Three scientists from the University of Copenhagen have each received nearly DKK 40 million for their technical and scientific research.

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