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Denmark's iconic Bronze Age Egtved girl was from Germany

She is a Danish national icon. Now a new strontium isotope method proves that the Bronze Age Egtved girl was actually from the Black Forest in the south of Germany. To the University Post, researcher says it is the first time that we can accurately track a prehistoric person’s movements

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Putting your bugs to work - they might heal your diseases

What if all efforts to become as sterile as possible are useless and not so beneficial after all?

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Scientists in 380 kilometre haul over ice cap

Planned traverse of Greenland ice cap with 140 tons of equipment to a new drilling location is now underway

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Fight on to preserve Elfdalian, Sweden’s lost forest language

A 'treasure trove' for linguists, with only 2,500 speakers. Activists must fight to save this dying viking language, writes UCPH researcher Guus Kroonen in an article originally published in The Conversation

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Copenhagen on the map for ´map app´ conference

Developers and users get together to talk about the mapping software QGIS. Lecturer and developer Tim Sutton explains to the University Post why it should be kept open source

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Up on the ice sheet - looking down with a radar

Thousands of years ago a volcano somewhere in the world erupted. Now we can see its acid and dust in the ice with our radar equipment. Nanna is doing field work on the top of Greenland

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Twins stuck together and other curiosities in new medical exhibition

Up close and personal with the human body. Soon at Medical Museion, the Body Collected

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Goodbye to the old-fashioned microscope

Virtual microscopy has sent the microscope into retirement at the Faculty of Health and Medicine Sciences. A virtual specimen database is expanding and has revolutionized teaching

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Future scientists! My advice to you is...

Concise advice to junior scientists from established scientists

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Comment: A different kind of mentoring

One-sentence mentoring is a unique initiative from the University of Cambridge, UK. It is inspiring us here in Copenhagen.

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