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PhD survey: One out of five PhDs can´t finish on time

Group of PhDs at the University of Copenhagen will have trouble handing in their dissertation at the time stated in their contract, survey reveals

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I am a Cyborg. I hear colours and I wear songs to parties

Isaac Newton first related colour frequencies to sound. Now, over three centuries later, cybernetic technology has taken this relationship to a whole new level

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Government funding to find mythical creature on Danish island

PhD student to study the presence of the troll 'Krølle Bølle' on Bornholm

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Are vegans really healthier? Investigation underway

Some people believe that cutting meat away from their diets will make them healthier. Research at the University of Copenhagen is taking a good look at people's stomachs to find out

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Strange cyclops horse has just one eye

A quirk of nature at the University of Copenhagen. Like a cyclops from Greek mythology it is a creature with one eye

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Conference on how infants gain a sense of 'Self' and 'Other'

Are we born with a sense of self, or is this something we learn over time? These, and other questions, to be addressed at a conference at the Faculty of Humanities

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IARU science congress: Earth as a country with no borders

A big country with no borders. The Earth. Think of this, and we can start to adapt, rather than mitigate, environmental change, says Boston professor

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One in two Chinese researchers consider leaving UCPH

New survey shows that job opportunities are a key factor in Chinese researchers' decision making. Zhiyu Liao, a spectroscopist, will move to another European country if he doesn’t find a job, he says

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International science congress at UCPH to explore sustainable solutions

The University of Copenhagen is hosting the IARU Sustainability Science Congress, where experts from over 50 countries will discuss sustainable solutions to global challenges

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Erotic capital: Danish women losing out

Good looks and sex appeal help men and women to get ahead. But some groups have more advantages than others, says sociologist Catherine Hakim to the University Post

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