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Øresund Aquarium to dissect three sharks during Easter holidays

You can peer into the belly of a shark these Easter holidays. The Øresund Aquarium invites you to turn up for a dissection.

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Science

Thrilled to bits: Natural history museum in turnaround after losses

The Natural History Museum of Denmark had 452,000 visitors in 2022. This is a tripling of its visitor numbers over the course of five years. According to museum director Peter C. Kjærgaard, the boost in numbers is due to a transformation towards using the museum as a laboratory and in understanding how reality changes.

Science

Getting brains to fix themselves at 4,400 metres altitude

If you can get the brain to produce EPO by giving it less oxygen, it can help people with memory or concentration problems. This is often an extra complication in psychiatric disorders. New project could be groundbreaking, says professor.

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Science

Researcher after one year of war in Ukraine: »It is me that — ultimately — has to make the ethical choices«

Geography associate professor Alexander Prischchepov has faced a number of ethical dilemmas over the course of the past year. How do you balance important collaboration partnerships, the safety of Russian researchers, and a boycott of Russian universities?

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Science

More space for scientists at Arctic Station after renovation project

The Arctic Station is teeming with scientists from throughout the world. A renovation project will now offer space to 50 per cent more.

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Science

She wants to find out why your uncle gets radicalized on the internet

Digital fan culture researcher Line Nybro Petersen is to head a major European research project on extremism on social media among 45-65-year-olds.

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Science

Younger scientist written out of new cerebral membrane discovery

When scientist Anna Xavier went on maternity leave, her research ended up being credited to other scientists. The case is not unique. And a key organiser of the #pleasedontstealmywork movement now calls for political action in Denmark.

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Science

His biggest discovery came as an 80-year-old: A new part of the brain

Professor Kjeld Møllgård has a long career behind him, including as Rector of the University of Copenhagen. His biggest achievement, however, was when he recently found a new cerebral membrane.

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Politics

Danish universities not living up to open access targets

All Danish research should be freely accessible by 2025, according to the Danish national strategy for open access. But universities can’t keep up.

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Politics

First names, family, and appearance: On social media, female politicians are discussed differently

Female politicians are referred to less respectfully on the internet than their male colleagues. This places women in politics, and our societies, at a disadvantage, according to one of the researchers behind a new study.

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