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Samir Amin, top world-system economist in Copenhagen

Samir Amin, a top thinker of the neo-marxist ‘world-system’ group, is lecturing at the University of Copenhagen Friday

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Researcher to unearth origins of agriculture

In Jordan, an international team has uncovered some of the earliest known man-made structures. Now a University of Copenhagen archaeologist believes these discoveries will shed light on a crucial stage in human civilisation, the emergence of agriculture

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Chinese centre to analyze Danish DNA

Research reputation of University of Copenhagen and Denmark's large pharmaceutical industry attracts Chinese research corporation as the first in Europe. In a new centre they will help Danes solve hereditary problems

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Economic experiments reveal give-and-take behaviour

Economic experiments in Copenhagen find out where your selfishness starts and your altruism ends

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Myself, or the group, what will I choose?

I flatter myself: An experiment in economics seemed to prove me a good player, writes our reporter

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Photo story: Out on the farm

Pigs bred to show genetic variations at one facility. Horses treated at another one

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Australian scientist gets DKK 19m for obesity work

Genomics scientist from the University of Copenhagen sets off a whirlwind of funding for his projects on obesity and diabetes

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Scientists hunt for obesity gene in pigs

The search for the causes of obesity has scientists trawling through millions of genetic sequences. A University of Copenhagen team uses pigs to narrow down this search

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Climate change? Biodiversity is the real problem

Climate issues are just a small part of the problem. Focus instead on the disappearance of species, says leading ecology researcher at the University of Copenhagen

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Photo story: Down in the animal laboratories

There are between 30,000 and 50,000 animals at the Faculty of Health Sciences, all used for experiments. Our Danish colleagues in the Universitetsavisen were given an exclusive tour of the facilities

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