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Sea levels to rise faster, new studies show

Previous predictions of climate-induced sea change were too low

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Chemists clean up the office smell

Danish offices, auditoriums and libraries can be stuffy. Matthew Johnson, lecturer in chemistry at the Faculty of Science, can clean the air 100,000 times faster than the atmosphere cleans itself outside. He's that good

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Warming releases laughing gas into atmosphere

Thawing permafrost releases nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, according to Danish and Norwegian study. This may contribute to climate change

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Programme predicts the effects of medicine

Danish scientists have developed a computer programme which predicts how drugs are absorbed in the body

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Academics are left-wing for a reason, study shows

Professors tend to be political left-wingers, but why? A US study sheds some light on the issue

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New plant centre to sprout up on LIFE campus

Faculty invests DKK 200m in plant facility to research biofuels, food production, and medicine

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Shy athletes can’t pee in a jar

Athletes suffer from ‘stage fright’ when facing urine doping tests, say University of Copenhagen researchers. An exaggeration, says anti-doping agency

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Researchers dispute breast screening study

New study shows that breast cancer screening has no effect on mortality rates. University of Copenhagen researchers disagree, calling the data 'polluted'

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Dean: Courageous and visionary Novo gift

Dean says Novo Nordisk Foundation’s new lifestyle centre will be and integrated part of Faculty of Health Sciences

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Copenhagen gets DKK 885m donation for diabetes

The University of Copenhagen has landed a huge financial donation from the Danish health and pharmaceutical fund, the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The money is earmarked for research into metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity

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