Humanities news

Crecy
23/12-11 kl. 08:09 Research / Humanities

Medieval knights were stressed out

The use of psychology by a University of Copenhagen historian challenges the myth of bloodthirsty medieval heroes

Æbelholt,09
30/09-11 kl. 05:54 Research / Humanities

New stories from old bones

Skeletons dug up from the ruins of the Æbelholt monastery show us medieval violence, sickness, and life

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Æbelholt,12
30/09-11 kl. 05:46 Research / Humanities / Health Science

Freak rain storm drowned skeletons

Hard work of staff and student assistants saved the day

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New stories from old bones
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Anne_Pender
08/09-11 kl. 10:48 Education / Humanities

Australian professor here for a good laugh

Satire is a dangerous art with the potential to divide and pit people against one another, but also to help us look critically and creatively at ourselves and others. Visiting Australian expert knows about the power of the sketch

Ralf Hemmingsen_UG
01/09-11 kl. 11:11 Education / Humanities

Rector saves Greek, Polish from budget cut

University of Copenhagen steps in to support smaller programmes like Ancient Greek, Portuguese and Indo-European studies, as government slashes funding

Campus Catwalk: Humanities 1
31/05-11 kl. 08:16 Campus / Humanities

Humanities students dressed the best

The University Post is proud to announce the winner of our intra-faculty fashion contest

Humanities Dekan
16/05-11 kl. 07:36 Campus / Humanities

Dean of Humanities quits job

Kirsten Refsing explains that she 'wants to go back to research', and that others should now be allowed to 'do the motivating'

Campus Catwalk: Humanities 1
03/05-11 kl. 08:22

Campus Catwalk: Humanities

Humanities students in everything from shorts to ponchos. Please take a close look and let us know whether or not they dress better than students from the Social Sciences.

Vote here

Photos: Elisabeth Ginsberg

Saxo Library
28/04-11 kl. 09:11 Education / Humanities

Minister: Books will be sold or given away

After the University of Copenhagen proposed to burn hundreds of thousands of books, a heated debate ensued. Now the Minister of Science has stepped in to save the books

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Old KUA 2
26/04-11 kl. 05:00 Campus / Humanities

Old KUA stripped to the bone

University Post went on a tour with constructor Anders Wede to take a look behind the long graffiti wall shielding off naked, old 'KUA', the former site of the Faculty of Humanities

Old KUA, front
16/04-11 kl. 08:59

Behind the graffiti wall

University Post went on a tour with constructor Anders Wede to find out what's going on behind the graffiti wall shielding off old KUA.

Photos: Simon Roel
Text: Elisabeth Ginsberg

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15/04-11 kl. 12:57 Education / Humanities

Dean: We want to give books away

The University of Copenhagen is looking for a way to give away the books it had planned to burn, according to a press release

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Anger after book burning plan
Bjørnholm
25/03-11 kl. 11:30 Education / Humanities

Prorector: You can make money off the Humanities

Under the banner »We use thinking - We mean business«, prorector Thomas Bjørnholm offered his view on the business potential of the Human Sciences

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Science minister at protests
17/03-11 kl. 08:18 Politics / Humanities

Minister faced down humanities' protesters

As students continue their action at the southern campus humanities buildings, the Minister of Science made a sudden appearance and criticised universities' administration

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EnGeRom 8
14/03-11 kl. 10:30

Gallery: Students protest at EnGeRom

The University Post documents the ongoing protest at EnGeRom department.

Photos and captions by Johanne Wenstrup

Read about the protest here

Read how the department head Jens Erik Mogensen reacts to the protesters here

EnGeRom Staff
14/03-11 kl. 09:13 Politics / Humanities

Department head: »We are all in the same boat«

Head of EnGeRom department supports the protesters

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Students blockade EnGeRom
14/03-11 kl. 08:34 Politics / Humanities

Students block access to key Humanities building

Staff appear to sympathise with students. EnGeRom department entrances stopped by wooden tables and chairs

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Gallery: Students protest at EnGeRom
Wenjie Le 5
09/03-11 kl. 06:30 Research / Humanities

Fairy tale is bigger than the Bible

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ‘The Little Match Girl’ more read than works like the Bible and the Qu'ran

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Trip to the castle, 6
08/03-11 kl. 13:26

Trip to the castle

On a sunny Sunday in March, more than 100 international students in the mentor-mentee programme travelled from Copenhagen to Hillerød to visit Frederiksborg Castle.

If you were there, relive the moments. If you weren't there, click on the first photo and take the trip virtually yourself!

See more photos on our Facebook page here.

Text and pictures by Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir.

Trip to the castle, 5
08/03-11 kl. 11:45 Culture / Humanities

Hangin' out at the castle

100 international students spent a sunny Sunday at the largest renaissance castle in Scandinavia

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