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02/09-10 kl. 11:40 Culture / Humanities

No point in learning Danish

Learning the language is a waste of time if you are not planning on living here, says Italian full-degree student. Danes always reply in English anyway

See also:: Danish is worth the effort

28/08-10 kl. 06:00

Humanities site the target of graffiti artists

KUA, the 1970's style humanities building, is being crushed and demolished. On the fence, graffiti artists have let themselves go

06/08-10 kl. 06:00 Education / Humanities

Comeback to French and German in Copenhagen

Just as English looked to be the undisputed language champion in academia, French, German and - big surprise - Portuguese, have seen a surge in the number of applicants

02/08-10 kl. 11:36 Campus / Humanities

For conference, the ash cloud had a silver lining

In the midst of volcanic ash cloud travel chaos earlier this year, University of Copenhagen conference organisers replaced a physical meeting with a virtual conference. This meant 2,000 participants instead of 130

25/07-10 kl. 06:00

Goodbye to old KUA

The old, red KUA buildings have come to the end of their life. Now, they are being ripped, bashed and bulldozed to make way for the serene and clean lines of KUA 2, that will rise like a phoenix from the red rubble

Photos by Anne Trap-Lind

25/06-10 kl. 12:35 Campus / Humanities

Handful of scientists behind climate manipulation

A select group of scientists is behind an attempt to mislead the public on issues like tobacco, acid rain and global warming. This was the claim of US critic Naomi Oreskes in Copenhagen Thursday

25/06-10 kl. 06:00 Education / Humanities

Too many humanities graduates, says industry

Danish industry lobbyists: Introduce tougher admissions restrictions on Arts and Humanities subjects, or tuition fees to make students think more carefully about the bottom line

16/06-10 kl. 13:09 World / Humanities

Students to report from Greenland

The University of Copenhagen’s research station in Greenland is to play host to five international students from other universities this summer. They won grants to study climate-related courses as part of the COP15 climate conference in 2009

07/06-10 kl. 06:00 Education / Humanities

Taking exams at the Comics Convention

Why give students grades in a boring classroom when you can haul your arts class to a comics convention and turn the whole thing into a public spectacle?

08/05-10 kl. 06:00 Culture / Humanities

Revealing the beauty of your own language

Two translators of Polish and German authors into Danish, talk about their journeys into unfamiliar languages and locations

21/04-10 kl. 06:00 Campus / Humanities

Surge in full-degree students to Copenhagen

The number of international full-degree students at the University of Copenhagen has almost doubled in five years

See also:: Media department attracts internationals

21/04-10 kl. 05:34 Campus / Humanities

Media department attracts internationals

Full-degree students flock to the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication. The courses are pragmatic and of high quality, student says

13/04-10 kl. 06:00 Research / Humanities / Health Science / Theology

Self-awareness, norms, and emotions, all on video

The Center for Subjectivity Research, led by Professor Dan Zahavi, is an interdisciplinary melting pot of neuroscientists, theologians and philosophers. If that wasn't interdisciplinary enough for you, they have also started making films

19/05-10 kl. 12:57 Politics / Humanities / Life Science

Rehired deans faced with anonymous criticism

Anonymous poster campaign against the rehiring of deans is a symptom of frustration at the lack of student involvement in the administration of the university, says Student Union

10/04-10 kl. 15:33

The Zebra Party

Pictures from the Zebra Party, Friday 9 April at KUA!

The dress-code was zebra, and spirits were high. Our reporter Patricia Trincado joined in the fun and brought her camera along.

Were you there?

24/03-10 kl. 11:51

KUA is the place to eat

The University Post's reviewer Simone Bogner was impressed by the recently reopened Faculty of Humanities canteen at KUA.

The food was delicious, aesthetically pleasing, and, most importantly, affordable on a tight student budget, she raves.

See the newly renovated eating space, and samples of the food on offer in our gallery.

Photos by Simone Bogner.

22/03-10 kl. 11:55

Viking class tours Roskilde ancient ships

Students from 'The Vikings and Europe' intensive course took a field trip to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde on Saturday.

They got a closer look at ancient Viking longboats, dressed up as Vikings and, of course, checked out the gift shop! The exhibition tells the story of the ships and and describes the lives of the Vikings in the Nordic countries.

University Post photographer Daniella Sasaki was there, and took some photos of the trip.

08/03-10 kl. 11:51

Zoological information in non-zoological texts

Hieroglyphs representing Egyptian gods on temple walls show an intimate knowledge of wild animals' behaviour and ecology.

Christian Leitz, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Tübingen, presented his research to a group of scholars at the Carsten Niebuhr Institute, University of Copenhagen on 23 February. This is a selection of his slides (in German).

See also:: Ancients interpreted through lions and crocodiles

08/03-10 kl. 07:00 Research / Humanities

Ancients interpreted through lions and crocodiles

Ancient Egyptian zoology seen in priestly inscriptions

See also:: Fragments shed new light on the old Egyptians

13/02-10 kl. 15:22

Humanities start of term bash

On Friday, he Meeting Place caf'e at University of Copenhagn Amager (KUA) was transfromed into a night club and cocktail bar , for the Humanities start of term party.

The University Post's photographer Daniella Sasaki was there to catch the action.

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