John the Baptist

Research team believes a handful of ancient bones buried beneath an old church in Bulgaria may be actual remains of John the Baptist, the biblical figure said to have baptised Jesus

Hallyu_13

UCPH students from Korean Studies are arranging a big public event to convey modern South Korean Hallyu culture as their final course exam. University Post talked to the student coordinator about combining academia, practice and dancing to K-pop music

UCPHsecondworldwar

University of Copenhagen scientists kept co-operating with Nazified German scientists during the 1930's, and the official University upheld a co-operation policy with the Nazis from 1940. Recent conference sheds light on a murky period in Danish history

Ulf Hedetoft

The acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Ulf Hedetoft has now been hired as a dean-in-full for a five-year period. His hiring comes after a hectic year of both praise and controversy

Humanities staff 2012

Statements from the Dean have done nothing to cool off staff tempers at the Faculty of Humanities, as report uncovers a group of administrators that have heart palpitations and that cry their way home from work

Vincent Hendricks

As a high profile lecturer, Vincent Hendricks sparked outrage with his use of sexualized schoolgirls to advertise his logic course at UCPH. Strangely the affair unfolded internationally before coming back to Denmark. This is how.

Campus 8/3-12 11:52

Professor's photo controversy

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Copenhagen’s Vincent Hendricks chose to be photographed with young girls in microscopic school uniforms. Why? To make formal philosophy look sexy and as an act of charity, the professor in logic argues

Richter

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

'Reading week'

14 weeks of education, yes. But this number includes two 'lesson-free' weeks at the University of Copenhagen, reveals Danish paper Politiken. While the Student Council is enraged, the Dean of Humanities calls it a non-story

Campus 14/2-12 12:19 3

Non-Danes kicked out of mentor group

Mentor group with no internationals

International mentors for incoming students have been expelled from the Faculty of Humanities mentor group. Non-Danes don’t understand the Danish system, say organisers

Campus 1/1-12 7:00 1

Newsroom's choice: Old KUA

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We have nominated ten articles to be re-published over Christmas and New Year. This is yet another one for the category 'photo story'. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Science 8/12-11 15:17

World’s biggest Maya conference

Mayapic

Maya specialists from all over the world are meeting this week at the University of Copenhagen. Interested students, and the public can come and learn to speak Maya

Science 30/9-11 6:54

New stories from old bones

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

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