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Vet students operate on teddy bears

Stuffed animals are operated on by veterinary students at the University of Copenhagen for practice. Juice and cake inside make it more realistic, explains student, who says it helps conquer fears

Gallery: Intercultural Christmas at LIFE

Days before December students and staff of faculty of Life Sciences met for a Christmas dinner. Taking place Friday November 25th the event included an international dinner and traditional Danish folk dancing. In order to participate, everybody had to bring a dish from their own country – in compensation they received two free drinks.

Thanks to Fernando González for capturing the festive evening! Check out all the different dishes and costumes and get in to the Christmas spirit!

Photos by Fernando González
Text by Polina Chebotareva

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Intercultural Christmas at Life Sciences

Ethics courses to prevent future Penkowa scandals

University of Copenhagen to set up mandatory ethics courses for PhD students in the wake of scientific fraud scandal. Deans support the initiative, but PhD student says the course may not be completely necessary

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Penkowa hearing: Avoiding the P-word

Students get complaints officer

Penkowa for dummies

Life Sciences dean quits for job at CBS

Per Holten-Andersen, the Dean at the Faculty of Life Sciences, is to be Rector of the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). Niels Elers Koch, the director of Forest & Landscape, is to replace him

Department paralysed by maternity leave

Every time a young scientist takes time off to have a baby, another employee may lose their job. This is the consequence of a University of Copenhagen policy, that critics say is damaging to morale, and damaging to equality

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Comment: Where have all the women gone?

Gallery: Tree planting ceremony for ...

On Friday 14 October the University of Copenhagen commemorated modern environmentalist, professor and activist, Wangari Maathai, who died on 25 September 2011 at 71 years.

Besides the title of Honorary Doctor at the University of Copenhagen she obtained a number of international honors for her work for the environment, peace and democracy in Kenya, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

At the memorial service, Director of the Department of Forest and Landscape, Niels Elers Koch, planted a tree in memory of professor Wangari Maathai and her tireless work for a greener planet.

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Big names in Copenhagen to talk sustainability

Sustainability superstars to Copenhagen

Raspberry pie beats mousse in sugary shocker

Blackberry and raspberries pies with sweet cream and liquorice powder wins Café VækstHuset's annual cake competition

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Sugar shock! Cake competition at Life Science

Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning

Staff and students frustrated by short, sharp, shocker invitation for key faculty meetings. They will be broadcast two days later, for those that miss them, says vice director for communication

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Rector: This is not a 'coup'

Rector proposes merger into two super faculties

Without workshops students fail

One out of four students failed their exams at one Life Sciences department after all lectures started to be taught in English. But a new type of workshop may be the solution