University of Copenhagen

With over 38,000 students and more than 9,000 employees, the University of Copenhagen is the largest institution of research and education in Denmark. The purpose of the University - to quote the University Statute - is to ‘conduct research and provide further education to the highest academic level’.

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest University in Denmark - founded in 1479. The University has four campus areas in Copenhagen and consists of six faculties - Health and Medical Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science, Social Sciences and Theology - with over one hundred different departments, institutes, centres, laboratories and museums.

The motivational force of the University’s research activities is financially and politically independent, i.e. free basic research; however, specific collaborative endeavours with other institutions and companies also have a place among the countless research activities. The dissemination of knowledge and findings to other research environments and the general public is a natural element of the University’s research efforts.

The University of Copenhagen’s research-based education also enables the private and public sectors to recruit expert staff and access the latest knowledge in such diverse areas as health, food, biological production and globalisation.

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New clues from 2 million-year-old tooth enamel tell us more about an ancient relative of humans

Researchers have extracted 2-million-year-old protein remains from Paranthropus robustus teeth to reveal biological sex and genetic variability.
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Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

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European citizens have remarkably similar preferences on asylum policy, including being strongly in favour of asylum seekers being allowed to work.
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The work environment is a social determinant of health. However, work has been underused as a lever to address health inequalities.
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La question de savoir si l’intelligence artificielle pourrait potentiellement anéantir la civilisation humaine détourne l’attention de défis plus urgents.

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