Khanya College’s curriculum was quite different from the one taught at other universities of the time. Its students studied oral African literature and history alongside Western literature.
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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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In the month that made us rethink, Sandro outlines three great news stories in our fight on obesity.
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting with Jessica Renzella - an Australian PhD student with Oxford University and a budding global health shaper. She told me about a new social campaign she’s leading…
The two species mated 500,000 years ago, leaving a genetic mark to this day. This knowledge could help save them from extinction.
Since Mexico introduced a 10% “tax” on sugar-sweetened beverages in 2014, global political momentum for this form of fiscal policy has been building. Societal interest and support have also grown. Taking…
True for almost all situations in life, being proactive is best. And this has been a formative lesson in my time so far: whether reaching out to a potential mentor that inspired me and making time for…
Free and fair markets; a healthy, productive workforce; and empowered consumers. Everyone has an interest in curbing obesity.
For the survival of iconic species in Africa, it is crucial that conservation efforts do not ignore conflict zones.
Just two weeks ago today, I was leaving one of the most enormous feasts of my lifetime. Engorged and almost bursting, I was finishing a two-day Nordic intellectual smörgåsbord at the 2016 EAT Stockholm…
It’s easy to forget the power of what is on our dinner plate. Let me share with you just six reasons why food offers a world of opportunities, and solutions.
Mozambique returns to the limelight following controversy over its external debt. How can the country contain this situation and avoid a downward spiral?
Economic growth forecasts for Mozambique are being revised down. The country needs to safeguard economic stability by taking steps to break with the past.
Recent studies show that development aid to poor countries contributes in the long term to their economic growth. But the aid architecture has adapted slowly to a new reality.
As 2015 closes, it is easy to feel daunted by the future - even overwhelmed. In a year that saw the world pass the historic 400PPM of atmospheric carbon for the first time in a long time, and with global…
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
More and more children are attending primary school in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. But there are worryingly large gaps in their learning.
Des marques sur l’ADN de nos cellules sexuelles pourraient signifier un risque accru d’obésité et de troubles du comportement pour nos enfants. Découverte récente, et troublante, de l’épigénétique.
La théorie de l’évolution vit une révolution : éclipsé par Darwin, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, et son idée d’hérédité des caractères acquis, est conforté par les découvertes de l’épigénétique.
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Professor of International Relations, University of Copenhagen
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Profesor e investigador postdoctoral en la Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Geociencias y Gestión de los Recursos Naturales, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen
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Post-doctorate researcher, Department of Conflict and Development Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Associate professor emeritus, University of Copenhagen
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Research Intern, University of Copenhagen
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Associate professor in Science Education, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Professor, Centre for Advanced Migration Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Assistant professor of geography, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
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PhD Fellow in Evolutionary Genomics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen
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Head of the Saxo Institute for History, Archaeology, Ethnology and Classics, University of Copenhagen
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Post Doctorate Researcher under the DANIDA funded project on security, sustainable growth and peace in Uganda., University of Copenhagen
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Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
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PhD Fellow, University of Copenhagen
