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Danish student wins Cleantech Challenge with innovative solar idea

Danish student wins Cleantech Challenge with innovative solar idea

Posted by tahoe at Jun 14, 2011 11:00 AM |

Rasmus Davidsen, a graduate student at the Technical University of Denmark, won the Cleantech Challenge 2011 in London with an idea for using nanostructures to improve the efficiency of solar cells

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New videos: International students tell what it's like to study in Denmark

New videos: International students tell what it's like to study in Denmark

Posted by tahoe at Jun 08, 2011 04:55 PM |

When you want to know what it´s like to study in another country, you obviously want to know it from someone who has studied there themselves. In a series of new videos you can learn what other international students think about studying in Denmark

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Denmark: World's most balanced, satisfied nation

Denmark: World's most balanced, satisfied nation

Posted by Steph at Jun 06, 2011 03:05 PM |

Want to knock off early from work to attend little Søren’s football game? Looking to be a successful career woman while also raising small children? Yearning for an overall sense of satisfaction with life? Then Denmark is the place

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Danish and Japanese researchers join forces in leading plant cell research

Danish and Japanese researchers join forces in leading plant cell research

Posted by tahoe at Jun 06, 2011 10:50 AM |

Danish and Japanese researchers join forces in plant cell wall research related to development of renewable energy. The Danish-Japanese collaboration is supported by the Danish Research Counsil

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Danish research: Vitamin D increases speed of sperm cells

Danish research: Vitamin D increases speed of sperm cells

Posted by tahoe at May 31, 2011 03:05 PM |

It has long been known that serum vitamin D is important for reproductive function in animals, but now Danish researchers have also demonstrated this relationship in humans

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University of Copenhagen names author Paul Auster honorary alumnus

University of Copenhagen names author Paul Auster honorary alumnus

Posted by tahoe at May 30, 2011 07:01 PM |

On 13 May the University of Copenhagen appoints world famous American author Paul Auster honorary alumnus

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Swiss Bank report: Danish salaries are world's second highest

Swiss Bank report: Danish salaries are world's second highest

Posted by tahoe at May 27, 2011 12:10 PM |

A world financial crisis, political calls for pay restraints, and fast-growing competition - not only from China and India, but also from neighbouring countries - have apparently had little effect on salary levels in Denmark

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New website helps Danish residents ‘know their council’, regardless of language

New website helps Danish residents ‘know their council’, regardless of language

Posted by tahoe at May 25, 2011 03:30 PM |

New website offers practical information in seven languages about services to Danish residents. Opponents say money could have been better spent

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More British women choose Denmark to find sperm donors

More British women choose Denmark to find sperm donors

Posted by tahoe at May 23, 2011 04:15 PM |

The numbers of british women seeking a sperm donor in Denmark has almost doubled in two years, according to Danish Department of Health figures

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Future Cities:  Green Copenhagen featured on CNN

Future Cities: Green Copenhagen featured on CNN

Posted by tahoe at May 19, 2011 09:12 AM |

Copenhagen is next in CNN’s series about green cities of the future. CNN portrays a number of cities around the world where a green environment is a top priority

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Denmark to make grab at North Pole

Denmark to make grab at North Pole

Posted by tahoe at May 18, 2011 03:20 PM |

The Danish government has now officially stated its intention to claim the North Pole for the Kingdom of Denmark, which includes Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands

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Young Dane big winner in Microsoft's acquisition of Skype

Young Dane big winner in Microsoft's acquisition of Skype

Posted by tahoe at May 16, 2011 01:05 PM |

The tech world was abuzz last week with the news that Skype was purchased by Microsoft. As the questions flew, Danish co-founder of Skype, Janus Friis, was sitting back counting a boatload of money

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Technical University of Denmark in ambitous partnership with Korean Global Green Growth Institute

Technical University of Denmark in ambitous partnership with Korean Global Green Growth Institute

Posted by tahoe at May 12, 2011 06:05 PM |

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) partners up with the Korean organization Global Green Growth Institute - to promote green growth in developing countries

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Majority of Danes: allow gay church marriages

Majority of Danes: allow gay church marriages

Posted by tahoe at May 11, 2011 12:31 PM |

While the Denmark´s bishops are divided in their opinion on church wedding ceremonies for homosexual couples, the public seems to favour it

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Denmark tops list of clean technology producers; China is No. 2

Denmark tops list of clean technology producers; China is No. 2

Posted by tahoe at May 11, 2011 12:20 PM |

Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies

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IT research at Aalborg University face superstar challenges

IT research at Aalborg University face superstar challenges

Posted by tahoe at May 11, 2011 11:50 AM |

IT research at Aalborg University is world class according to a recent assessment by an international committee that also points out the challenges of having researchers with star status

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Promising discovery within hydrogen based energy solutions

Promising discovery within hydrogen based energy solutions

Posted by tahoe at May 11, 2011 11:50 AM |

Danish scientists taking the lead in new research that boosts hopes of cheap renewable energy

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Danish kids to learn English earlier

Danish kids to learn English earlier

Posted by tahoe at May 10, 2011 01:25 PM |

An Education Ministry working group is looking to introduce a new language strategy

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A lighthouse for the future

A lighthouse for the future

Posted by tahoe at May 09, 2011 06:55 PM |

The Green Lighthouse was Denmark’s first public CO2-neutral building and is home to the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen

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Copenhagen: The world´s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025

Copenhagen: The world´s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025

Posted by tahoe at May 09, 2011 06:35 PM |

The City of Copenhagen has a vision of becoming the world's first carbon neutral capital in 2025

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