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SCIENCE Summer Revue

Read more in the newsletter about the new SCIENCE Summer Revue which will take place on 8 June 2012 at VEGA.

English SCIENCE merger site is live.

Dialogue meetings on the merger on 8 February:

at Nørre Campus at 9:00-10:00

at Frederiksberg Campus at 11:00-12:00

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Editor: Kirsten Jenlev, kje@life.ku.dk

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Life at the Faculty

SCIENCE summer revue at VEGA

On Friday 8 June at VEGA from 19:00 to 20:00 followed by music and dance. Are you a budding revue writer, actor, singer, musician or technician and if you would like to help create the first revue of our faculty, this is your chance! Tickets for all staff.

(02.02.2012)

The SCIENCE merger site is now live in an English version

On the merger site you can read about the background to the merger and the merger process. The site also includes information on objectives, mission and vision, and you will be able to see the old and the new department structure, the organisation of the new faculty including the faculty management and much more. (02.02.2012)

Dialogue meetings on the merger: Latest news....

... about the creation of the Faculty of Science on Wednesday 8 February at 8:00-9:00 at Nørre Campus and at 11:00-12:00 at Frederiksberg Campus. (01.26.2012)

Announcements

Lottery for holiday homes finished

The lottery for the UCPH (staff) holiday homes has now been completed. If you are not amongst the lucky winners of a UCPH holiday home, then perhaps a discount on a Costa del Sol apartment is of interest.

(02.02.2012)

Education

Student Services activities at Frederiksberg Campus

Marketplace at the MSc Open House event on 10 February 2012

Erasmus application workshop on 20 February 2012

Networks for LIFE - career fair on 1 March

BSc project or MSc thesis? Get started! on 2 March 2012–

Oral exams and presentation skills on 16 March 2012

(02.02.2012)

Exchange students: evaluation of the academic year 2010/2011

The Faculty of Life Sciences received 288 exchange and guest students during the academic year 2010/2011. The Secretariat of Internationalisation has asked them to evaluate their stay, and 233 answered the survey. Read some of the main points. (02.01.2012)

Put your working life in perspective!

It only takes a week to get a couple of years wiser! This is the message from Copenhagen Summer University that again this year offers summer courses in Danish and English on 13 - 17 August 2012. (02.02.2012)

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Research

Urbanisation and poverty in Africa

New research project coordinated by Department of Geography and Geology at SCIENCE will challenge assumptions on urbanisation and poverty in Africa. (02.02.2012)

Can chilli pepper and flax seeds make chocolate healthier?

Researchers at SCIENCE are developing a chocolate which increases your combustion. The chocolate consists of dark chocolate with chilli pepper and flax seed fibres.

(02.02.2012)

Staff news

Arne Astrup is awarded prestigious Finnish medical prize

The Finnish Society of Internal Medicine will be presenting the prestigious "Esko Nikkila Prize” to head of Department, Professor Arne Astrup from the Faculty of Science at their annual congress on 1 - 3 February in Helsinki, Finland.

(02.02.2012)

Grants and scholarships

Anglo-Danish Society Scholarships

Deadline for applications 1 March 2012. (11.10.2011)

Activities at Nørre Campus

Fundraising-workshop for postdoc applicants to The Danish Council for Independent Research

Are you planning to apply for a postdoc stipend from The Danish Council for Independent Research (FNU, FTP, FSE, FSS, FKK) with deadline around March 1? Then here is a workshop for you on February 9 where we guide you through the application form and give you tips and tricks to write a good application.

(02.02.2012)

Activities at Frederiksberg Campus

Calendar

Here you will find future activities at the Faculty.

Open House event: MSc programmes at Frederiksberg Campus

02.10.2012 - 02.10.2012

The Faculty holds an Open House event on the MSc programmes at Frederiksberg Campus (entrance at Thorvaldsensvej 40) on Friday 10 February 2012 at 12:30-16:00. Programme for the day: 12:00 Welcome to the Open House event on the MSc...