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Taste LIFE

Tomorow, Friday 15 October is the annual Night of Culture. Taste LIFE, bring your family along and taste all that LIFE has to offer. See the programme here or access it on your iPhone or Android: m.life.ku.dk

Later in the month, on 29 October, Minister for Food, Henrik Høegh, will host a public hearing at LIFE on GM crops.

Autumn is also the time for flu jabs. See where and when staff can be vaccinated if they choose to do that.

Kindly note that due to the Danish autumn holiday, there will be no eLIFE next week, week 42. The next issue of eLIFE will be sent out on 28 October. But remember that you can find internal news from KU at KUnet.

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Life at LIFE

Video recording of life as a student at LIFE and the Faculties of Humanities, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Law

Four Danish students at four different faculties, including LIFE, have been provided with their own camera and will document their life as a student. (10.14.2010)

Night of Culture at LIFE: 'Taste LIFE' on 15 October

This year we open the doors to the Faculty under the heading: 'Taste LIFE' on Friday 15 October from 18:00 to 22:00. See the exciting programme. (10.04.2010)

Announcements

Tickets for this year's Commemoration performance at the Opera House

The annual University of Copenhagen Commemoration will take place on 18 November. Spare tickets for the opera performance at the Opera House will go on sale on 25 October. (10.14.2010)

Green Action campaign starts on 8 November

The Green Action campaign starts on 8 November and runs for four weeks. Read more. (10.13.2010)

The Humanitarian Water and Food Award

The winner of this year’s Water and Food Award will receive their prize at the Water and Food for All day at LIFE on 25 November.
(10.13.2010)

Flu vaccinations 2010

Again this year, staff at LIFE are offered free flu jabs. (10.11.2010)

No throughfare at Dyrlægevej in weeks 42, 43, 44 and 45

Dyrlægevej blocked from 18 October to 14 November. (10.12.2010)

Education

Study techniques: skimming

In this week's video you can learn about skimming texts. (10.12.2010)

The Union of Natural Resource Students' Newsletter

Read the October issue of the Union of Natural Resource Students (FN) newsletter. (10.12.2010)

ikon for nyheder om forskning og innovation

Research

Expert hearing on GMO

On Friday 29 October, Minister for Food, Henrik Høegh, will host a public hearing at LIFE- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen on the growing of genetically modified crops in Denmark. (10.13.2010)

4th SHARE symposium: Biomarkers across Species

Thursday 11 November 2010 at KU-LIFE. Deadline for registration is 21 October. Abstract and poster submission opens 1 September. (08.13.2010)

Staff news

Farewell reception: Associate professor Jørn Grønvold, Department of Agriculture and Ecology

On Tuesday 26 October at 15:00. Read more (10.13.2010)

Inauguration lecture - professor Anne Raben, Department of Human Nutrition

Inauguration lecture and reception on Friday 15 October 2010, at 14:00 - 17:00

(09.23.2010)

Grants and scholarships

Novo Scholarship Programme 2011

Deadline: 29 October, 2010 at 12.00 hrs (noon) (09.21.2010)

Future activities

Calendar

Here you will find future activities at LIFE.

Gross National Happiness – A Concept Relevant to Danes?

10.14.2010 - 10.14.2010

Guest Lecture: Gross National Happiness – A Concept Relevant to Danes? by Bhutan's Prime Minister Hon'ble Jigmi Y. Thinley. The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Thursday, 14 October 2010, 15.30-16.30 Faculty of Life...

Studying in America (in Danish only)

10.28.2010 - 10.28.2010

Danmark-Amerika Fondet & Fullbright kommissionen holder infomøde for interesserede studerende den 28. oktober. Kom og hør nærmere om hvordan det er at læse i USA, hvilke muligheder der er for at komme afsted, og få samtidig mulighed for...