Tag: Aalborg University
Danish company abolishes children’s sick day limit
Your three-year-old woke up with an eye infection, but you managed to clear most of the dirt. Your five-year-old has a slight temperature, so there’s a chance he’ll come down with something, but he’ll definitely make it through the day—especially if you give him a pill. Working parents wake up to these kinds of dilemmas […]
European experts question unusual silence over Nord Stream explosions
© Provided by Xinhua Germany, has been particularly affected by the energy crisis due to the cessation of gas supplies from Russia. However, the country’s government, like its allies, has refrained from talking about the explosions publicly. BERLIN, March 6 (Xinhua) — Despite their own heavy losses, European countries — especially Germany — have unanimously […]
Church, vocal minorities and academics oppose plans to abolish public holidays, but businesses are mostly in favour
The new government has decided to cut one of the three public holidays that Danes enjoy every spring – the timing of all three always depends on how early or late Easter can be. READ MORE: Big changes on the way: New government unveils a surprising platform From 2024, Denmark can expect to say goodbye […]
Science Round-Up: Study finds bias against female politicians in Denmark
The latest election represented a historic moment for women’s representation in Danish politics, where the proportion of 44 percent of elected women in the Folketing exceeded 40 percent for the first time. However, this is most likely the result of women’s sheer willpower in a society that continues to stack the deck against them, a […]
Border trade is a path for the unemployed on benefits
Difficult to navigate Lorensen agreed that it was his responsibility to be aware of the rules, but he did not think that a two-hour shopping trip to a border shop would be considered a trip abroad. He said he only goes over the border to shop because times are hard and he can get more […]
“People are stealing like never before,” claims the retail sector
The number of shoplifting incidents has increased by 23 percent over the past six months, figures from the National Police show. This is the highest incidence of shoplifting in five years, the National Police confirms. And with prices continuing to rise amid high inflation due to the war in Ukraine, there’s no sign of it […]
Scientists agree: World can reach 100% renewable energy system by 2050 or earlier
Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that 100% renewable energy systems can be achieved at global, regional and national levels by 2050 or earlier. The number of published studies has grown by 27% annually since 2010 and continues to grow every year. “A rapidly growing number of researchers conclude that the demand for the entire […]
Aalborg University professor added to the list of untrustworthy academics drawn up by Ukraine
Ukraine has drawn up a list of 70 foreign academics whose statements about the war are considered unreliable. One of them is professor of international relations at Aalborg University, Li Xing. Although Professor Li Xing has a Chinese background, he has been a researcher at Aalborg University for ten years. His area of ​​expertise is […]
Science Round-Up: DTU Space celebrates contribution to James Webb Telescope as the first images return to Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope, which was launched into space last December, has delivered its first images back to Earth, revealing “emerging star nurseries” and “cosmic rocks” in the Carina Nebula, according to NASA. DTU Space, the national space institute at the Technical University of Denmark, has been one participant in the James Webb Mission […]
Russian cessation of gas supply to Germany could mean economic disaster for certain Danish companies
The largest single pipeline transporting Russian gas to Germany – the Nord Stream 1 pipeline – was shut down this morning for routine maintenance. But while it is scheduled to reopen on July 21, Germany is preparing for a prolonged shutdown of its energy supply. The work on the 1,220-kilometer-long pipeline is an annual event […]
Danish news Round-Up: Confidence in the press remains high – report
The year’s Digital news report from Reuters has revealed continued high confidence in the Danish news media. About 58 percent of Danes said that they “trust news the most most of the time”, which makes Denmark one of the countries with the highest news confidence out of the 46 respondents. Social media is still a […]
Copenhagen’s golf courses eye green greens
Good for birdies The project has also helped the clubs to look at phasing out paper scorecards in favor of digital opportunities – Hørsholm Golf alone spends around DKK 18,000 on printing around 40,000 scorecards annually for its members. Other changes being looked at include the introduction of LED lighting, the replacement of oil burners […]
Science Round-Up: Danish universities form huge green-food collab
Denmark’s eight universities – DTU, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University, University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde University – have joined forces on a unique new project on the green transition in food. . An interdisciplinary facility based at Aarhus University called the START Center for Sustainable […]
Making Danish citizenship easier to achieve accelerates integration – study
For more than two decades, right-wing parties have been campaigning to make it more difficult to obtain Danish citizenship. But now a new study suggests that tightening the criteria may have a negative effect on integration. Extensive research conducted by the BUILD Institute at Aalborg University shows that immigrants from non-western countries who received Danish […]
National Round-Up: The right-wing party leader claims the Chernobyl explosion caused only 50 deaths!
New Bourgeois leader Pernille Vermund recently claimed in the Folketing that only 50 people died as a result of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The pro-nuclear power MP debated climate minister, Dan Jørgensen, on the safety of the fuel source. He was quick to address, pointing out that far more died: somewhere between 4,000-9,000. Fact […]
Danish high school students: Why does sex education end just before we lose virginity?
School children aged 6-16 are learning this week about consent as part of a sex education focus in week 6 approved by Sex & Society. But their high school counterparts, students generally aged 16-20, feel the need to confirm consent before two people become confidential, which was made part of Danish law in January 2021, […]
