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At the University of Copenhagen, psychologists have developed a programme to help parents of children with anxiety. The programme aims to help parents help their children before the anxiety reaches a stage where it requires treatment.

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Dictatorships use sporting events as a smokescreen for political repression

A new study shows a systematic connection between major sporting events in autocracies and the persecution of political opponents.

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The first life in our solar system may have been on Mars

Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water.
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Creepy apps cause emotional stress

Researchers have measured how uncomfortable and ‘creeped out’ using apps can make us feel. Industry and policy initiatives are called for.

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36,897 students are enrolled
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290 start-ups are established every year from the University
13,000 scientific articles are published each year
100 times a day, the University’s researchers are quoted in the media
37 UCPH alumni have become Prime Minister of Denmark
33 Olympic medals have been won by 20 UCPH alumni
70% is how much the University has reduced its CO2 emissions per employee/student since 2006

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