2023 was a difficult year for country's universities: the government wants to reduce some master's degrees from 2 years to 1 and University of Copenhagen dropped in QS world university rankings for 2024 from 82nd to 107th place

An anti-opioid plan that includes a ban on 8 synthetic opioids, increased anti-drug police, tougher penalties for selling them and the development of more addiction and harm treatments has been organized by the Danish government

Denmark is second in the World Press Freedom Index 2024, an annual ranking by Reporters Without Borders on media independence, journalist safety and freedom of expression in 180 countries; 2023 top countries are experiencing growing political issues

Based on decades of extensive data, a University of Copenhagen study has established a correlation between exposure to air pollution and elementary school pupils' grades, as children have pronounced negative effects on their brains

Sønderborg Culture, Leisure and Citizenship Committee has refused to remove the option of sex-segregated swimming in municipal swimming pools, despite the Minister for Integration's call for mayors to use "all means" to prevent "non-Danish" sex separation