Sport, culture, in brief

The Prodigy coming to Odense
The Tinderbox festival in Odense will have to keep some buckets of water handy after announcing that ‘firestarting’ electronica legends The Prodigy are on their line-up. They will be in action on June 26 along with Robbie Williams, Faith No More and D-A-D.

Men finish fifth
The Danish men's handball team recovered from their last-second loss to Spain in the quarters of the 2015 World Championships in Qatar by beating Slovenia and Croatia to finish in fifth place. The result means they have probably qualified for the 2016 Olympics.

Dortmund sign teenager
Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have swooped to sign Danish youngster Jacob Bruun Larsen from second tier outfit Lyngby Boldklub. The right midfielder, 16, has played a total of 17 games for Denmark's youth teams. 

Glarbjerg makes return
After not playing an official match in almost a year due to injuries, the Danish basketball talent Rasmus Glarbjerg Larsen made a successful return to the hardwood in his debut for his Belgian club Spirou Basket Charleroi. Larsen scored 15 points and three rebounds in just 16 minutes of play.

Bødker loses spleen
The Danish NHL star Mikkel Bødker is recovering at home after having his spleen removed after being tackled hard during a game for the Arizona Coyotes against the Winnipeg Jets.





  • How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    Being part of a trade union is a long-established norm for Danes. But many internationals do not join unions – instead enduring workers’ rights violations. Find out how joining a union could benefit you, and how to go about it.

  • Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals are overrepresented in the lowest-paid fields of agriculture, transport, cleaning, hotels and restaurants, and construction – industries that classically lack collective agreements. A new analysis from the Workers’ Union’s Business Council suggests that internationals rarely join trade unions – but if they did, it would generate better industry standards.

  • Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    The numbers are especially striking amongst the 3,477 business and economics students polled, of whom 31 percent elected Novo Nordisk as their favorite, compared with 20 percent last year.