Goodbye_Magazine

DEAR ALL
The IBO2015 is drawing to a close. It has been an intensive week
of challenges, friendships, experiences and feelings –
memories that we will carry with us back home.
Thanks to all who have been involved in this amazing journey.
We are all winners!

EDITORIAL TEAM
Anne-Louise Korsgaard Jensen
Christian Haaber Rasch
Hiva Ahmadi
Ida Højlund
Jacob Krag Linde
Kristine Bilgrav-Nielsen
Kristoffer Dahl Sørensen
LAYOUT
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THE INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD 2015
http://ibo2015.org
IBO2015@au.dk
Aarhus University
Helsingforsgade 14, building 5346
(Hopper), room 032-034
DK-8200 Aarhus N
Denmark
DRAWINGS AND COVER
Stig Spangsberg
PHOTOS
Carl August Jansson
Colourbox
IBO MAGAZINE II 2015

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4 DRESS UP!
BY KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN AND
ANNE-LOUISE KORSGAARD JENSEN
6 BIOLOGY BRAINS
BY ANNE-LOUISE KORSGAARD JENSEN
AND KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN
8 ACROSS AGE AND NATIONALITY
BY KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN
12 A MATTER OF IBO FACT
14 A DAY WITH THE JURY
16 THE GREEN HOUSES
BY CARL AUGUST JANSSON
20 3 LITTLE STORIES FROM A LONG WEEK
21 TEST: WHICH TYPE OF DANE ARE
YOU?
24 TEST: CHECK YOU RESULT!
25 DID YOU KNOW...?
IBO PARTICIPANTS
28 DO YOU KNOW YOUR GUIDE? BY
KRISTINE BILGRAV-NIELSEN AND
ANNE-LOUISE KORSGAARD JENSEN
IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!
BY CHRISTIAN HAABER RASCH
32 ON A MISSION...
BY CHRISTIAN HAABER RASCH
36 EXAM EXPERTS EXPLAIN
BY JACOB KRAG LINDE
40 REBUILDING NATURE
BY HIVA AHMADI
42 THE TASTE OF DENMARK
44 #IBO SNAPSHOTS

DRESS UP!
THE IBO 2015 OPENING CEREMONY
WAS FILLED WITH FANTASTIC OUTFITS!
ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS MADE A
GREAT EFFORT TO REPRESENT THEIR
COUNTRIES WITH CLOTHES, FLAGS
AND ACCESSORIES. HERE ARE SOME
OF THE MOST MEMORABLE FLASH-
BACKS.
Handsome Beksulton from Kyrgyzstan
is wearing the national Kyrgyz outfit
called a Chepken. On his head, he is
wearing a traditional filt hat called an
Ak-kalpak. The outfit is used for special
occasions.
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TEXT: ANNE-LOUISE KORSGAARD JENSEN AND
KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN
PHOTOS: CARL AUGUST JANSSON

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Wow wow wow! Hasmik from Arme-
nia is wearing this beautiful traditional
dress called Taraz. Every Arminian re-
gion has their own traditional Taraz –
this one is from Eastern Armenia. “The
Taraz I’m wearing is casual and made
for everyday use”, Hasmik says.
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The three pretty girls from Moldova,
Irina, Natalia and Vladlena, are wear-
ing the national Moldovan costume,
embroidered with meaningful sym-
bols. If you look closer, you’ll see that
the skirts are decorated with grapes
“In our country we cultivate grapes
and make wine – that is something we
are very proud of”, Vladlena explains.
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WHY DO YOU LIKE BIOLOGY?
I like biology because it can give us the answers to
most fundamental questions. For example: why are
we on the earth? I think people should understand
themselves first after all. I want to move biology a
bit further, and to expand our knowledge.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BIOLOGY MEMORY?
In Latvia where I come from, biology is really not a
popular subject. I barely know six people who are
really interested in biology. Lessons are really bor-
ing, and everyone is sad. So I have no fun memory.
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU WIN A GOLD
MEDAL?
First of all it would be the first gold medal to our
country, so I would become a legend.
Secondly, I would understand that I am probably
clever enough to investigate some cool things right
now – before entering the university.
BIOLOGY BRAINS
NIKITA TROJANSKIS
17, LATVIA
VERA EMELIANENKO
18, RUSSIA
I like biology because it’s a very interesting subject.
It’s about all the living creatures around us: ani-
mals, plants and all the crazy processes. I just think
it’s very, very interesting.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BIOLOGY MEMORY?
In my school we only have one biology lesson a
week, so all my fauvorite biology memories are
from different camps and olympiads.
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU WIN A GOLD
MEDAL?
I would be very, very surprised. And probably very
happy!
TEXT: ANNE-LOUISE KORSGAARD JENSEN
PHOTOS: KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN

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I’m especially interested in human physiol-
ogy. I want to study medicine and become a
doctor, and therefore it’s important for me to
know a lot about biology.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BIOLOGY
MEMORY?
My best memory is being here at the IBO,
I especially liked the practical exam where
I dissected my first fish. Afterwards, we all
made a circle and gave each other a massage.
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU WIN A
GOLD MEDAL?
A lot of good things! I’m applying to medicine
in Turkmenistan, and if I win a medal, it will
be easy to get admission.
BAYMAYRAT CHARYYEV
18, TURKMENISTAN
Biology is extremely aesthetically pleasing. When you are sectioning you don’t see all the de-
tails and the elegance of the structure, but as soon as you put it under the microscope it looks
incredible. You never really see the world the same way after you had biology.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE BIOLOGY MEMORY?
We did a fish dissection at the practical exam in a giant tent. It was challenging, smelly and
disgusting. I was wrestling with the fish trying to find the brain. I just ended up with a chunk
of white stuff that I just assumed was the brain – but it was so cool! I’ve never dissected a fish
before, so it was really interesting to me.
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU WIN A GOLD MEDAL?
I’m going to jump of a building haha! No. I am going to celebrate a lot with my friends.
MARLEY MUWEN XIONG
17, CANADA

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TEXT: KRISTOFFER DAHL SØRENSEN
She is fifteen. He is twenty. She is from Ukraine. He
is from Sri Lanka. She is pale. He is brown. The dif-
ferences between Tetiana and Sharanka are more
and many. Growing up in cultures and regions that
are almost incomparable to each other, it was not
likely they would meet. But they did. Both of them
have come to Aarhus this week to take part in the
IBO – as the youngest and oldest participant.
Sharaka can feel that he is older than the other
students who mostly are between 17 and 18 years
old. Tetiana, however, doesn’t think about the fact
that she is the youngest among the 200 students.
Less than one week ago, both of them were sitting
far away form each other in their home country.
She, in the million city of Kiev – he, in a small vil-
lage without fixed telephone lines. “I was terrified
of getting out of my country to a faraway land. But
my family was always with me, and they were kind
of forcing me: “Take the chance, take the chance!”,
Sharaka’s family adviced. Sharaka had to pay for
his own plane ticket from Colombo to Copenhagen
but “my family, friends, and a lot of teachers helped
me”. Tetiana has been preparing for the IBO for a
year. She also received a lot of help and support
from her family who bought her books to help her
get qualified for the IBO. “My teammate, Kateryna,
tried to convince me and another Ukrainian stu-
dent inspired me”, Tetiana says about entering the
competition.
HOW MUCH HAS A 15-YEAR-OLD UKRAINIAN GIRL IN COMMON WITH A 20-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM
SRI LANKA? NOT MUCH PROBABLY. BUT MAYBE A BIOLOGY WEEK CAN SHOW THAT THERE ARE
MORE SIMILARITIES THAN DIFFERENCES.

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AN INTEREST MAKES INTERACTION
Usually, a smile is recognized as a “universal lan-
guage” – something everyone can relate to and un-
derstand. But when it comes to tricky, exotic terms
as molecular biology, planted anatomy, animal
functional morphology or biochemistry, it’s only a
small, selected group that will understand. Tetiana
and Sharaka have found a way to communicate
with each other – not only by speaking English, but
also by sharing the same interest: biology.
“I am brown. There are black people and there are
white people. So their appearance is quite different
from mine. When we look at other participants
from afar, I feel that they can be very different from
me. But when I talk with them I feel like they are
my own neighbours. Wherever they come from,
when they are sharing the same interest as me I
just feel that we are all the same”, Sharaka says.
Tetiana agrees. “We’re all here because we love
biology”. However, the two students have different
preferences in the field of their passion. Tetiana
finds molecular biology most interesting. Sharaka,
on the other hand, thinks animal diversity is the
most awesome topic in biology. “I am pretty inter-
ested in birds. I like observing birds. I have a huge
collection of bird nests”, he says.
For many of the students, biology is not only a sub-
ject you have on a weekly basis. It’s something they
see as a hobby. That’s also why Tetiana believes
she has made it this far in the IBO. “I’ve come so far
because I simply like biology. When you really like
something, it isn’t hard to do it”. Sharaka was also
elected through a tough elimination process where
3.000 students fought for the same four seats in the
national olympiad. The trip to Denmark isn’t the
only spectacular upside that comes with being ap-
pointed to the national team. “After I was qualified
for the IBO, I got access to this technical stuff in the
biggest lab in Sri Lanka, so for three months I’ve
been practicing these things”, he says.
STRENGTH LOCATING
There is always something you’re good at. It’s just
about finding out what it is. By being part of this
years IBO, it seems like Tetiana and Sharaka have
located some of their main strengths and passions.
But bringing home a medal is not the success cri-
teria. The friendship and the experiences are more
important for both of them. “I made a lot of friends
here. It is good to know where I am in this world. I
can share these things with my friends in Sri Lan-
ka”, Sharaka says. When he gets back, he will start
on medical school – an education that takes five
and a half years. The dream is to become a doctor
one day.
Tetiana is not quite sure about her dream job. Right
now, she would just like to be better at English and
aside from that, she hopes she can join IBO next
year in Vietnam – and make new friends again
across age and nationality. <<

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AND MICROBIOLOGY
PLANTED ANATOMY, EVOLUTION
AND BIOSYSTEMATICS
ANIMAL FUNCTIONAL
MORPHOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
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23 22
15 13
27 29 31
Monday morning we’ve asked the competitors two questions:
THE PRESSUREMETER
PCT.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST?
Which exam do you
FEAR THE MOST?
Which exam do you

... and only around 7 pct. of the competitors have
visited Denmark before IBO2015.
We asked the competitors if they think, they
would win a medal and which delegation they
think would bring home most gold medals – see
their answers here!
3 PCT. DON’T
WANT TO MAKE
PREDICTIONS
THE GOLDEN CORNER
... were considered to be most likely winners of
medals.
55 PCT.
THINK THEY WILL
WIN A MEDAL
42 PCT.
DON’T THINK THEY
WILL WIN A MEDAL
DID YOU KNOW THAT....
... and 40 pct. of all competitors are 18
years old...
... 70 pct. of the competitors are boys...
15 16 17 18 19 YEARS
2.3
12.7 12.7
32.3
40
PCT.
BUT REMEMBER, AS DR.
POON SAID, YOU ARE ALL
ALREADY WINNERS!

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A DAY WITH THE JURY
It’s early but
Fenryco is already
awake after a
good night’s sleep.
It’s 6 pm, and
the first thing he
does is to check
messages on his
phone. A new day
is about to start.
It’s lunchtime!
Salmon, cod and
boiled potato
lands on Fenryco’s
plate. A break is
well needed after
spending hours of
intense translation
and discussion.
FENRYCO PRATAMA,
28 YEARS OLD
JURY MEMBER FROM
INDONESIA SINCE 2012
RADOSLAV ALEKSANDROV,
25 YEARS OLD
JURY MEMBER FROM
BULGARIA SINCE 2013
ARNAT BALABIYES,
25 YEARS OLD
JURY MEMBER FROM
KAZAKHSTAN SINCE 2013
06.00 07.15 07.30 13.00 14.00
Radoslav wakes
up “unfortunately
at this time”, he
says. Three hours
of sleep was all he
could get be-
cause he stayed
up until 4 am to
translate the tests.
Now, he will take
a shower and get
some coffee with
some sweets. “I
give the same
piece of advice to
my students. Get
some sugar in the
morning to start
the day”, he says.
“I slept well”, Arnat
says. He went to
sleep at midnight
– earlier than the
past few days. It’s
morning now and
besides satisfying
his hunger with
scrambled eggs,
fruits, bananas
and pancakes, he
likes to go outside
and breathe in the
fresh air. “The air
here is very fresh
compared to other
cities I’ve been in
before”, he says.
It’s time for lunch,
but for Arnat that
doesn’t necessarily
mean that he has
to eat much. “I got
a soda and some
fish and salad. I try
not to eat much
so I’m not getting
tired”, he says.
Instead of eating,
Arnat tries to talk
and exchange
experiences with
other jury mem-
bers – especially
people from Bela-
rus, Turkey, Azer-
baijan, Portugal,
and Italy.
IT’S NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS WHO WORKED HARD AT THE IBO. FOR THE JURY AS WELL, THE DAYS IN
AARHUS WERE FILLED UP WITH A LOT OF INTENSIVE WORK. BUT WHAT ARE THE 204 JURY MEMBERS DOING
DURING A LONG DAY LOCKED UP AT THE RADISSON HOTEL? WE GOT A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE DOORS WHERE
THE STUDENTS COULD NOT GO.

The work contin-
ues with translat-
ing the tests into
the countries own
language. Fenryco
is sitting together
with his team, but
also gets time to
talk with the host
jury and other
colleagues around
his bench.
The jury is about
to have dinner.
Fenryco is sitting
with his Indone-
sian colleagues.
Beef, potato, and
broccoli is on the
menu, and while
they are eating,
the Indonesian
jury talks about the
practical exam
questions. “The
day was pretty
good. I just hope
the connection
and server is work-
ing better tomor-
row”, Fenryco says.
Fenryco is about
to go to bed after
having watched
some TV while
drinking a glass of
milk. A tough but
good day is over.
15.00 17.00 18.15 19.00 22.00
Finally, Radoslav
gets a break. He
has been trans-
lating since 9 pm
and now it’s time
for a 15-minute
break. “When I
have a break, I go
to my happy place
in my head”, he
says and smiles.
He predicts he will
have many hours
of work ahead of
him, even though
he would rather go
out and see some
of Aarhus. How-
ever, his spirit is
high. “I can’t afford
to have another
attitude”.
Arnat is sitting in
the congress hall.
Working. Trans-
lating. “Biology
Olympiad is my
hobby. I’ve been
an IBO student
before so I’m trying
to do my best to
make the quality
of the IBO better”,
he says. He thinks
this year is very
well organized.
The questions are
good prepared
and everything
runs smoothly.

Visiting the Green Houses

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THREE
LITTLE
STORIES
FROM
A
LONG
WEEK
SUNDAY
A blessing in disguise, that’s probably what summa-
rizes this incident. Sunday the Chinese participants
walked to the bay with their guide Signe. Suddenly,
one of the Chinese bags were floating away. Signe
reacted quickly! She ran through the water to save
the bag, forgetting her phone inside her nametag.
The phone drowned – but the bag was saved!
Back at the bay, the Chinese were jumping of joy.
They believe that bad things happening before a
big exam will bring them luck – so hopefully Signe’s
phone didn’t die in vain.
OPENING CEREMONY
The Opening Ceremony is well under way and the
different teams are entering the stage to a loud
applause. Next up is Iran. But wait! What is that on
the drawing behind them? A camel?
Actually, there are not a lot of camels in Iran. Sorry!
Instead we’ve drawn you a Persian leopard – hope
you like it better!
TUESDAY
During the practical exams Tuesday morning, the
guides couldn’t find the fourth participant from Uz-
bekistan! Panic spreads. Guides running around the
university park – the Uzbek is nowhere to be found!
Hmm… Maybe it’s because the fourth Uzbek never
made it to Denmark? Well done guides ;)

WHICH TYPE
ARE YOU?
of Dane
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE FIELD IN BIOLOGY?
A Sustainability
B The study of Dendrobates tinctorius
C Ecology
D Agriculture
E Human anatomy
F Darwinism
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YOU’VE JUST FINISHED YOUR EXAM IN ENGLISH, WOOHOOO! NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?
A Well, there’s an underground bar and this new indie-folk band is playing, I might go there
B I shall head to the laboratory and search for marvelous new species
C Celebrate! Let’s get drunk! Now!
D My family and I will go see tractor pulling. It’s right next door!
E I’ll pop to the gym. By now, my body has recovered from the morning workout
F Yeah, uhm, sorry, don’t have time, need to check the stock market
3
WEEKEND! YOU MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK OF SCHOOL. AT TONIGHT’S PARTY, YOU ARE…
A Adjusting your hat and checking if your latest online post has gotten some new likes
B Discussing with some friends if koalas have fingerprints or not
C Yelling and singing
D On your way to find your toolbox, because that squeaky front door needs some oil
E Dancing on the tables (to burn calories)
F A little bit late, because a very important meeting dragged on
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IT’S AN ORDINARY TUESDAY– WHICH SHOES DO YOU PUT ON?
A Vintage chelsea boots
B Hiking boots
C Sneakers
D Rubber boots
E Nike Free
F Leather shoes 2
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE DRINK?
A Green tee
B NaOH + HCl = NaCLH20
C Beer
D Milk
E Protein shake
F Strong, black coffee 4
GO TO PAGE 24 TO SEE WHICH KIND OF DANE YOU ARE! >>

INTERNATIONAL
BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD
2015 AARHUS DENMARK

< MOST F’S: Money never sleeps,
neither do you. Why? Because
you’re a proper business Dane
Money never sleeps,
< MOST F’S:
TEST PAGE 21: WHICH TYPE OF DANE ARE YOU?
CHECK YOUR RESULT!
< MOST A’S: Hipster alert! You’re
the cool kid, you wear cool stuff
and you say cool things.
^ MOST B’S: Brainy, bright,
geeky – you’re a proud
Danish nerd!
> MOST C’S: C for Classic –
Classic Dane. Your answers
resemble those of the aver-
age Danish person. Well done!
C for Classic –
Classic Dane. Your answers
resemble those of the aver-
age Danish person. Well done!
^ MOST D’S: Cow
poo charmer? You’re
a true farmer!
> MOST E’S: Look
out, here comes
the fitness fanatic!
Your sacred anatomy
is sharp and shaped.

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DID
YOU
KNOW...
INTERNATIONAL
BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD
2015 AARHUS DENMARK
…ALL PENS ARE BIO-DE-
GRADABLE, SINCE
THEY’RE MADE FROM
WOOD POWDER AND
CORN?
…THE OFFICIAL FAIR
TRADE-CERTIFIED
#IBO2015 T-SHIRTS ARE
MADE OF 100 PCT. OR-
GANIC COTTON, AND
ARE MAINLY PRODUCED
BY WIND POWER?
…THE CALCULATORS THAT THE
STUDENTS USE DURING THE
WEEK ARE MADE FROM CORN
AND ARE COMPLETELY DE-
GRADABLE? – OH YEAH, AND
OF COURSE, THEY’RE SOLAR
POWER-DRIVEN.
…THE UMBRELLAS ARE
PART OF A PROJECT
CALLED ‘ABRELLA’?
THEY WILL BE REUSED
BY SHOPS AND SHOP-
PERS AROUND
AARHUS, IF YOU DON’T
TAKE IT WITH YOU.

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THE IBO IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
YOUNG PARTICIPANTS TO SECURE THEMSELVES
A BRIGHT ACADEMIC FUTURE AT SOME OF THE
WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES.
AND IN BETWEEN COUNTLESS HOURS OF
PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL EXAMS, THERE IS
ALSO TIME TO MAKE GREAT FRIENDS FOR LIFE.
“Being in the IBO will open a lot of doors for the
participants – it is unbelievable!”
Chairman Dr. Poon has been involved in the IBO for
many years. According to him, participating in the
IBO PARTICIPANTS:
The winners of winners
IBO is an invaluable opportunity for the partici-
pants’ future academic career.
No less than 60 pct. of the 237 talented young IBO
participants are bringing home a medal. Mary
Oliver from Australia is an international advisor,
and according to her, winning a medal is quite an
achievement. “Winning a medal is significant! Most
students who bring home medals will be awarded
very prestigiously”. For a lot of participants bring-
ing home a medal means that you’ll be able to go to
– or even get a scholarship for – some of the most
prestigious universities in the world, like Harvard,
Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford or the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
RUEI-JE CHANG, IN THE MIDDLE, PARTICIPATED IN IBO 2009 IN JAPAN.

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HIGH EXPECTATIONS
In 2009, Ruei-Je Chang from Chinese Taipei won
a silver medal at the IBO in Japan. Today, he is
studying medicine at the National Taiwan Univer-
sity – something he wouldn’t have been able to do
without participating in the IBO.
“In my country, we have to get a medal to apply
to the good universities. Without the IBO medal,
I don’t think I would have been approved to go to
medical school”, Ruie-Je explains.
Even though the silver medal brought a lot of aca-
demic opportunities for Ruie-Je, he was not exactly
thrilled when he received it.
“Actually, I felt very sad when I got a silver med-
al. I’ve used a lot of time preparing myself, so I
thought I would get a gold medal”, he says.
According to international advisor, Mary Oliver,
it’s very common for participants to expect a lot of
themselves.
“Some of the students feel a lot of pressure, be-
cause they are representing their country and will
be very disappointed if they don’t get a gold medal.
These students feel that because they are from a
particular country, they are expected to win gold”,
she explains.
Shirley Sl Lim is from Singapore, and is also an
international advisor in the IBO. According to her,
it’s not that important whether you win a medal or
not – just being in the IBO is an achievement.
“Before the students even come here, they’ve gone
through rigorous national exams. They really have
to go through a lot before being selected as the final
four to represent their country. It is an achievement
just being here. Here, they are the winners of win-
ners”, Lim says.
MAKING FRIENDS FOR LIFE
Not all countries reward their participants with ev-
erlasting glory, as they do in for example Thailand
and Singapore. When Danish Olivia Ette Heinrich
brought home a bronze medal from IBO in Bern in
2013, her life in Denmark went on as usual.
“My participation in the IBO definitely looks good
on my resumé, but in Denmark I can’t use the IBO
as an advantage for getting into a certain kind of
university”, Olivia explains.
Even though being in the IBO hasn’t meant any ac-
ademic advantages for Olivia, she is still filled with
joy thinking back at the competition.
“I remember the IBO as a very nice experience. Not
so much because of the competition and the exams,
but more because of all the really great friends I
made. Today, when I think back at the IBO, I think
of all the social things we did – not so much the
competitions”, Olivia smiles.
The social aspect of IBO is something that is also
very close to chairman Dr. Poon’s heart. “We want
the students to do well in the test, but it is also
important for them to be able to make friends. The
ability to do well academically is actually a minor
thing. Being able to make friends is a skill that leads
to success”, he explains.
International advisor Shirley Sl Lim agrees with
Dr. Poon. “The world is getting smaller and small-
er. Everybody will relocate and work somewhere
else”, she says. “If you start early on with building
up a network of friends, it makes working in the
future easier – a big group of international friends
is priceless!”.
So whether you bring home gold medals or friends
for life, there’s no doubt that this year’s IBO partic-
ipants have a great future ahead of them – ready to
enter all open doors. <<
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE IBO?
“In Thailand, it is a big event, already at the airport. Reporters from major TV-channels and news-
papers come from all over Thailand – the students’ faces will be all over the news”
- DR. POON
“In Singapore, the president will invite the mentors and the students who represented the country
for a special tea session at his office. Most of the students will end up being very successful in
overseas scholarships”
- SHIRLEY SL LIM
“In Australia, the students who get a gold
medal will be offered a scholarship to go to the Australian National University, which is the best
university in Australia”
- MARY OLIVER

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How well do you
know your guides?

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CHRISTIAN NORDSTRØM
What is Christian’s favourite ride in
Legoland?
A. The Haunted House
B. The DUPLO Express
C. Ice Pilots School
SOFIE MALMSTRØM
What is Sofie’s favourite colour?
A. Purple
B. Red
C. Black
VILLIAM MIKLOS ANDERSEN
What kind of girls does Villiam
love?
A. Brown-haired
B. Blonds
C. Gingers
ANNE BLADT BRANDT
If Anne was an animal, what
would she be?
A. A tiger
B. A butterfly
C. A cat
HIVA AHMADI
What is Hiva’s favourite dish?
A. Salmon
B. Pizza
C. Rødgrød med fløde
SABRINA BEER
What is Sabrina’s favourite drink?
A. Coffee
B. Fanta
C. Beer
Answers:Christian:C,Sofie:B,Villiam:B,Anne:C,Hiva:A,Sabrina:B

IT’S A JUNGLE
OUT THERE!
TEXT: CHRISTIAN HAABER RASCH
I’m on a hike in the majestic, but traitorous mountains near the city of Silkeborg, 40 km west of Aarhus.
The peaks, some of which reaches a staggering 150 meters (492 ft.) into the air, are home to a multitude
of sneaky and dangerous animals, just waiting to make your peaceful picnic a living nightmare. Adders,
blowflies, wasps, ticks and tapeworms – the scary list goes on. We even got wolves now! The Danish nature
might look harmless and peaceful to the untrained eye – but it’s a jungle out there!
ATTACKED BY A FEROCIOUS DEER
On this particular summers day, with the cotton clouds drifting slowly in the sky, I hike to the top of Him-
melbjerget, Danish for ‘The Sky Mountain’. A fitting name for this glorious giant with its impressive 147
vertical meters. I finally reach the summit and bring out my binoculars to scout the surrounding dense
forest for signs of perilous wildlife. I look around, but see nothing dangerous. A few sleepy pigeons lift off
from a branch in a tall pine. A group of ducks slowly land on the big lake far below me. My search con-
tinues. Still nothing. I’m getting thirsty. It’s almost 20 degrees Celsius, and the sizzling heat and the long,
PERHAPS YOU DON’T KNOW IT, BUT DENMARK
IS CRAMMED WITH DANGEROUS AND TERRIFY-
ING WILDLIFE. EVERY YEAR, A DOZEN PEOPLE
ARE ALMOST INJURED OR SLIGHTLY SCARED
BY ANIMALS OF ALL FRIGHTENING SORTS AND
SHAPES.

strenuous walk from my Mercedes on the parking lot 200 meters away start to take its toll. I bring out a
cold Coca Cola from my icebox and take a big gulp. Ahh; much better.
I look around again. Still nothing frightening in sight. But wait! There’s something over there. Close to
that sweet, old, coffee-drinking group of seniors in wheelchairs. Behind them is a big blurry shape. It’s
something huge! It’s… It’s… It’s a deer. An extremely terrifying and ferocious deer! If you place your hand
directly inside the creature’s mouth, you could – in theory – get bitten. And the wound could get seriously
infected. That’s really, really dangerous. But before anything horrific happens, the deer jumps off into the
woods, probably to look for other unsuspecting people to terrorize.
EXPERT LIE ABOUT THE DANGER
Before I left for this brave hike into the wild, I talked to senior researcher Thomas Secher Jensen from the
Museum of Natural History in Aarhus to prepare myself for the dangers ahead. Thomas Secher Jensen is
a renowned expert on wolves and is often on national television to tell about the Danish wildlife, and he
seemed like the perfect guy to clarify the brutality of it all. But I soon realized that he wasn’t going to admit
how dangerous the Danish nature really is. In other words, the expert was wrong – or even worse – lying.
“It’s absolutely not dangerous to walk around in the Danish nature. There are no dangers worth mention-
ing whatsoever!” said Thomas Secher Jensen, and continued: “On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being extremely
dangerous on a global scale, the Danish nature is a 1.” Hah! I don’t believe one word of it. He even insisted
that a tiny tick is more dangerous than a wolf.
“There are right now 23 wolves in Denmark on record. 19 males and 4 females. They are in no way dan-
gerous. Nobody has ever been injured by wolves in Denmark. In fact, only two people have died from wolf
attack in the last 50 years in Europe and North America combined,” explained Thomas Secher Jensen.
But I’m not falling for that. Anybody with eyes in their head can see that a wolf is a vicious beast. I mean,
haven’t you heard about The Little Red Riding Hood? Or The Three Little Pigs? Or the expression “to cry
wolf”? You wouldn’t cry about it if it wasn’t dangerous!
MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE KINGDOM
Anyway, I won’t let a senior researcher with decades of scientific research behind him ruin my hunt for ter-
rifying Danish wildlife. Everything – expert’s opinions, facts, data etc. – may indicate, that there’s nothing
to be afraid of, but danger is in the eye of the beholder, and I behold danger everywhere.
Therefore, I continue my search on this mesmerizing mountain near Silkeborg. I look around and immedi-
ately spot a potentially deadly wasp – the most dangerous animal in the entire kingdom. Every year, thou-
sands of people are treated at Danish emergency rooms for wasp stings. When the terrifying little bastard
stings you, it pumps venom directly into your body. It hurts really bad, and… But before I get any further in
my chilling line of thought, a 5-year-old girl comes running right past me and fans the wasp away with her
pink Hello Kitty umbrella. No casualties today.
I walk vigilantly back to my Mercedes on the parking lot and start driving back to my safe, animal free
apartment in the city. It’s been another wild day in the Danish nature. Denmark perhaps looks harmless on
the outside, but danger lurks everywhere for those who want it to! <<

ON A
MISSION TO
LIVE A
SUSTAINABLE
LIFE

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SUCCESS, CAREER, MONEY, FANCY HOUSES
AND EXPENSIVE CLOTHES ARE THE ULTIMATE
DREAM TO MANY PEOPLE. BUT NOT TO AN-
DREAS HAUCH AND THE OTHER RESIDENTS OF
FRILAND, A SMALL ECO-VILLAGE NORTH OF
AARHUS, WHERE THE ULTIMATE DREAM IS TO
LIVE A SUSTAINABLE, LOW-IMPACT AND DEBT-
FREE LIFE.
TEXT AND PHOTOS: CHRISTIAN HAABER RASCH
It looks a bit like a scene from The Hobbit. A round-
ed roof covered with vegetation peeps out between
some green bushes. A crooked flagpole stands in
front of a hexagonal wooden home, and close by is
sheep wool and bales of straw stacked in front of
a Viking-inspired house plastered with clay. Half
a dozen ducks slowly cross the gravel road, and
the silence is only broken by the sound of a few
workers shoveling seashells into the foundation of
a new house.
35 km north of Aarhus, inside the picturesque Mols
Bjerge National Park, lies the village of Friland –
meaning “free land”. It’s no ordinary village. It’s an
eco-community built on principles of sustainability
and financial independence. The residents build
their own houses with experimental constructions
of natural and reused materials, and the overall
objective is to minimize costs, waste and environ-
mental impact.
WHEN THE PENNY DROPPED
Andreas Hauch is a tall, friendly, bearded guy in his
late-thirties. He lives at Friland number 27 with
his wife Kristine and their five-year-old son Otto.
Andreas is a teacher by profession, but is current-
ly investing every waking hour in building the
family’s house from two portable cabins, seashells,
straw and many other alternative components.
The Hauch-family moved from Copenhagen to
Friland in 2011. They replaced their small flat in
the middle of the pulsating Danish capital with a
house of straw and clay in the middle of nowhere.
Andreas explains:
“When Otto was born, I got a strong feeling that
we had to change our lives – a bit like Neo in The
Matrix: There was something wrong, but I couldn’t
quite put a finger on what exactly.”
Then soon after, by coincidence, Andreas watched
a TV-program about one of the founders of Friland,
Steen Møller.
“In the program, Steen Møller talks about the true
meaning of welfare, and he questions whether or
not our values – success, career, money, fancy hous-
es, gadgets, clothes, great looks etc. – are important
for living a good life. He also explains that he lives
in a house at Friland for DKK 6000 (USD 880) a
year. That was 2-3000 less than what we paid at the
time for our cohousing flat in Copenhagen every
month. That was when the penny dropped for me.”
An important part of living at Friland is to strive to

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be debt-free. The residents can’t admit a loan se-
cured by their house or plot, and the house prices
are all regulated according to a maximum price to
avoid property speculation.
PEOPLE WITH HACKER MENTALITY
Friland was founded in 2001 as a project on Danish
national television. The founders wanted to show
how this new type of village could grow and strike
root. The community took shape and was the focal
point of numerous TV-programs until 2008, and
today, Friland has 100 residents, more than 40
houses, an industrial area, a huge skate park and
soon an organic restaurant. The eco-village contin-
ues to prosper because many seek an alternative to
the conventional way of living and thinking.
“What I really like about Friland is that it’s a place
for people with hacker mentality”, Andreas ex-
plains. ”A guy once said that ‘reality is the ultimate
hackable platform’, and I think that captures the
spirit of Friland very well. There are many people
here with different skills, and they use those skills
to put things together in new ways, or use things
for something they weren’t originally built for,
which turns out to be really ingenious.”
For instance, you can install an old radiator in a ma-
sonry stove and lead water through it to heat it up
– a system Andreas uses in their own house. Or you
can grow aboveground fruits and vegetables – cu-
cumbers, tomatoes, squash, grapes and melons – on
top of the house’s wastewater discharge to harness
great, sustainable and diverse nutrition for plants.
Andreas continues: “Regardless of what kind of
gadget or competence you are looking for, you can
find it at Friland, and people here are really keen to
help and share their knowledge and resources.”
ROOFTOP TERRACE WITH A BATHTUB
Andreas, Kristine and Otto lived the first three
years at Friland in a rented house while preparing
the construction of their own place. The family’s
new home is still under construction, but it’s start-
ing to look like a regular house.
It consists of two 25 m2 portable cabins, placed
3,5 meters apart. The cabins are equipped with a
reused kitchen and bathroom and will be insulated
with 40 cm of straw, covered in a thick layer of clay
paste and wide boards. Between the cabins is the
living room with a huge masonry stove of bricks,
which heats the house and water. On top is a flat
roof of solid boards and different kinds of wool,
structurally independent of the rest of the house by
use of straps and massive poles. Andreas plans to
build a greenhouse on the roof, as well as a rooftop
terrace with a bathtub.
“The cabins were initially bought only as temporary
housing while building our house from the ground.
But the financial crisis meant that we got much less
money than expected from our Copenhagen flat,
so we had to find a solution that was as cheap and
manageable as possible,” says Andreas. The family
therefore had to accept living in a house of also
many conventional materials, though that wasn’t
the original plan.
WE ARE ALL IN!
The residents of Friland are a dedicated bunch of
people. Many have regular jobs, such as researcher,
therapist or – as Kristine Hauch – pedagogue, but
they all share a common mission to live a sustaina-

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ble life.
But it’s not all rainbows and butterflies. It can be
mentally strenuous to deviate from the prevailing
norm of society, Andreas explains.
“It’s a lifestyle on the verge of being socially un-
acceptable, because it doesn’t focus on the things
that most people strive for – success, career, money,
fancy houses, gadgets, clothes and great looks.”
He continues: “That’s why Friland is a great place
to live. Not only is it socially acceptable to live like
I do, but people here even live their lives the same
way and consider it cool that you can afford to stay
at home and work on the house instead of going to
A guy once said that ‘reality is the ultimate hackable platform’,
and I think that captures the spirit of Friland very well
Andreas Hauch, Friland
“
work someplace else.”
After four years at Friland, the Hauch-family is
happily settled down, and they have no plans about
leaving the small eco-community north of Aarhus:
“We absolutely plan to stay here at Friland for good.
We are all in!” Andreas says. “To live here gives us
the opportunity to combine our ambition as a fam-
ily – to live life with time for each other – with our
vision about shaping the future by creating a social
form of living, which is sustainable in both an envi-
ronmental and climatic sense, as well as a physical,
psychological and spiritual sense.” <<

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EXAM EXPERTS EXPLAIN
ANIMAL FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY
I WORK WITH
how animals function. I work with all kinds of ver-
tebrates on metabolism, circulation and digestion.
IN RELATION TO THE EXAM,
I went to IBO 2014 in Bali and got to see some of
the practical challenges they faced. It’s important
to construct an exam that actually can be done,
practically and logistically, when so many students
are present. To take this into account, a piece of
software has been developed for tablets. Students
were supposed to take a picture of their fish dis-
section, however, this has been quite a hot-button
issue because, arguably, there might be cases where
pictures can be interpreted in different ways, so we
had to find a compromise that all could be some-
what satisfied with.
IN MY EXAM, STUDENTS ARE BEING TESTED ON
if they know their anatomy, the art of dissecting,
and we’ve asked some questions, where they’re
asked to identify an organ while only knowing the
functions of the organ, and not the name. So here,
we’re testing their general ability to understand.
MY EXAM IS RELEVANT BECAUSE
classic biology suffers from recent growth in in-
terest in biotech and molecular biology. But if you
don’t know what a living organism works and looks
like, then it’s all for nothing. It makes no sense to
know an animals gene sequence, if you don’t know
what the animal looks like or where it lives. So the
basic biology is the foundation for all science that
deals with life. I mean what we’re testing is very
classic. It is not modern, but it has never been more
important. I’m sure some will find it outdated, but
that affects me in no way.
THE IBO TAKING PLACE IN DENMARK
might stimulate some high school students to take
interest in biology. I do think that the subject needs
some more prestige. We simply have too many poor
students and not enough who chooses to study
with a sincere interest. And if we could get some of
the talented high school-students to choose biology,
that would be terrific! Unfortunately, we can see
that national olympiad winners are applying to
study medicine.
TEXT: JACOB KRAG LINDE
TOBIAS WANG,
PROFESSOR AT AARHUS
UNIVERSITY IN ZOOPHYSIOLOGY

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BIOCHEMISTRY
I WORK WITH
basic biochemistry and advanced biochemistry. I
teach in Enzymology and Enzyme Kinetics. In addi-
tion to that, I do research on carbohydrate metabo-
lism in the gut.
and its ability to challenge and differentiate stu-
dents at the same time, we have introduced a rath-
er complex correction scheme where we compare
students’ data to a more or less ideal data set that
we produced on our own. We also have a varying
degree of complexity on the theoretical questions
and on the calculations related to the practical
questions, which escalates to culminate in the very
last questions of the exam.
mathematical calculations related to enzyme assay
laboratory exercises. Also, calculations related to
laboratory enzyme measurements are being tested.
A second aspect deals with carrying out enzyme
kinetic measurements. This involves pipetting,
mixing reagents, diluting reagents. These are con-
cepts that are extensively used, not only in meas-
urements, but generally in biology. A third aspect is
more an intellectual skill, where students calculate
their way through more or less complex calcula-
tions of enzyme kinetics. They start from raw data
– absorbance data – and make a standard curve. So,
there’s an evolution from very basic things to more
demanding theoretical concepts related to the
practical laboratory work.
we have climate changes, we have energy chal-
lenges, we have nutrition challenges, and I believe
biotechnology has an unlimited potential to solve
these questions.
means a lot, because Denmark has an extremely
good and rather old tradition in biotechnology.
Hopefully, IBO will motivate young students’ in-
terest in biology and biotechnology; to have sharp
people interested and get them engaged. So the
good news is that this is not only hope, but there
will be a continuity of this. This is the case since
some of the funding we have got from the Novo
Nordisk Foundation ensures that this will not end
with the finish of the IBO, but rather begin here,
since Danish high school students will be able to
benefit from the efforts and resources put into the
IBO.
MAHER ABOU HACHEM,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT DANISH TECHNO-
LOGICAL UNIVERSITY IN ENZYME AND PROTEIN
CHEMISTRY

38
RASMUS JOHN NORMAND FRANDSEN,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT DTU IN EUKARYOTIC MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY
I WORK WITH
molds in industrial settings and focus on questions
such as ‘how can we use micro organisms, especial-
ly molds and yeast, to produce ingredients for food
production?’
I had just received an award for teacher of the
year, so I was signed up for it by my boss, and was
introduced to the IBO. It was cool to see the enthu-
siasm that existed between high school teachers
who are very passionate. They really are the spines
in this whole event. The spare time they invest in
both international and national olympiads is just
invaluable.
pipetting, keeping track of time, and simple cal-
culations that are relevant to molecular biology.
If we zoom out, what we really want to test is the
whole of the scientific paradigm; students will be
presented with observations from nature, form a
hypothesis, set up an experiment that allows them
to test the hypothesis, and then finally conclude
on whether the hypothesis was right or not. Even
though they choose the wrong hypothesis, it isn’t
necessarily a mistake – as long as they’re able to
realize that the hypothesis was wrong.
the tools needed are universal tools, and so ba-
sic that all should know about them. In terms of
PCR, we’ve spent a long time trying to get equip-
ment and enzymes that allow us to do this in an
record-breaking fast tempo. Normally, a PCR will
take two or three hours, but we’re able to do it in
20 minutes. This means that the things students
are producing in the lab are real experiments and
real results; no simulation. There’s no need for
us to process the experiments afterwards. What
comes out of their experiments is just the same as
professional researchers works with. And to me,
watching the technology develop in that sense is
quite interesting.
means that the already high level of biology educa-
tion in Danish high schools will be increased even
more, since the equipment of the exams will be
used in high school labs.

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PLANT ANATOMY, BIOSYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
I WORK WITH
plant biology and plant recourses in the tropics.
Specifically, I’m working with palms. Palms exist in
all tropical continents, so I’ve worked in Southeast
Asia, South America and Africa.
my task has been to construct the exam in steps
that are similar to the steps that a professional
scientist takes when doing a research process. You
have to be able to think and deduct. Students might
have to give up on one task, but since they’re led
through some different thought processes later in
the exam, they’ll be able to go back to that first task
and finish it with the new knowledge they gained
later in the exam. That’s one of the things that the
tablet has made possible. Since it’s interactive,
students can change their answers easily.
a mix of previous knowledge, the ability to think in
complex ways – combine pre-existing knowledge
and just-earned knowledge from the exam. We have
tried to make the questions as brief and concise as
possible. So even though it might look simple and
easy now, it has really taken huge amounts of time
and effort.
we’re in need of people who can work with biodi-
versity in the same way this exam is put together.
Today, there’s a tendency in biology, particularly
biologists who do research in biodiversity, towards
using pre-existing data – there are not enough
people generating primary data. On planet earth,
90 pct. of all species in water and 80 pct. on land
are still scientifically undescribed. It’s vital that we
continue to generate new, primary data.
will hopefully stimulate the interest for basic
biology and organism biology. A lot of biology is
about interaction between organisms, network and
ecosystems, but my fascination is in simply looking
at the diversity that exists between animals and
plants – for instance in a rain forest – and describe
it! But also to look at it in an evolutionary scope:
how did we get to this point? What in the develop-
ment of earth explains that such vast richnesses of
species can exist in just one place?
ANDERS BARFOD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN
ECOINFORMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY
AT AARHUS UNIVERSITY

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THE IBO CONTESTANTS WITNESSED NATURE
RESTORATION UP CLOSE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
NEAR VEJLE. NOW, AS THE CITY GROWS AND
EVOLVES, THE ROLE OF NATURE AND WILDLIFE
HAS ALSO BECOME PART OF URBAN PLANNING
IN AARHUS.
TEXT: HIVA AHMADI
This Wednesday, the IBO contestants experienced
how meadows are restored and protected in the
Danish countryside. But nature restoration takes
place in urban environments too. In the centre of
Aarhus, the construction of a new residential area
has led to the creation of a stone reef right next to
the waterfront.
Stone reefs were unique marine habitats that
existed in Aarhus Bay, serving as breeding grounds
for many species, until humans destroyed them in
the 20th century. Since Denmark is such a sandy
country, boulders and rocks were in short supply
for construction, leading to fishermen trawling the
oceans for rocks to sell – destroying the stone reefs
and turning the seabed into a sandy desert.
Last summer, Aarhus Municipality inaugurated
an artificial stone reef next to the waterfront. The
initiator behind the project was Jens Holbech from
the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, and his
idea was quite simple.
“In the past, we destroyed the reefs and used the
rocks for urban construction at the harbour. Now
that we are rebuilding the waterfront, these rocks
are in the way of development and have to be
removed. So we use the opportunity to come full
circle and return the same rocks to the ocean were
they become a reef once again,” says Jens Holbech.
FOUNDATION OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Once the rocks had been unearthed, building the
reef was easy. The municipality simply dumped all
of the rocks on the seafloor a few metres from the
waterfront – and it was an instant success. Within
two hours, the first animals settled on the reef, and
a month later, the stones were covered in seaweed.
“Today, the reef is teeming with life of all kinds,
from algae, weeds and grasses to amoebas, polyps,
fish and lobsters. This summer, we hope to see
the first seals!“ says Jens Holbech from the Danish
Society for Nature Conservation.
The sandy seabeds of the inner Danish waters are
like barren deserts to plants and wildlife that have
nothing to grab onto. Stone reefs create a solid
surface that marine plants can attach themselves to
and function like oases in the desert.
Without reefs, there would be no breeding grounds
for fish and no foundation for a food chain. That’s
why we have to rebuild them.
REBUILDING
NATURE

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“If we simply leave nature alone, then our seabeds
will remain barren for millennia until another ice
age brings new rocks from Norway and Sweden,”
Jens Holbech says.
BENEFITS HUMANS FIRST, WILDLIFE NEXT
Rebuilding a reef is actually quite easy and it
doesn’t have to be done using the actual rocks that
were removed from the seabed.
“The easiest solution is to use Norwegian boulders
or concrete blocks. Nature doesn’t care if it’s ‘natu-
ral’. As long as there is something solid to cling onto
and some cracks to hide in, a reef will quickly form
around it,” says Jens Holbech.
A large artificial reef was recently built next to the
island of Læsø in Northern Denmark, using rocks
and boulders from Norway, but such a project is
very different from the one built in Aarhus.
The new stone reef in Aarhus is small and so close
to shore that it could be disturbed by divers and
anglers. That is acceptable though, since this form
of urban nature restoration is not so much for the
sake of the wildlife and biodiversity as for the sake
of the city’s human population.
“This reef is not large enough to have a big effect
on marine life in the entire bay. But it serves the
important purpose of showcasing marine life to the
city population – hopefully benefitting the entire
bay in the long run,” says Jens Holbech of the Dan-
ish Society for Nature Conservation.
Part of the idea behind urban wildlife habitats
is that growing awareness of nature’s wonders
among city dwellers leads to popular support for
larger scale nature restoration in the oceans and
the countryside.
A similar idea is applied on land. A group in Aarhus
called ReThink Urban Habitats are working to im-
prove the conditions for plants and wildlife within
the city. They are also doing guided tours of urban
wildlife to increase peoples’ awareness of nature,
and they plan to introduce endangered animals to
the city’s green areas. <<
Nature doesn’t care if it’s natural. As long as there is
something solid to cling on to and some cracks to hide in.
Jens Holbech, Aarhus University.
“

BROWN RYE BREAD
You tasted it at Cultural Night – the healthy alter-
native to whiter types of bread. The Danes love it,
and some even take it with them on vacations. This
recipe takes quite a lot of effort, but the result is
stunning!
MAKING A RYE BREAD SOUR DOUGH STARTER
0.5 lbs of rye flour
1.7 cups of water
A generous pinch of salt
2 table spoons of honey
2 table spoons of yogurt
Mix the ingredients to a mud-like consistency in a
bowl. Cling film but punch some holes in the film,
so that the sour dough can breathe. Leave for two
days, on the third day, put some extra rye flour, add
water in and leave for a day or two, until it starts
bubbling. Now, it’s ready. You can store sourdoughs
in the fridge for up to two weeks or more. To keep
them alive, give them a little fresh rye or wheat
flour once in a while.
RYE BREAD WITH SEEDS (TWO BREADS)
For the first day:
1.1 lbs of sour dough
0.5 lbs of rye grains
0.1 lbs of linseed
0.33 lbs of wheat flour
2.1 cups of lukewarm water
1 table spoon of salt
1.5 table spoon of honey
For the second day:
2.4 lbs of rye flour
3 table spoons of salt
1.5 table spoons of honey
WE HAVE COLLECTED SOME RECIPES YOU
SHOULD TRY WHEN YOU ARE BACK HOME AND
MISS IBO AND DENMARK TOO MUCH.
THE TASTE
of Denmark
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3.8 cups of water
A little corn oil for the baking tins
On day one, stir the first-day ingredients together,
leave for next day under a wet cloth. On the second
day, take the dough from the previous day and
knead together with second batch of ingredients
for 10 minutes. Take away 1,1 lbs of sour dough for
next time you’re baking, put in a plastic container
in the fridge.
Rub a little oil in two large baking tins and pour in
the dough that should be the thickness of heavy
mud. Leave to rise for four to six hours and bake at
170 degrees for 1 hour ad 45 minutes. Then take
out of tins and bake for another fifteen minutes. Let
cool completely before cutting in thin slices.
RØDGRØD MED FLØDE OR RED
PORRIDGE WITH CREAM
You did not taste this simple dessert at IBO2015 –
but there are two reasons why you have to try it?
1. The taste is delicious
2. All Danes are having a blast every time you try to
pronounce is. (Check the videos on facebook!)
Try both on yourself!
Serves 8
2.5 lbs strawberries, cleaned and quartered (you
can also mix it with rhubarb, red currants, black
currants or raspberries)
1/3 cup sugar (it depends on the sweetness of your
berries)
One lemon, zest and juice
2 table spoon cornstarch mixed with 3 table spoon
water
Whipping Cream
PREPARATION
Combine strawberries, sugar and zest in a large
pot and simmer 15-20 minutes on medium-low
until the mixture becomes soupy. You can contin-
ue simmering until the mixture consistency is to
your liking. Add the cornstarch/water mixture and
simmer an additional 3 minutes. Finally, add lemon
juice and zest just before removing the mixture to
a temperature-safe bowl and chill in fridge for 1+
hour.
Serve in a small bowl with a drizzle of heavy cream.
Enjoy!
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