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New report sheds light on the everyday sexism and abusive behaviour that PhD students face. Minister says the results are »completely unacceptable«.
Nicklas Brendborg is a bestselling author with two books on how we can live longer. The inspiration comes from the animal kingdom, and from experiments on his own body. We visited him in the laboratory where he is a PhD student.
Exceptional action plan set in motion at the Natural History Museum of Denmark after toxic work environment stories
As a postdoc at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Paige Madison feels she was gaslighted, suppressed and micromanaged. This is her story.
26 anonymous employees at the University of Copenhagen-affiliated unit testify to a psychologically stressful working environment. And the criticism is directed at museum director Peter C. Kjærgaard. According to the Dean, the University of Copenhagen cannot approve a working environment that is described in this way by the employees.
The University Post spoke to university director Søren Munk Skydsgaard about the reform to the administration at the University of Copenhagen, the hiring freeze, and upcoming layoffs.
A number of researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have signed a petition against a new, ironically phrased, campaign by the Danish intelligence agency PET. They deem the PET campaign to be racist, and to cast unnecessary suspicions on non-Danes. The intelligence agency responds that the threat to Danish research is »significant«.
One younger research activist, and one established professor. They come from two different places. But they both reach the same conclusion: Research is in big trouble. Maria Toft and Ole Wæver want to set up a free Nordic research movement with the space for creative, playful, and experimental research.
To limit the number of upcoming layoffs UCPH is now imposing a so-called qualified hiring freeze on all technical/administrative staff positions.
Only a few students in Denmark even consider the option of negotiating their salary when they start a student job. This is according to a new study from the Danish trade union Djøf. They offer you a few tips here on how to get started with your pay conversation.
