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The University of Copenhagen beefs up cybersecurity in response to hackers

Students, accessing their emails, report difficulties with the new two-factor authentication method. According to the IT-department, there isn’t much to do about it.

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Politics

After brain drain and collapse of merger: Natural History Museum now, yet again, an independent department

Just before Christmas you could find a brief story at the bottom of a newsletter about the Natural History Museum of Denmark. The news item was a small, low key conclusion to a huge conflict at the University of Copenhagen.

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Campus

I take stuff: Reflections from a student trying to save money

I know what I do is unethical, so I hope I'm not the only one doing it.

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Politics

Eske Willerslev and Jesper Grodal win the Board researcher seats

Both researcher seats on the University of Copenhagen board went to candidates from the 'Involve the researchers!' list. The Student Council’s Olivia Boesen won the students' mandate, while Dorte Brix was elected by the technical and administrative staff.

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Education

Why do I have to pay DKK 38,500 in tuition while working a full-time unpaid internship?

I think non-EU students are paying excess tuition fees at the University of Copenhagen while working in internships, writes Sofie Campbell.

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Academic life

Konservative Studerende: The culture of victimhood inhibits a healthy student environment

If elected to the board, Konservative Studerende [Conservative Students, ed.] want to minimize bureaucracy and put an end to the ‘culture of victimhood’.

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Politics

»We have to put an end to utilitarian short-sightedness«

Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen and Henrik Kragh Sørensen will work towards creating a forum, where researchers and educators can unite in addressing the administration. They are also very critical of the fact that several smaller degree programmes have been shut down.

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Politics

»It feels like the decision-makers don’t know what they’re doing«

»It feels like the decision-makers don’t know what they’re doing,« says Eske Willerslev and Jesper Grodal. They are running for seats on the board of The University of Copenhagen for more co-determination.

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Opinion

I was surprised by students' resistance to change

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Education

Biology students to now get teaching on social gender at the University of Copenhagen

Biology is complex, says associate professor.

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