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The Canadian exchange student Landon Hildebrandt looks back on four months in Copenhagen. He shares three pieces of advice for future exchange students — and thinks UCPH could do more to help them get started.
Physics student Chamilla Terp beat elite international researchers by slicing through an astrophysics mystery. She’d rather talk about her discovery than her gender — and she’s tired of backhanded compliments.
Despite pouring rain, 15,000 turned up for this year’s UCPH Festival to celebrate the arrival of women at the university — and to see one woman in particular on stage.
Valdemar Brobæk won the 2025 Danish poetry slam championship. With a bachelor’s in Classical Archaeology and a debut album on the way, he hopes his music will get more men talking about their feelings — something he’s struggled with himself.
Humanities teaching at the University of Copenhagen has been affected by the discovery of mould in several South Campus buildings with online classes and extensive room relocations. We talked to students
Landon Hildebrandt has traded Vancouver for a semester in Copenhagen, where he’s embracing city life — one bike ride at a time.
With a large research grant from the Villum Foundation, Ana Prohaska, a researcher in ancient DNA, could provide answers to how forests will respond to climate change.
What should happen to small subject disciplines if they fail to attract enough students? They can be important research fields that act as reservoirs of knowledge that help us understand and navigate through suddenly appearing conflicts and international events.
Around half of all students at secondary school and university are scared of being flagged for plagiarism, according to a new study. The fear may lead to poorer assignments.
The Danish parliament allocated DKK 40 million to strengthen language programmes in 2021. This funding has not been extended on the national budget.
