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Support for students with disabilities arrives too late — ministries criticised

Students with support needs should get help from day one — but they don’t. Government criticised by national auditor.

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Education

University of Southern Denmark (SDU) shuts door on non-EU applicants

Danish regional university SDU rejects non-EU applicants, while Roskilde University (RUC) closes a programme following the Bangladesh case. The University of Copenhagen sticks to its current policy however.

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Education

Lottery to decide who goes abroad from University of Copenhagen — not everyone’s happy

Random selection has been introduced for exchange placements to promote equality and diversity — but the move has stirred up opposition

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Working environment

Staff trapped in renovation chaos on Frederiksberg campus

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences on Frederiksberg Campus is wrapped in thick plastic, leading to noise and headaches for staff. Health and safety reps criticise the working conditions, air quality, and poor communication. UCPH responds.

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Student life

Student of physics: »I was surprised by the high level from day one«

Albert Sivebæk has always been into physics, and after a year at uni, he loves it even more.

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Academic life

Management: The University of Copenhagen still excludes international voices

We asked Dean and diversity sponsor Bente Stallknecht about initiatives after a inclusion survey revealed that international students and staff face language and cultural barriers.

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Working environment

The University of Copenhagen’s inclusion survey: This is what surprised us

The University Post has done a deep dive into the University of Copenhagen’s first major inclusion survey — here are our key takeaways.

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Student life

Student of pharmaceutical sciences: »We’re not just training for the pharmacy counter«

Intro week is great, lab work is fun — and a lot of what you learn only really makes sense when you get to the exams. Here's what Maria Wolf Frandsen has learned from a year of studying pharmaceutical sciences.

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Working environment

Julie and Erling are partners in life, lab and love

Julie and Erling Nørkær are both PhD students at the Department of Psychology. And they’re married. And they have two children. Their lives are completely intertwined — and they love it.

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Working environment

Workplace misconduct reported by ten per cent of staff

Work-life balance continues to be a problem at the University of Copenhagen.

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