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New study: Students need more teaching in artificial intelligence

If students are not being taught artificial intelligence, they are not being prepared for the labour market of the real world . This is according to a researcher who encourages the University of Copenhagen to make the new technology a bigger part of students' daily lives.

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Working environment

Data slip-up: IT manager blames it on »ageing IT systems«

IT head at the University of Copenhagen says that it was ageing systems that led to a select group of employees having improper access to sensitive personal information from 310,000 students and employees over a longer period of time.

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Campus

University of Copenhagen staff had access to sensitive data of 310,000 people

A group of employees has been able to access the Danish CPR numbers and other sensitive information from 310,000 students and employees affiliated to the University of Copenhagen. For several years.

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Politics

University of Copenhagen to quit investments in Israeli-occupied territories

The University of Copenhagen has listened to the protests and is now withdrawing its investments from companies operating in Israeli-occupied territories.

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Campus

Expert: University of Copenhagen claims that it cannot avoid Israel assets 'just a feeble excuse'

If they wanted to, the University of Copenhagen could easily avoid investing in companies with activities in the West Bank, says a researcher on sustainable investments at the Copenhagen Business School.

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Science

From DNA sample to DNA profile: Forensic geneticists behind closed doors

An investigation method that combined the analysis of DNA and genealogy may have solved a 34-year-old murder case. The Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Copenhagen helps the Danish police solve crimes.

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Politics

Camp at the University of Copenhagen. What are the facts?

Why does the university end its cooperation with Russia, but not with Israel? And why does UCPH invest in companies operating in Israeli-occupied territories? The protest camp that emerged on campus on 6 May raises a few questions that we try to answer here.

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Working environment

Staff reps say they have been sidelined by UCPH management

A meeting in the staff-management co-ordinating body HSU has not done anything to allay concerns about the upcoming administration reform among staff representatives. Staff at the University of Copenhagen feel ignored and patronized, and want more answers from management.

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Working environment

Director after staff criticism: »We do not always agree, but it is a constructive dialogue«

Management will present further details prior to the Board meeting on the reform of the University of Copenhagen administration. But staff representatives want a plan for the allocation of tasks: This will not be ready until after the Board has approved the overall reform.

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Education

University of Copenhagen to slash admissions numbers by 789 places annually

A political majority has decided that Danish universities should cut admissions by one tenth from 2025. Under the agreement, the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is to reduce its bachelor intake by 11.7 per cent.

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