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Soaring emissions: Air travel threatens University of Copenhagen’s climate targets

Despite the University of Copenhagen’s pledge to halve its climate footprint by 2030, new data show that progress is far from on track. Twenty-two out of 58 units are not meeting targets to reduce emissions from air travel.

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Politics

Expensive IT project leaves Danish universities in limbo

A new IT system that is to transform study programme administration at Danish universities will finally begin its rollout in the summer of 2026. Until then, the University of Copenhagen manages with 1990s-era technology.

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Culture

Dental divides: Politics and history of teeth on show at Medical Museion

Medical Museion opens a special exhibition on teeth, revealing how the state of our mouths connects to body, class and identity.

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People

Copenhagen economist mingles with Nobel laureate’s inner circle in Chicago

UCPH associate professor Jeanet Sinding Bentzen was part of an exclusive group invited to Nobel laureate James Robinson’s global gathering in Chicago.

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Working environment

Exam supervisors clash with University of Copenhagen in court

75 former exam supervisors had their case presented at the Copenhagen City Court, hoping for millions in compensation from the University of Copenhagen. The University Post followed the proceedings over two days and offers an overview of the key points of contention.

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Campus

Mould crisis escalates at UCPH: Staff told to work from home

South Campus staff have to, once again, leave their workplaces due to mould. The university does not yet know how long it will take, but promises a solution.

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Science

Women fight for rights in the Arab world: »Oppression breeds resistance«

Women fight for equal rights throughout the world. But in Arab countries, this struggle often takes place under far more restrictive political and social conditions.

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People

New rector David Dreyer Lassen faces a tightrope act

As the new rector of the University of Copenhagen, David Dreyer Lassen must balance internal tensions, external pressures, and society’s expectations of the university. A difficult art—but he is ready for the task.

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Science

UCPH scientist among five recipients of top Danish research award

Albert Schliesser from the Niels Bohr Institute gets the prestigious award for research into quantum phenomena. He is one of five young researchers who are honoured for strengthening Danish-based research at an international level.

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Science

Soaked and humiliated: The Danish court’s cruelest joke revealed

As students, they were tour guides at Rosenborg Castle, where visitors were fascinated by a prank chair from the royal court. Now, as two young researchers, they set out to uncover the story behind an elaborate trick.

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