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International researchers may now take on sideline jobs

Foreign researchers and PhD students may now hold sideline jobs without having a separate work permit. It presupposes, however, that the job is related to their field of research. Employees on the Danish so-called pay limit scheme (for high salary contracts) are not, however, included.

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Campus

Oops! 600 staff had unlawful access to 13,600 CPR personal ID numbers

Sensitive information, including salary data, has been freely available on the University of Copenhagen's servers. New procedures to safeguard the employees’ data introduced

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Culture

No more Icelandic, Old Norse at UCPH

The University of Copenhagen is to shut down its electives in Modern Icelandic, Old Norse and Faroese in 2019 due to a lack of students. The acting dean Jens Erik Mogensen hopes, however, that they will be recreated if UCPH is given a grant from the government.

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Culture

Playlist: Spring Festival's top tracks

Who are you gonna see play Friday? We’ve made a playlist so you know which songs you can’t miss at Spring Festival. Enjoy!

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Education

UCPH gets new degree programme in Eastern European Studies

Polish and Balkan Studies will be merged with Russian as a part of the new Bachelor in Eastern European Studies. Future students can apply now.

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Education

Lockout: Students fret over exam cancellations. UCPH advice: Continue studying

Many students have exams, or have to give in bachelor’s assignments, at the beginning of April. This is at the same time as the government's announced lockout. UCPH recommends that students continue their studies as usual.

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Education

New union seeks to improve working conditions for PhD students

Burdened by stress, lack of rights and temporary contracts, PhD students at the University of Copenhagen are joining together to work to improve their lot

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International

Tax reform will hit Danish scientists who travel abroad

The so-called residency requirement in the government's new tax agreement means that academics need to have resided in Denmark for seven years to keep their unemployment benefits.

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Science

Research-project of the year faces a real-world problem

GenomeDenmark was selected in recent poll as the 2017 research-project of the year. But despite being hailed for its potential to lead to a breakthrough in the field of personalised medicine, the project lacks money to carry out the next stage of its research

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Campus

Ousama dreams of studying computer science

Refugees who want to take a higher education programme often get lost in Danish regulations and language requirements. Now – like Ousama Alnemer who is from Syria – they can get help from volunteer students.

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