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When their contracts expire this summer, two popular literature lecturers at the University of Copenhagen stand to lose their jobs — or get stuck in positions without any allotted time for research. Their story is not just about them. It is about what research-based teaching should look like in the future.
An internship in Australia set off a research project on functional disorders. Now, two Danish students have published their results in one of the world’s leading medical journals.
Sergey Rosbakh left the Faculty of Science in December 2025 and now says that the credibility of UCPH as an employer has been undermined. According to the dean at the faculty the risk of reputational damage is a »genuine concern«.
Chemistry professor and Nobel Prize winner Morten Meldal now appears alongside the giants of Danish history in the portrait gallery at Frederiksborg Castle. The University Post was there for the unveiling of John Kørner’s work.
In the face of what they call »a colossal development task«, University of Copenhagen management has scaled back its criticism and is now hard at work trying to make the reform a success. The prorector for education explains what they are doing to create new programmes.
Highly educated young Americans are losing jobs to AI. Things are not yet that bad in Denmark. But in the long run AI could lead to mass unemployment, says UCPH sociologist.
Final DKK 50 million cut postponed to 2029–2030 — equivalent to 150 full-time salaries. Management expects no major rounds of layoffs, but does not rule out unit-specific dismissals.
The Round Tower’s three-tonne dome has been removed as part of the restoration of what used to be a University of Copenhagen science hub.
Two University of Copenhagen researchers adopt the concept of the »diplomatic extreme« to make sense of the US president’s statements on Greenland.
