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The University of Copenhagen’s latest climate report shows an increase of more than 20 per cent in total emissions since last year. The Niels Bohr Building is a big boost to the numbers, but the energy use and climate footprint from laboratories is also increasing.
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.
A new AI model with contributions from the University of Copenhagen can predict the onset of illness across entire populations. But it also raises ethical questions about data security — and about people’s right not to know which diseases might affect them in the future.
Random selection has been introduced for exchange placements to promote equality and diversity — but the move has stirred up opposition
Inside Frederiksberg Campus: Your guide to bars, canteens and quiet corners on the University of Copenhagen’s greenest 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.
A former law student has mapped out the grades from more than 700 examiners at the Faculty of Law. The results show differences of up to five grade points between examiners on the same exam — enough to mean the difference between failing and getting a top grade.
Stories of a deeply polarised United States are overblown. Just 1.1 per cent of Americans want an ethnically homogeneous society. This is according to a new study led by psychologist Séamus Power of the University of Copenhagen.
Criticism is the driver of scientific progress. But what happens when debates in the media are distorted, and researchers are held accountable for views that they have never expressed? Scholar of Islamic studies Jesper Petersen says that he’s seen it all.
