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12 percent of the technical-administrative staff covered by the University of Copenhagen’s administrative reform report sickness absence due to work pressure and stress. University Director Søren Munk Skydsgaard calls the figure »too high« and links it to new managers, new tasks, and an administration where not everything has yet fallen into place.

Five University of Copenhagen students are set to stand trial following an attempt to block and occupy the Museum Building in September 2024. Prorector Kristian Cedervall Lauta describes the events as tragic, but maintains that the university cannot interfere in the court case.

Nearly two years ago, five University of Copenhagen students and Greta Thunberg were arrested during an attempt to blockade and occupy Rector's administration building. Now, they are facing trial in a case they fear will have consequences reaching far beyond themselves.

A research project between the University of Copenhagen and the National Museum of Denmark has opened up ancient cuneiform tablets to the public, bringing more than 4,000 years of history etched in clay back to life.

Researchers call for clearer direction, greater autonomy, and a break with detailed political control of universities

We talk about the era of colonialism as something that is over. But we forget to ask — over for whom? In a new book, Professor Mathias Danbolt dwells on some of the most iconic and familiar images from the colonial period, and he asks us stay with the discomfort.

We take more photos than ever. But we are losing our connection to them. Professor Mette Sandbye has looked at family photo albums from the 1960s right through to our current age of algorithms.

Perhaps science needs to look in entirely new directions to crack the toughest unsolved problems. Clara Ferreira Cores explores the intersection of art and research in an unusual PhD project.