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Victory, as expected, for Student Council at university elections

The lead candidate for the Student Council looks forward to working on the Board and is pleased with a record turnout.

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Politics

No more patience from UCPH management: These students may no longer demonstrate

Students against the Occupation were removed from South Campus by police Tuesday evening. They failed what the Rector of the University of Copenhagen has called the 'sock test'. The students – who literally protested shoeless, and in their socks – don't understand why. We no longer have patience for Israel-Palestine demonstrations, the rector replies.

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Science

Deputy Director: International spying a future threat to research

Danish universities are tightening security to counter the threat from foreign powers with new guidelines against espionage. But with tighter security comes less freedom of research.

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Politics

Key committee says reform to Danish master's degrees is »extremely difficult«

Business-oriented master's programmes and shortened degrees cannot be achieved within the current framework, says key committee. The National Union of Students in Denmark says political reform ambitions are »a mirage,« as multiple stakeholders now call for renegotiation and postponement.

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People

Natural History Museum has found its new director

Nina Rønsted, who is the first director with a background in botany, is to unify the museum, strengthen its working environment, and prepare for the new museum's opening after a period of turbulence

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Science

Black holes — and the physics and dreams of Albert

Albert Sneppen is a bright young star in the field of astrophysics . He has his own key to Copenhagen’s medieval Round Tower and has just finished a book about the universe's black holes. »My publisher joked that the book was written for the nerdy dad type. But my hope is that it is the 14-year-old girls that get their hands on it.«

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Education

Faculty of Science to cut 136 student places: Needs to reduce its dropout rate

Medicinal chemistry and Computer science-Economics to be hit the hardest when Faculty of Science reduces student places. The faculty's associate dean is concerned about it leading to labour market shortages.

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Politics

Your guide to the 2024 university elections

You want to be a good university citizen. And you want to exercise your democratic right to vote. Here is a guide to the University of Copenhagen's elections.

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Student life

Students want to take part in the university elections — but they need information

University Post student reporters went out on campus to talk to students about the University of Copenhagen elections. Most students had no idea what is at stake, but would like to know.

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Campus

A year of conflict and protests: But there were no angry students at key UCPH ceremony

»The university is a cornerstone of democracy. At the core is academic freedom, which guarantees the university a value that money cannot buy,« the rector said at the University of Copenhagen's annual Commemoration Ceremony, which this year took place without protests.

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