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5 tips from the bike mechanic: How to buy a GOOD used bike

If you are on a tight student budget, money can be saved by buying a used bike. But you should know what to look for. Here are five tips from one of the UCPH student-run bike repair shops.

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Education

Pictures from the Matriculation Ceremony 2018

About 2,700 new students were welcomed by UCPH rector and deans (and the University Post) at the Matriculation Ceremony last Friday. Our photographer was there too.

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Generation Stress

For years now the politicians have given students the stick with reforms and admonitions. Now the politicians and pundits suddenly feel sorry for them. Studies show that students are not happy. But can Generation Stress believe that things will get any better, the author of this article asks, and recalls his own life as a slacker.

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Politics

The budget revolution

University of Copenhagen management wants to internally redistribute funding for research and education. This may be the biggest change at UCPH in recent years.

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Politics

Social Liberal Party wants to restore green card scheme

Small centrist party wants it to be easier for highly skilled non-Danes from countries outside the EU to apply for jobs in Denmark.

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Campus

Excitement, smiles, and pizza slices: First day at UCPH

Thursday, 16th August had new students meeting each other for the first time on South Campus. It was a day with joy, anxiety and rousing speeches from the Student Council. Our student reporter was there.

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Science

The top UCPH media darlings in 2018

When it comes to getting in the media, the political scientists dominate the University of Copenhagen list, followed by the lawyers and the economists. Here is the list of researchers who are most often quoted in the media.

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International

Danish government to cut English-language programmes with more than 1,000 students

Three months after graduation, 26 per cent of all international students have left Denmark. The Danish government wants to cut down on the programmes where the fewest international students find jobs in Denmark.

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Campus

Guide to Copenhagen reading rooms

It can be hard to pull yourself together when your sofa is your bed, and there is a Magnum ice lolly in the freezer. Lucky for you, the University Post has set up this extensive (but not exhaustive) guide to Copenhagen's many reading rooms. So now you are at least one step closer to getting the curriculum over with.

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Other

Biology students are cleaning up after you - on the seabed

The sea is awash with forgotten plastic bags and old car tyres. Students armed with nets and diving masks are removing some of the trash that otherwise would never see land again.

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