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No more Icelandic, Old Norse at UCPH

The University of Copenhagen is to shut down its electives in Modern Icelandic, Old Norse and Faroese in 2019 due to a lack of students. The acting dean Jens Erik Mogensen hopes, however, that they will be recreated if UCPH is given a grant from the government.

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Campus

Students getting bags stolen while on bikes in South Campus area

Several students have had their bags stolen while cycling in the area around South campus over the past few months. The police say they do not believe students should feel more unsafe, however.

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Culture

Playlist: Spring Festival's top tracks

Who are you gonna see play Friday? We’ve made a playlist so you know which songs you can’t miss at Spring Festival. Enjoy!

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Campus

The University Post guide to the 2018 UCPH Spring Festival

On 25 May, 15,000 UCPH students, faculty and staff get together for the annual Spring Festival. Here are 17 things you can do to make sure your festival is a good one

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Campus

UCPH managers take home the biggest salary increases

At the University of Copenhagen, employees with ‘manager’ job titles have, on average, received a significantly higher percentage wage increase than other employees. This can be seen in a calculation by the University Post on the basis of figures from Lønoverblik.dk. UCPH says the calculation is misleading.

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Science

A festival of science photography

ARTiS is a festival for any researcher that can illustrate their scientific studies with a particularly convincing picture.

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Politics

The economic effects of restricting immigration – lessons from US history

Clearly changes in immigration policy generate winners and losers. But perhaps not the winners and losers that the government might expect.

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Campus

»I was supposed to be a sports journalist«

»Of course, I should have continued with high school. But never mind that, I don’t regret things. I am happy with where I am today,” says University of Copenhagen grounds officer Jesper Ovesen.

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Opinion

“We want a learning environment where we we are not under constant assessment”

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Education

The programmes with the fewest hours in class are at UCPH

When it comes to offering only a few teaching hours to students, the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is number 1 in Denmark. Member of parliament Kaare Dybvad (S) finds the UCPH teaching hour numbers concerning.

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