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How do we tackle smoking?

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Education

Student waiting times too long on exam cheating decisions

University of Copenhagen student ambassador Bo Gad Køhlert says that disciplinary cases should be processed faster. And guidelines on what is permitted, and what is not, for exams should be improved.

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Politics

UCPH hit the hardest by year-on-year funding cuts

In a response to Mette Reissmann of the Social Democrats (S), the Minister for Higher Education and Research Søren Pind has specified what the Danish government's two per cent so-called re-prioritization contributions will cost the different educational institutions. The University of Copenhagen is, by far, hit the hardest.

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Education

In Economics class, students correct each others' assignments

Morten Nyboe Tabor, who teaches at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), has abolished long lectures and passive lessons in front of a blackboard. Instead he has put discussions, quizzes, and task solving on the syllabus. Not everyone is excited about it.

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Campus

New campus sexism debate after he-man party

Economics students organised a tongue-in-cheek 'Men's Friday Bar' with beer pong, girl bartenders to help the men vomit, and a call to throw girls over your shoulders and take them home 'like the little economics girls they are'. It has set off a debate over sexism at UCPH. Again.

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Campus

My favourite spot on campus

Sweet spot - Seven UCPH’ers take us to their special place at the University of Copenhagen.

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Campus

My girlfriend found an incredibly rare mushroom in Amager Fælled

A stroll at Amager Fælled can have played an important role in preventing a controversial plan to build 2.500 new homes in the natural area.

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Campus

Fashion on Søndre Campus

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Culture

Winter is coming: Where to go in Copenhagen's dark season(s)

Winter is just around the corner, but there are plenty of cool events coming up. The University Post shows you where to go for the short days and the cold weather.

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Politics

Grading time slashed on Humanities master’s theses

Censors will now assess students’ master’s theses at the Faculty of Humanities in just five hours. They used to do it in ten hours.

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