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Sten Ebbesen awarded ‘the little Nobel’

UCPH classical philologist and Medieval history scholar awarded prestigious Gad Rausing Prize last month

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Punk legends and dancehall top Spring Festival bill

AV AV AV, Bikstok, Bisse and Sort Sol headline the UCPH Spring Festival on Friday 5 May, at Universitetsparken

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Education

Putting an end to plagiarism

Master’s students thinking about plagiarising material for their thesis ought to think again. The University of Copenhagen will soon be checking all theses using an improved comparison system

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In the wake of Wegener

We were allowed to shadow the University of Copenhagen's new rector on an ordinary working day. He was busy. Also busy sitting still.

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Sustainability in a Student Bar

From the fear of global warming to eating insects, this event had it all. DANSIC conference "Reimagine Resources: PLAYGROUND" was an event for networking, intellectual inspiration and moderate thrills.

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Culture

»I got annoyed that no one wanted to talk about retreat rooms as religious«

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Minister of Education wants fewer international students

According to a new analysis, foreign students at colleges and business academies go home when they have finished their education. Now, the Minister for Higher Education and Research wants to check how many university students stay in Denmark

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Delays on Niels Bohr Building to cost UCPH a fortune

The government now recognizes that the delayed Niels Bohr Building will cost at least 10 per cent more than budgeted – an extra bill that will end up being paid by the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). Unions criticize the government property agency for not learning from its mistakes and for using a cheap construction company

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After the dismissal

He was one of the 209 fired from the University of Copenhagen in February last year. But Johan Olsen still works here – now on external funding. He talks about being bitter and grateful at the same time, and on what is missing in his life after getting the sack.

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Copenhagen Housing Foundation admits it illegally collected thousands from international students

Australians Diana and Adam Shrimpton will receive DKK 8500 back that the Copenhagen Housing Foundation illegally collected to pay for things like administration fees and furniture. An additional 160 cases could be on their way, which means that the refunds that the Housing Foundation could have to pay back, might amount to over a million DKK.

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