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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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Politics

Here are the students' leading candidates for the Board

The candidates for this year's university elections have been announced. Here are the students' leading candidates

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Student life

AI has exploded among students: University of Copenhagen to now change the rules

Three out of four students use generative AI in their studies. But they need more instruction in the new technologies, according to a new survey from lawyers and economists union Djøf. UCPH is trying hard to keep up with the trends and will change the rules starting next year.

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Education

From India to the University of Copenhagen to learn waste recycling

He got on a plane for the first time in his life to go to an industrial district 90 km west of Copenhagen. Here, in the first year of a new Master's degree programme, Lokesh Venkatesan is specializing in bio-waste.

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Politics

Israeli university’s boundary lines a dilemma for the University of Copenhagen

Parts of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' assessment, located on occupied Palestinian territory. The question is whether this can prompt the University of Copenhagen to change its course regarding the partner university.

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Student life

Student sports: This reporter’s one-day quest for athletic excellence

The University Post sent a reporter out into the field to try as many student sports as he could in a day, it ended up being three.

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