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The industrial production of insects in Denmark and the consumers’ acceptance of insect food is the subject of an interdisciplinary collaboration between four universities, including UCPH, where four departments are researching the subject
The University of Copenhagen is the best in Denmark at attracting private funding. Prorector Thomas Bjornholm says that academic freedom is not being curtailed by these funding billions
Changes, cancellations, frustration. Medical student David Swan could get no overview of his schedule using the UCPH solution. Now he has made his own online scheduling that can be used by all students.
Study programme administration gets a ‘fail’ grade, bachelor’s degree gets a grumpy smiley, and employees say they are treated miserably. The case files with issues are piling up at the Faculty of Law, but management says they are cleaning up their act
It is about fun, companionship and serious sport when teams like FC Climacussen and Transcendentalpragmatisk Boldklub clash in the university league
Vince Libasci, a student at the University of Copenhagen wants to fight what he perceives as a xenophobic agenda in Denmark. He is collecting shoes for the Danish People’s Party (DF) politician Marlene Harpsøe
STATUS QUO – UCPH chairman Niels Strandberg Pedersen guarantees that board member Jakob Thomasen will not see his place affected by the fact that he is no longer the CEO of Maersk Oil.
The Architect Bjarke Ingels has designed student apartments in old shipping containers, which are powered by solar energy and float on a pontoon. The company behind the units, Urban Riggers, will soon open a floating collegium on Kalvebod Brygge for students at the University of Copenhagen.
After 30 years at UCPH, the internationally renowned geology professor Hans Thybo was suspended in the beginning of September and threatened with dismissal. Now, 106 students signed the petition against the suspension.
The University of Copenhagen will invest DKK 170 million in shares, some of which risks being invested in companies within the oil, coal and gas industries.
