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New Rector: Henrik C. Wegener to replace Ralf Hemmingsen

Ralf Hemmingsen's replacement will be the current Prorector for DTU, Henrik C. Wegener

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Science

UCPH stood firm: Sacks top geologist

Professor of Geology Hans Thybo has now been dismissed from UCPH after management accused him of putting undue pressure on a young researcher. At the same time, Thybo now files a complaint to the university rector. He says he expects to be reinstated

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Campus

Students threaten action over library closure rumours

Humanities student council considering blocking access to the Dean's Office at the Faculty of Humanities to signal the importance of libraries which face DKK 3 million cuts.

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Campus

Early Christmas present - Political Science party ban called off

Students of political science had been forced to stop all parties on university premises since an intro celebration went off the rails in early September. Now their enforced break is over and students can once again turn up the music and dance the night away

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Politics

UCPH refugee aid held back by lack of refugees

Initiatives by the University of Copenhagen to help refugees with an education have been bogged down in regulations: The University may not offer courses to refugees without residence permits, and the University may not itself decide whether refugees have the prerequisite skills

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Science

Fired UCPH lecturer wins the Humboldt Prize

Tibetologist Jan-Ulrich Sobisch was fired by the University of Copenhagen when Tibetology was shut down this year. He is now being honored in Germany for his work.

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Science

UCPH to fire renowned geologist - this is how it justifies it

Allegations of intimidation and illegal e-mails are the University of Copenhagen’s case for firing a highly recognized professor of geology. The University Post has gained access to the papers

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Opinion

Law students, watch out for each other

One out of every four law students at the University of Copenhagen has experienced stress to such an extent that they have had to seek medical help. It is our common responsibility to solve the problems, writes a student

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Campus

»I would never have been able to get out of Syria without the scholarship«

SCHOLARSHIP - a year ago, 26 year-old Katia Soud received a scholarship from the University of Copenhagen and left Syria to study human biology. She loves studying her chosen field, but finds it hard to focus on her studies because her family is still lives in the war-torn country.

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Campus

UCPH students win award as Denmark's best tutors

Danish Association of Masters and PhDs has elected tutors from the biology study programme as this year's coolest

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