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UCPH students acquitted on human trafficking charges

Four young people acquitted for sailing refugees from Denmark to Sweden. The court could not determine whether the defendants’ claim of having helped refugees was just a publicity stunt

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Science

The forgotten collection

In the basement of the old Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University deformed animals are kept in formalin. The veterinary collection of deformities has lost its scientific value, but it is a cultural treasure that is in danger of disappearing

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Science

Creepy crawly cuisine: UCPH researchers to set off insect production

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

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Science

UCPH took half of all private research funding in Denmark

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

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Education

No more scheduling confusion? UCPH student sets up online timetable for everyone

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.

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Education

All rise! This court finds Law guilty of a study programme mess

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

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Campus

Kick off for university football

It is about fun, companionship and serious sport when teams like FC Climacussen and Transcendentalpragmatisk Boldklub clash in the university league

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Politics

UCPH student fighting xenophobia with ... shoes

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

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Politics

Resigned Maersk Oil CEO will carry on as UCPH board member

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.

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The future of student housing is floating

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.

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