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Five Danish researchers have each received the coveted giant grants from the European Research Council of 1.5 million Euros. Four of them are from the University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

Is it fair to have to attend an exam on a Saturday or Sunday? The president of the Student Council believes that it shows a lack of respect for the spare time of students. The Vice-Dean for education at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (HEALTH) believes they are doing everything they can to avoid exams on the weekend.

Cuts will be made to the SU grant because it has come under pressure from foreign students, says the Minister for Higher Education and Science. But the costs of foreigners receiving SU are just an excuse to make cuts,according to critics.

The University of Copenhagen’s salary bill for administration has grown by half a billion Danish kroner since 2007. This is according to a response to the minister from Liberal Alliance’s ‘against bureaucracy’ spokesman Henrik Dahl. However, the number of administrators per researcher at UCPH has dropped

Female students at the UCPH campus in Frederiksberg report being harassed by groups of young men of Middle-Eastern appearance. The university responds by calling on young women to not travel alone Friday night on campus

The University of Copenhagen drops from number 82 to number 120 in the world on Times Higher Education’s new ranking – surpassed by Aarhus as Denmark's best university. The explanation: UCPH reputation has been hit by cuts to research and education

Exams at Medicine and Health Sciences are being set to weekends and late in the evening, but the Faculty does not believe it can be done better, writes Morten Jørgensen. He calls instead for a model, where students do not have to cancel wedding parties and birthdays, because their faculty has them doing their exams on a Sunday

New report by a consultancy for the Ministry for Education and Research recommends politically appointed boards for higher education institutions. But critics don’t like the report's methodology and conclusions

At the beginning of the semester, close to a hundred international students gather in line in front of the International House to hand in their CPR registration documents, creating a unique and chaotic atmosphere. We stopped by and talked to some of them.

The Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, is to find a further DKK 60m in savings as a result of the government's 2015 requirement to cut budgets by two per cent every year over four years. It will have consequences for both employees and students