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Sociology cuts: Now volunteer students do 1st semester teaching

Department of Sociology decided to stop class teaching in key first semester subject. Now the students respond by organising their lessons themselves

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Politics

UCPH wants to make money in the stock market - invests DKK 170m

The University of Copenhagen is to invest ten percent of its cash holdings in shares. An incredibly bad idea, says financial expert Finn Østrup. Evidence suggests stock prices are too high, and if interest rates rise, things can go horribly wrong

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Campus

How much do you pay in rent?

Is most of your money going to rent payments? Compare yourself with six UCPH students that all live in Copenhagen

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Education

Court acquits student of defamation charge

Law student Kristian Hegaard’s complaint about the teaching in Tax Law was so 'trivial', that it cannot be considered defamation. Ruling from the Helsingør district court

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Campus

Copenhagen Housing Foundation’s mistake renders students homeless

Chaos - Students are rendered homeless because The Copenhagen Housing Foundation rented out apartments beyond the date that they were legally allowed to.

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Science

Penkowa acquitted of blatant forgery charge by Danish High Court

Penkowa has won her appeal in the High Court and is acquitted of a strong charge of 'blatant forgery'. The ruling states however, that Penkowa with the forgery showed "cynicism"

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Education

Court report: The name on the list

Monday had a judge presiding over whether or not lecturer Michael Bjørn Hansen had set up groups in his law class. A handwritten group list was presented in court as the smoking gun

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Campus

My university: IT-supporter Milan Mitic

Who does the nice voice belong to in the other end when you call IT-support, outraged over that damned PC?

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Campus

The Spring Festival is back!

PARTY! - After being cut for budgetary reasons last year, the successful Spring Festival returns. Students and staff can look forward to dancing, feasting and partying at Nørre Campus on 5 May 2017

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Science

Plant detective chasing food criminals

Junior researcher Kristian Holst Laursen reveals the tampering with our foodstuffs by using analytical chemistry. Food fraud is big business, and the perpetrators often get away with it because there are no reliable analytical methods to provide evidence

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