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Rector on new sexism report: »This is just not good enough«

The extent of sexist incidents for PhD students is shocking, says the rector. He says new initiatives based on the VIVE report will be on the way.

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Working environment

One in every three female PhD students in Denmark faces sexism

New report sheds light on the everyday sexism and abusive behaviour that PhD students face. Minister says the results are »completely unacceptable«.

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Campus

The graffiti at the University of Copenhagen has all but disappeared

The University Post went on a malodorous search for the rebellious messages that students traditionally exchanged in the campus privies. But the writing on the wall for 2024 is all ... gone? Some people miss the graffiti. But the janitors don't.

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Science

Jellyfish Age Backwards author does experiments on himself

Nicklas Brendborg is a bestselling author with two books on how we can live longer. The inspiration comes from the animal kingdom, and from experiments on his own body. We visited him in the laboratory where he is a PhD student.

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Working environment

Dean: We need to work »seriously and with dedication« on the Natural History Museum working environment

Exceptional action plan set in motion at the Natural History Museum of Denmark after toxic work environment stories

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Working environment

Former postdoc: Director of Natural History Museum abused his power

As a postdoc at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Paige Madison feels she was gaslighted, suppressed and micromanaged. This is her story.

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Academic life

TEST: Can you get around Frederiksberg Campus in a wheelchair?

Frederiksberg campus reminds you of one of those impossible M. C. Escher illusions: Many stairways, and many reasons to just give up.

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Science

Researcher: Disparity between research on women's and men's diseases

Medical doctor and postdoc Amani Meaidi spends all her waking hours working against one particular imbalance: The amount of research into men's and women's diseases. She is so obsessed with women-specific genes that she sometimes gets a stress rash on her hands.

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Student life

Is AI a good study buddy? We asked students

Students at the University of Copenhagen are using ChatGPT and other AI tools for study, and for exams. We asked them how

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International

More women leaders at the top on global universities ranking

Women are now – for the first time – at the very top of more than 25 per cent of the highest ranked universities on the Times ranking

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