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Student protests underline non-confrontational Danish culture

When they are really, REALLY angry, Danish student protesters send up balloons, or sing songs. This stands in stark contrast to students in London, Vienna and Minneapolis, who have been less timid in confronting university policy makers

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Campus

My #UCPH: Instagram Pic of the Day, 18 November

The University of Copenhagen's Botantical Gardens

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Politics

Top US professor to speak on gender equality in science

How damaging is a male-dominated professorial staff for a university? University of Copenhagen to host discussion on the causes and consequences of gender inequality in academia

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Opinion

Comment: I´m happy about dimensioning

It is a government plan to cut down on study places with low employment prospects. But it has a positive side effect. It will also reduce confusion about program choice, says economics student in this featured comment

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My #UCPH: Instagram Pic of the Day, 17 November

The Mærsk building is taking shape.

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Science

Government funding to find mythical creature on Danish island

PhD student to study the presence of the troll 'Krølle Bølle' on Bornholm

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Education

Mathematics, Computer departments saved - controversial merger scrapped

About turn, as Faculty of Science drops plans to merge the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science after criticism from students, scientists and staff

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Culture

Danes are best non-native English speakers

Danes are the best in the world at speaking English as a second language, a major report released this week concluded

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My #UCPH: Instagram Pic of the Day, 14 November

Instant noodles and a lot of heavy reading, the typical life of a PhD student

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Education

Government slows down its student speed-up programme

New transition policy from the Danish Ministry of Education is to help students caught out by the 2013 Study Progress 'fremdriftsreform' changes. Supplementary courses allowed

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