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Scientists: This is where you can avoid the rain in Copenhagen

Raining again?! You've probably asked yourself this question in Copenhagen, and you're not the only one. Two scientists set out to find out exactly how much it actually rains – and the answer will surprise you: In the Greater Copenhagen area, you have dry weather 94 per cent of the time.

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Working environment

Senior scientist quits academia: He is sick of all the uncertainty

Luis Toledo, a highly recognised researcher at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, is rewriting his CV and orienting it towards the private sector. There is too much work pressure at university.

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Science

Citations: »The Danish miracle« is over

Danish research used to be among the world's most influential in terms of citation numbers. This is no longer the case.

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People

Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen: This is why I'm stopping as dean

Disagreements with the rector Henrik C. Wegener have led to heated exchanges. And so I, with the lowest rank, must withdraw, says Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen. He steps down as head of the Faculty of Social Sciences in the spring of 2024.

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Science

No ghostwriters, no freeriding co-authors. New UCPH code of conduct

A new 'code of conduct' at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is a new series of guidelines for good scientific practice. The purpose: To clear up ambiguity and uncertainty.

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Education

Student admission numbers edge up at the University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen has seen a slight increase in the number of applicants, and pretty much the same number of admitted new bachelor students as last year. The number of women continues to increase.

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Alumni

Butterfly expert loved going to university, but the political propaganda surprised him

When Michael Stoltze started on the biology study programme in 1976, he was told by his tutors that only the working class struggle was important, and that knowledge didn't matter. So he helped start a kind of academic counterrevolution at the University of Copenhagen.

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People

Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen to step down as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences

It is partly due to disagreements with the Rector of the University of Copenhagen Henrik C. Wegener.

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Student life

Sustainability: Student dorm residents are quitting plastic, eating veggies, and scavenging

The University Post has spoken to a handful of Copenhagen student residence halls about sustainability and their green initiatives. Be inspired!

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Student life

Student housing reviews: Dorms and residences in Copenhagen

A continually updated guide to student kollegiums in Copenhagen, written by students. The complete Dorms Disclosed review series.

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