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A number of researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have signed a petition against a new, ironically phrased, campaign by the Danish intelligence agency PET. They deem the PET campaign to be racist, and to cast unnecessary suspicions on non-Danes. The intelligence agency responds that the threat to Danish research is »significant«.
The University of Copenhagen can admit up to 180 new international students this summer. Prorector for Education says its »great news« but has not yet decided where the student places will be set up.
One younger research activist, and one established professor. They come from two different places. But they both reach the same conclusion: Research is in big trouble. Maria Toft and Ole Wæver want to set up a free Nordic research movement with the space for creative, playful, and experimental research.
As a part of the Danish reform of master’s degrees, the government wants more international students at Danish universities. But what is it like to be an international student in Copenhagen? We turned up at the Studenterhuset café and met up with students from India, Jerusalem and Brussels. They all want to get more Danish friends.
To limit the number of upcoming layoffs UCPH is now imposing a so-called qualified hiring freeze on all technical/administrative staff positions.
Only a few students in Denmark even consider the option of negotiating their salary when they start a student job. This is according to a new study from the Danish trade union Djøf. They offer you a few tips here on how to get started with your pay conversation.
Psychology professor Vibeke Koushede takes over as dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, who said his departure was due to disagreements with the rector.
»We have to find a way to get in the door,« says Rebecca Knirke of Student Against the Occupation. She will hand over 2,000 new protest signatures to the university’s governing Board.
