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Award-winning UCPH lecturer »welcomes insecurities and mistakes«

Associate professor Nenia Zenana has taught musicology students to be kind to themselves — and open-hearted with others — for nearly a whole lifetime. The University Post met the Teacher of the Year on South Campus — a workplace she adores for both its aesthetics and its people.

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Feature

Is woke (also) dead at the University of Copenhagen?

Rumours about the 'death of woke' have been swirling around ever since Donald Trump’s re-election in the US. But is the University of Copenhagen also ready to lay woke to rest? The University Post assesses the current state of the controversial movement.

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People

Four University of Copenhagen researchers awarded major EU grants

Next five years to see breakthroughs in plant immunity, political morality, geopolitics and childhood self-awareness

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Working environment

Julie and Erling are partners in life, lab and love

Julie and Erling Nørkær are both PhD students at the Department of Psychology. And they’re married. And they have two children. Their lives are completely intertwined — and they love it.

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Academic life

The power of numbers: Woman, know your stats

No, there is not gender equality in Denmark. On Instagram, the feminist Cathrine Berendt has built up a gender-equality platform where she posts the statistics that she feels more Danes should know about.

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Culture

No retreat from Pride: University of Copenhagen keeps marching

No reservations, as the University of Copenhagen joins the diversity festival

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Education

Why some degrees only attract women — and others only men

150 years after the first female students at the University of Copenhagen, women are now clearly in the majority — but the genders are still divided across degree programmes.

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Working environment

Workplace misconduct reported by ten per cent of staff

Work-life balance continues to be a problem at the University of Copenhagen.

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People

Europe must lead in science and tech, says University of Copenhagen’s new prorector

Courage is needed in uncertain times, says Eva Hoffmann, who became prorector for research and innovation on 1 July. Her mission: to strengthen the University of Copenhagen’s innovation efforts and keep Europe in the lead.

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Culture

Museums matter — now more than ever

After 23 years as a conservator at the University of Copenhagen, Abdi Hedayat is now heading collections at Medical Museion — and he has a plan.

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