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Praise for climate assembly: »You can't ignore a report that is so well done«

Efter flere måneders demokratisk diskussion præsenterer KU’s første klimasamling nu 27 forslag til, hvordan SAMF kan reducere sit klimaaftryk. Dekanen er positiv og kalder forslagene »realistiske og konkrete«.

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Working environment

25 tutors sign complaint over 2023 intro week. Department managers apologize

A large group of students responsible for the start of studies in 2023 at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics (NorS) were suddenly ignored by management. Now they have got their apology. »They were justified in most of their criticism,« says the administration manager.

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Science

AI can identify suicidal tendencies in young people

Researchers can now spot behaviour showing who is at risk after building an algorithm and a huge data set. »We hope that our study can be used to predict and prevent a young person from ending up being in risk of suicide,« says associate professor of psychology.

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People

Nanna MacAulay is fascinated by cerebrospinal fluid: »We are really falling behind in the research«

Research has yet to shed light on many parts of the brain. Neurophysiologist Nanna MacAulay has identified the transport pathways for cerebrospinal fluid, and now a large grant is to help her learn more.

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Working environment

Else Holmfred bought a new work phone. Now she has to pay DKK 10,000 herself

Putting up your own money for the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) can turn out to be costly. Postdoc Else Holmfred is now personally liable for several thousands of kroner and calls for more reimbursement transparency. According to the accounts section the amount of information is sufficient.

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Opinion

And now the PhD reform!

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Student life

Law student is deaf and blind: »No one is going to tell me what I can and cannot do«

Sofie Bloch Nielsen has a functional impairment and is frustrated by complicated assistance regulations. She thinks that the University of Copenhagen should level up and be better at catering to challenged students.

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Politics

Boost to University of Copenhagen's controversial West Bank investments

New internal documents from the university's management show that controversial investments have skyrocketed. Management maintains that the investments are OK, even though several of the companies are blacklisted by the United Nations.

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Politics

New reform cuts one year off Danish SU student grants

Danish halt to sixth year of student grant will affect students from homes with low incomes and students who switch study programmes, says think tank Rockwool Foundation.

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Politics

»Creating benefit for more people« — here is the University of Copenhagen’s 2030 strategy

After a lot of wrangling and multiple preliminary drafts, the UCPH 2030 strategy has finally landed. Here is a summary of the content.

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