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Controversial professor enters debate over UCPH musicology

German music professor Linda Maria Koldau joins the argument over the University of Copenhagen's musicology programme. The problem is musicology and music teaching in one programme, she says to the University Post

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Education

Musicology to fire music teachers

[From Uniavisen.dk] New program description means that musicology students will soon be stronger in philosophy of science and academic writing than singing and playing instruments. Educators are alarmed

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Culture

Salman Rushdie coming to Denmark after being denied entry 17 years ago

DANISH NEWS - World-famous British-Indian author Salman Rushdie to get literature award

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Politics

Comment: Against tuition fees

If tuition fees were introduced into Denmark, it would go just like it has done in England, Hungary and everywhere else, argues Student Council chairman Gwen Gruner-Widding. Fewer students, and loan sharks prowling through campus

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Campus

Turkish PhD student: Protests are for human rights everywhere

The stand in Istanbul is a stand for you, says a physicist in Copenhagen

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Campus

Rector takes quarter million pay cut - keeps severance, perks

[From Danish site Uniavisen.dk] Rector Ralf Hemmingsen must accept a significant pay cut on his new contract. But he is awarded a generous severance pay, and will subsequently remain employed as a professor at the University. He also receives a free newspaper, cell phone, and mobile connectivity

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International

Denmark ‘second-most peaceful country’

DANISH NEWS - Peace comes in small European democracies, new index suggests. Denmark comes in second, only exceeded by Iceland

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Student life

Review: Otto Mønsteds Kollegiet

Are the residents children or grown-up's? This weeks reviewer is not sure, but living at Otto Mønsteds Kollegiet sure sounds like a lot of fun

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Science

'Lego physicist' wants his ATLAS detector in the shops

ATLAS — the particle detector from CERN — has been shrunk down to 560 Lego pieces by a University of Copenhagen physicist. Now it could be on the way to a toy shop near you

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Campus

Mystery intruders force closure of campus tunnel

People seen, furniture found, parties detected. All happening in Science's underground passageway

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