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Timeline: The controversial 1-year master’s degree — this is how it came about

The new 1-year master’s degree programme is one of the most comprehensive Danish university reforms in recent times. But how did this proposal actually get off the ground? Here is an overview.

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Student life

Review: Tietgenkollegiet — »As a dorm, it is pure luxury«

Tietgenkollegiet was made to be the best possible setting for the best possible dorm. It is, almost, say residents. But only almost.

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International

Women in charge at best-ranked universities

Come July, for the first time, more women than men will be leading the absolute top of ranked universities

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Education

Overview: Proposed cuts to Danish master's degrees — here are the key points

The government wants to shorten up to one half of all Danish two-year master's degree programmes and set up vocational, part-time, industry master’s degrees.

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Science

Researcher after one year of war in Ukraine: »It is me that — ultimately — has to make the ethical choices«

Geography associate professor Alexander Prischchepov has faced a number of ethical dilemmas over the course of the past year. How do you balance important collaboration partnerships, the safety of Russian researchers, and a boycott of Russian universities?

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International

PhD student on controversial Chinese contract: »I feel completely free«

The University of Copenhagen has halted the admission of Chinese PhD students after media revelations of Chinese regime loyalty contracts. Xin Qian — a PhD student with a loyalty contract — is upset about the decision.

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Campus

Government agency: Niels Bohr Building to be completed in March

The Niels Bohr Building ordeal is finally slated to end in March. This is according to the Danish Road Directorate, which says that it will hand over the operation of the building to the University of Copenhagen at the end of next month.

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Science

More space for scientists at Arctic Station after renovation project

The Arctic Station is teeming with scientists from throughout the world. A renovation project will now offer space to 50 per cent more.

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Science

She wants to find out why your uncle gets radicalized on the internet

Digital fan culture researcher Line Nybro Petersen is to head a major European research project on extremism on social media among 45-65-year-olds.

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Opinion

We need a better policy for academic scholarships so we can bring back knowledge to Denmark

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