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New students welcomed at Matriculation Ceremony 2023

This is what it looked like when this year's new cohort of students turned up at their own University of Copenhagen for the first time.

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Education

93 cases of exam cheating at the University of Copenhagen: »It's a trifling number«

There has been an increase in the number of cases of exam cheating, but according to the deputy director, it is at an »acceptable level«. But this worries one researcher, who calls it »the tip of a larger iceberg of breaches of good scientific practice.«

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Campus

Starting at Danish university: The 5 biggest surprises

Starting at a Danish university can be a big change in your life. So we want to prepare you with five things that might surprise you.

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People

University of Copenhagen professor gets highest surgery prize

People have come to Denmark from throughout the world to see Henrik Kehlet's treatment method for surgical patients. His research has reduced patients' hospitalisations and significantly reduced medical complications during operations.

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Science

Scientists: This is where you can avoid the rain in Copenhagen

Raining again?! You've probably asked yourself this question in Copenhagen, and you're not the only one. Two scientists set out to find out exactly how much it actually rains – and the answer will surprise you: In the Greater Copenhagen area, you have dry weather 94 per cent of the time.

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Working environment

Senior scientist quits academia: He is sick of all the uncertainty

Luis Toledo, a highly recognised researcher at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, is rewriting his CV and orienting it towards the private sector. There is too much work pressure at university.

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Science

Citations: »The Danish miracle« is over

Danish research used to be among the world's most influential in terms of citation numbers. This is no longer the case.

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People

Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen: This is why I'm stopping as dean

Disagreements with the rector Henrik C. Wegener have led to heated exchanges. And so I, with the lowest rank, must withdraw, says Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen. He steps down as head of the Faculty of Social Sciences in the spring of 2024.

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Science

No ghostwriters, no freeriding co-authors. New UCPH code of conduct

A new 'code of conduct' at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is a new series of guidelines for good scientific practice. The purpose: To clear up ambiguity and uncertainty.

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Education

Student admission numbers edge up at the University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen has seen a slight increase in the number of applicants, and pretty much the same number of admitted new bachelor students as last year. The number of women continues to increase.

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