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If a scientist is posted abroad, it should be categorised as such

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Education

300 student places cut at the University of Copenhagen’s humanities faculty. Here is the detailed plan

Plan released with details on which study programmes at the Faculty of Humanities will have fewer places in 2025 as a consequence of the Danish government relocation agreement. Here is an overview of the closure and relocation of student places.

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Opinion

Criticism of my research center is unfair

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Politics

Controversial Danish university law now 20 years old. The man who crafted it only regrets one thing

The Danish Universities Act — a piece of legislation that set the direction for Denmark’s universities — has been loved and hated. Does the man who crafted it 20 years ago really still regret nothing?

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Working environment

She led the fight against the theft of research. Now she's quitting the University of Copenhagen: »I knew it would be completely kamikaze«

She has persistently fought against the theft of research and for more research freedom. First with the 'Please don’t steal my work' campaign and later with the 'Set research free' campaign, both of which received widespread support from Danish researchers. Now Maria Toft has resigned and will leave the University of Copenhagen. And she is happy to slam the door on her way out.

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Education

‘Girls' Day in Science’ is now ‘Science Day’: »Young people don't always see themselves in binary gender categories«

The annual event is to change its name and concept to involve young people across genders, ethnicity, culture and religion.

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Science

Younger scientist written out of new cerebral membrane discovery

When scientist Anna Xavier went on maternity leave, her research ended up being credited to other scientists. The case is not unique. And a key organiser of the #pleasedontstealmywork movement now calls for political action in Denmark.

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Science

His biggest discovery came as an 80-year-old: A new part of the brain

Professor Kjeld Møllgård has a long career behind him, including as Rector of the University of Copenhagen. His biggest achievement, however, was when he recently found a new cerebral membrane.

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Education

Academic Council member: »At first I thought: It cannot be true that there is this discrimination. But I became wiser«

Dogukan Jesper Gür has contacted the University Post on behalf of a number of minority ethnic dentistry students. The students describe how they are the object of systematic discrimination on their study programme, and how management is not taking their problem seriously.

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Opinion

It is provocative and arrogant to reduce the discrimination on the dentistry programme to a question of nervousness and vulnerable students

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