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Taking on dental shame and inequality in Denmark

Denmark ranks among the worst for dental health inequality — and it can lead to isolation and shame. Meet a researcher who is driven by a sense of fairness, working to help the elderly and the vulnerable.

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Working environment

Exam supervisors lose out in University of Copenhagen lawsuit

75 retired exam supervisors demanded millions from the University of Copenhagen — most got DKK 7,500 and feel let down by the ruling.

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Politics

Police remove students over flag protest

Three students tried to mark the anniversary of University of Copenhagen protests on CSS campus with a Palestinian flag — but police intervened

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Politics

Danish law now protects university students from harassment

A wide political majority in Danish parliament has amended legislation so that university students are now guaranteed protection against discrimination, sexual harassment and other forms of abuse.

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International

UCPH research project shut down after US withdraws funding

Donald Trump’s hard line on researchers and universities could strengthen research collaboration in Europe, predicts UCPH deputy director.

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International

Danish researcher: A fight for freedom is brewing at US universities

Legal scholar from the University of Copenhagen and visiting researcher Lin Adrian sees growing resistance to Trump’s political interference at US universities — but also warns of the threat of authoritarianism.

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Science

New AI model to transform how asylum cases are judged

In a few years time, and with an AI model under development at the Faculty of Law, we can predict how religion, nationality or education can influence the outcome of an asylum case. The aim is to prevent bias in case processing.

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Science

University of Copenhagen to track health of 10,000 Danes over 25 years

Major health project to uncover how environment, lifestyle and genetics influence cardiometabolic disease risk.

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International

Danish researcher in the US feeling the Trump pressure: »Surely, universities should be where we speak freely«

Morten Stensgaard Larsen does research on Danish literature at the University of Washington in the US, where the new political reality has led to self-censorship and uncertainty on campus.

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Campus

Mould spreads at South Campus, forcing University of Copenhagen students online

University of Copenhagen shuts down Faculty of Humanities classrooms after new mould findings, with students moved online for final weeks of semester.

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