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Families abuse au pair scheme

Au pairs in Denmark are earning far too little for the work they do. Government plans to step in

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Culture

Jam sessions in off beat locations

Urban settings serve as inspiration for spontaneous music videos featured in the upcoming Copenhagen Sessions, led by Austrian student

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Politics

Penkowa hearing: Avoiding the P-word

Milena Penkowa is her name, but at the hearing it was only mentioned towards the end. Focus was on administration

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Politics

Students get complaints officer

Aftermath of Penkowa-scandal has University setting up an 'ombudsman', a kind of complaints officer to prevent students from being victimised

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Politics

Helle's only fan is Berlusconi

The Social Democrats popularity has dropped since their narrow victory in September. Voters believe the party has broken their campaign promises. But Italian Prime Minister checks her out and likes what he sees

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Politics

Staff, student reps clash with Rector over merger

Soon-to-be-mergered departments are hotbeds of deep staff and student frustration. This is according to staff and student-elected board members of the University of Copenhagen at last week's board meeting. Rector Ralf Hemmingsen, on the other hand, points to a fruitful academic dialogue

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Campus

Health staff attempt to lift language barrier

Faculty members struggle to comprehend Danes and Danish, and make themselves understood in English. A new network at the Faculty of Health Sciences will try to confront the issue of being lost in translation

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Science

Award named after Copenhagen economist

The late University of Copenhagen economist, Birgit Grodal, has had an award from the European Economic Association named after her.

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Politics

New minister to keep watching uni closely

The new Minister of Science and Education will continue his predecessor's supervision of the University of Copenhagen after the Penkowa-scandal. In the meantime, staff and students are invited to an open hearing on Thursday

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Campus

Life Sciences dean quits for job at CBS

Per Holten-Andersen, the Dean at the Faculty of Life Sciences, is to be Rector of the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). Niels Elers Koch, the director of Forest & Landscape, is to replace him

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