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Director: University heading towards abyss

Universities now need to know where they stand, says university director Jørgen Honoré. As financial meltdown looms, he calls for a political deal on financing

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Politics

Meaning of LIFE proved elusive

To this reporter, who didn’t speak Danish, the meeting to explain budget cuts was as clear as mud

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Campus

5 things to avoid in Copenhagen

Blogger Mart Virkus from Estonia debunks the guide book myths with his own list of Copenhagen no-no’s. (This article originally appeared in 2010)

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Politics

Minister at odds with Rector on gender issue

Minister of Science believes a university plan to hire more women is discriminatory, but Rector disagrees. The hiring process should merely encourage women to apply, he says

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Campus

Typhoid outbreak was just a rumour

Danish section Universitetsavisen apologises after news blunder: Copenhagen dorm guest was not infected with a tropical disease after all

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Science

Nobel physicist: Prize will not change my life

Winning the Nobel prize will not change anything for Konstantin Novoselov

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International

Higher tuition fees in UK ‘a necessary evil’

Nobel prize winner Konstantin Novoselov finds the cuts to UK education and the increased tuition fees acceptable. What he wants is UK universities to survive, he says

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Politics

Staff informed of Life Science budget woes

As cuts loom, staff gave voice to worries at Faculty of Life Sciences information meeting

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Culture

Coping without Copenhagen

As internationals pack their bags for home, some anticipate a rough transition: They are already taking measures to counter the feelings of depression and loss of identity. In other words, culture shock in reverse

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Politics

Faculty of Health Sciences scores DKK 600 million

Health Sciences wins a massive DKK 600 million to the new Panum building, writes KUnet. Donation is from the non-profit foundation of shipping and oil conglomerate A. P. Moeller - Maersk

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