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These seven things will make you a better research communicator

Some of Denmark's most talented research communicators met up and discussed how to get research out to the general public. Here are some of their best ideas.

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Science

Researchers do not own the work of students: New guidelines for students involved in research

When students contribute to research projects, they are often subject to vague agreements. The Practice Committee at the University of Copenhagen has therefore published an advisory checklist to clarify students’ rights.

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People

Re-hired dean has learned that, as a manager, you make mistakes

Jacob Graff Nielsen, who has been dean at the Faculty of Law since 2014, has been reappointed by a unanimous appointment committee. The University Post asked him what he learned from a tumultuous period, and what will happen next.

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Campus

Reopening: »Now the toilets are overflowing again«

The start of the semester on a campus without restrictions. A student, a professor, and a plumber talk about what it is like being back on an open South Campus.

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Education

Professor got a bad grade for his teaching: »It's a cold system«

Written student evaluations of teaching at Danish universities are a useless ritual that wastes the students’ and the instructors’ time according to a sports professor. Two managers agree that the supervision has gotten out of hand.

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Education

»A useless ritual«? This is why instructors and students have to hand in evaluations

The University of Copenhagen spends both time and payroll on evaluating the quality of teaching in their courses. But why actually? And what are they used for? Here is an overview.

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Student life

Review: Industrikollegiet — Two glass towers and a chicken coop

The Industrikollegiet in the Copenhagen district of Nørrebro is home to 95 students. They share kitchens and gardens, and have built a hen coop, which also functions as a bar.

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Politics

Danish government offers UCPH a rent discount on Niels Bohr Building

The government is to offer the University of Copenhagen a rent discount of up to DKK 100 million a year, pending a number of unsettled arbitration cases. At the same time, the minister promises to help the university if the final rent level is »unsustainable«.

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Campus

Majestic buildings ended up as gaping wounds

Four new prestige buildings at the University of Copenhagen have ended up as scandals. Why do things go so terribly wrong when things are being built for this university?

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Science

Why not a horror novel? »Peer-reviewed articles won’t get the research out to the general public«

Too much research communication is being shelved away and is unnecessarily convoluted, according to curator and former researcher Jacob Lillemose. He now makes his debut with a kind of scientific horror novel that attempts to bring enthusiasm and fun into the world of academia.

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