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University of Copenhagen whistleblower scheme is unknown to many staff

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Student life

»It is not that glamorous«: Victor keeps sex workers safe in the red-light district

Student of literature Victor Skov Jeppesen is on duty at a red van where sex workers service their customers. It's tough, in the biting cold, when you have to pick up condoms from the street, and when angry men shout at him – but he knows that he's making a difference.

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Education

»I say 'I don't know' so often in the lessons that students ask me: 'But what do you know?'«

Associate professor of law Hin-Yan Liu has been named Lecturer of the Year. And this in spite of the fact that according to him he actually does no lecturing. He would rather discuss with his students, and walk away from the classroom with enough material for half a book.

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Campus

The 'shambles shop': »You almost get the feeling that you are stealing something, but it's actually okay «

It is free, and it is climate-friendly. The student association’s Rodebutikken, or ‘shambles shop’ is a swap centre that wants to shake up how students consume clothing.

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Politics

»We need to do everything we can to fight this totalitarian identity politics movement«

Identity politics and activist research threaten the soul of the university. And it needs to be stopped – now. This was the message from a number of determined researchers at a hearing organised by Danish politicians Morten Messerschmidt and Henrik Dahl at the Danish parliament.

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Education

»I have never actually experienced teaching quite like his«

Hin-Yan Liu is popular among his students. He has been voted lecturer of the year.

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Student life

Review: Lægeforeningens Kollegium — Østerbro’s best kept secret

At Lægeforeningens Kollegium, there is never a dull moment, but that doesn’t mean you will be partying every night

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Science

100 years of the Niels Bohr Institute: »Now we have moved on, and work on what will shape the future«

The Niels Bohr Institute is 100 years old. Through the course of these years, the research has moved from blackboards to quantum computers. But an informal, anti-hierarchical spirit from the times of Bohr is still present.

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Working environment

12 former students and staff accuse UCPH professor of harassment

Complaint from 12 students and staff cites bullying and harassment by a University of Copenhagen professor. The case has staff from other countries' universities warning students and young researchers against applying to work under the professor’s management.

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International

Danish universities to cut ties with Russia and Belarus

Following a Danish government request, all Danish universities have stopped their collaboration with state-linked institutions in Russia and Belarus. This will mean that researchers and students at Danish universities will no longer be able to go on exchange or study abroad there.

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