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With two huge grants behind him, Professor Kristian Strømgaard can now spend three to five years closely studying the development of proteins in brain cells.
Student of Middle Eastern Studies Jonathan Keren-Klaris often stays silent about his Israeli ancestry. But he encourages students to talk to each other, even if they have different backgrounds. Because the public debate isn't sufficient in the ongoing conflict.
About 75 people had made their way to CSS campus on Monday to hear associate professor emeritus Jørgen Bæk Simonsen lecture on Palestinian history. »Don't ask Google, ask me,« he said at the event that was organized by Students against the Occupation.
Dalia Kababo is on her third semester in political science and is active in the Students Against the Occupation group. She explains here how the war affects her daily life, and she makes a plea to the university, its staff and its students.
This year's teaching award at the University of Copenhagen goes to Associate Professor of Anthropology Cecilie Rubow. She likes to teach in a knit cap pulled down over her ears, and the students love her academic activism. But she does not see herself as a woman with a cause.
The 2023 university elections have been decided. Two members of academic staff (VIP), one technical and administrative staff (TAP) and one student representative have been elected to the UCPH Board. The University Post was there when the results were released.
In the wake of a controversial education reform, Christina Egelund has been praised for her ability to compromise. The University Post met up with a minister who has been described by a political opponent as »the one extenuating circumstance« of the present government. She wished young people had more space to do the kind of zigzagging that make up her own narrative.
Female students have a harder time being perceived as talented than their male classmates by male instructors. Researchers stumble upon a subconcious bias in teaching settings at one faculty.
It was a wide-ranging philosophical conversation that inspired professors to fight for more collaboration across disciplines. Now they are running as academics for the UCPH Board, where they will work for more prestige for teaching and better funding for small research areas.
