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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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Student life

Review: Egmont Kollegiet — one day a party — one day peace and quiet

The Egmont residence hall has a reputation for being the city's big party dorm, but the place has a lot more to offer than that. The food clubs, a close community, and lots of facilities, all help to bond the 469 residents together.

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Education

Psychology head of department: Our communication has not been good enough

Students are threatening a blockade, but Head of the Department of Psychology Vibeke Koushede says that the two sides are close to agreement. She hopes that a number of new initiatives will prevent an impending conflict.

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Politics

Political agreement: Benefits slashed for new unemployed graduates

A majority in the Danish parliament has cut unemployment benefits for new graduates by more than DKK 4,000 a month. But difficult bargaining is still to come.

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Student life

Review: Frankrigsgade Kollegiet — a nine-storey powerhouse

The Frankrigsgade residence hall is out in the Amager district, and as a resident it is you that decides whether you want to really get involved, or just have a place to live.

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Politics

Prorector on the cap on student places: »Not beneficial for the future of Denmark«

If politicians want to avoid major negative consequences for education and research, they should give the University of Copenhagen permission to keep one third of the places earmarked for cuts. This is according to Prorector at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Bente Stallknecht, after the university has drawn up a provisional plan to fulfil the terms of the relocation agreement.

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