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Professor Eske Willerslev is moving to Cambridge, with 80 per cent of his employment at the British university from now on. He steps down from the University of Copenhagen’s governing board.
A bad backache one Christmas Eve on a Swedish farm had Marie Bruvik Heinskou changing tack. Because even though she was awarded a coveted permanent position as associate professor in sociology, the price for working as a researcher was just too high.
Nina Grønlykke Mollerup does research and fieldwork on dictatorships, and so she has to be careful about what she writes and comments on. But as an employee on a temporary contract it is particularly difficult to talk to the university about safety.
24 years ago the acclaimed Danish author was pressured by tutors to do things at intro camp that she has since been ashamed of.
Competition still high for popular subjects like psychology and molecular biomedicine.
There are many types of accommodation in Copenhagen. Private rooms, dormitories for students, shared housing, and there is even the option of buying your own place. Here is an overview with links to the most important sites and facebook groups. (Updated 2021)
Timing, serendipity, and networking. This was how Jakob Johan Demant — Head of Studies at the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen — landed his permanent position in research. You need to know when to apply for jobs outside your network, he says. As you will not be rewarded for loyalty.
When students complain about an exam grade, the faculty does not assess the grade academically, but bases its decision on the examiner’s own statements. An economics student compares it to getting a second opinion from the same doctor who you suspect has given you the wrong diagnosis.
A wide majority in the Danish parliament has settled on an agreement that aims to create better educational opportunities throughout the country. The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is expected to cut — or relocate — up to ten per cent of student places before 2030.
A glimmer of hope in the debate over gender equality: Two former UCPH students have co-authored a study which shows that media consumers have equal trust in both male and female experts – at least in written communication.
