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Bachelor's project: Students sought out pedophiles to try and understand them

Two sociology students left their comfort zone and did fieldwork in an internet forum for pedophiles that is against the abuse of children.

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Politics

Scientists wonder why UCPH rector is on Danish Nature Fund board

Rectors nominate themselves to board positions on the Danish Nature Fund, even though they have no in-depth knowledge of nature protection and biodiversity. It is as if the nature crisis is not being taken seriously, according to two researchers. Interest group Danish Universities say that they nominated the candidates who best matched the criteria.

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Science

It sweats milk and has glowing fur — the genome of the platypus has been sequenced

It has been called bizarre, iconic, unusual, mysterious and strange. Now the whole genome of the platypus has been sequenced. A scientist from the University of Copenhagen led the project.

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People

When Nicole Schmitt explains how cancer cells mutate, she whips out Darth Vader

When Nicole Schmitt does her cell biology teaching, it has Pulp Fiction and soccer matches on the list of references.

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Coronavirus

Five tips for university instructors to improve online teaching

Vary the teaching, follow-up questions on how students feel, be available. Danish youth well-being group unpacks five ideas for lecturers to get the distance learning working.

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Science

Lab and Library — features by scientists 2013-2016

In our Lab and Library series, PhD students and Postdocs from the University of Copenhagen wrote in to share their stories about science and research. Here is an overview

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Politics

Gender inequality starts with young researchers. And it is all about children

For many years, gender equality at universities has been about getting more women up to where they are fewest, namely at the professor level. And with good reason. But the problem starts somewhere else, because it is especially younger women with children that leave academia.

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Academic life

Need a butterfly expert? Call 23-year-old Emil

When others went to rock festivals, Emil Blicher Bjerregård went out into the wilderness hunting butterflies. Now his hobby, and his studies, have merged together. He hopes to reverse the imminent death of the Danish butterfly, but tells himself that there are also other things in life.

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Politics

Top staff representative: This university is managed as if it was a margarine factory

Cooperation, flexibility, and mutual respect. They have been replaced by top-down management, arrogance, and protocol at the University of Copenhagen. And the bad atmosphere between management and staff is approaching boiling point. According to the staff representative for the HK group Ingrid Kryhlmand, the corona crisis’ home workplaces have given many staff a much-needed breather.

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Politics

Student helped activist trick himself out of Hong Kong: »It feels as if I have been part of an unrealistic, dramatic movie«

Anders Storgaard is a student of political science and is active in student politics. That is, when he is not deceiving Hong Kong authorities to allow an indicted democracy activist flee to Denmark

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