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He runs a global project against corona, but still answers emails from random people

Jens Lundgren heads a project in the DKK 65 billion coronavirus initiative initiated by the White House. As an HIV researcher, he has previous frontline experience against an unknown virus, but he has never tried working so quickly – or getting so many e-mails and threats.

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Opinion

Skyrocketing rent

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Science

Researchers not happy with tough new Danish-language policy draft

Non-Danish professors on permanent contracts are to teach in Danish after only 2-5 years, according to a new draft language policy at the University of Copenhagen. But this new, stricter, language policy formulation is misguided, international researchers say. And it will backfire.

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Politics

Researchers want University of Copenhagen to commit to anti-racism struggle

More than a hundred researchers sign open letter stating that black staff and students are presumed to be the object of discrimination at the University of Copenhagen. They want the university to investigate the problem.

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Opinion

Abolishing researchers' personal websites contravenes UCPH strategy

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Other

The University Post is looking for a new student assistant

Are you a skilled writer? Are you enterprising and creative? Are you up to giving journalism a shot? You might be our new student assistant.

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Opinion

Open letter to University of Copenhagen to address racism in academia

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Education

Student jobs. Are they taking up too much of your time and focus at university?

Many students don’t get a good student job and risk subsequent unemployment, according to the City of Copenhagen's mayor for employment and integration. But according to the National Union of Danish Students DSF, student jobs are already taking up too much of students’ time.

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Campus

10 things you will miss out on as a University of Copenhagen student during corona

In the old days, campus was packed with students. They went on intro camps with no hand sanitizer, and they shared beers and other liquids on packed dance floors. Here is everything that you (perhaps) might never get to experience if you start at the University of Copenhagen this year.

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Coronavirus

No social events: Here are the new restrictions at the University of Copenhagen

Students and staff no longer allowed to grab a beer on campus or socialise after lectures. New corona measures implemented at the University of Copenhagen until 22 September.

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