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Involuntary isolation was hard on most people. International students who stayed in Copenhagen found themselves without the social network of the Danes, and that made them vulnerable. We met up with a couple of them.
Anna Nørgaard Sørensen from Student Council suggests the University of Copenhagen form a committee in which students and faculty can find common ground in defining offensive behaviour.
Navigating a new culture at the university in the wake of #MeToo is no easy task. Many employees fear being accused of offensive behaviour, according to Professor Eske Willerslev.
A new special exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Denmark has a black Tyrannosaurus Rex as its lead act. Even if you, like this University Post reporter, generally get put to sleep by fossils, this dino hits you like a fist in the gut.
Impossible deadlines, money running out, and a future that is suddenly uncertain. This is the situation for two foreign researchers at the University of Copenhagen.
One or more anonymous persons have allegedly attended instruction on the dentistry programme while infected with corona. They have threatened to show up to exams. The study programme’s management has informed the rest of the year cohort, but is still upholding exam schedules.
Forced to stay put in Denmark, international academics have made compromises on travelling, home life and jobs. And learned some life lessons.
University employees will be travelling far less by airplane in the post-Covid-19 future, says team leader at the University of Copenhagen sustainability initiative Green Campus.
