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24 years ago the acclaimed Danish author was pressured by tutors to do things at intro camp that she has since been ashamed of.
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.
One third of all enquiries to the University of Copenhagen's student ambassador come from students with disabilities.
I want my daily life back, not a bunch of other stuff, says student politician Esben Bjørn Salmonsen. The Danish government and parliament are ignoring the loss of learning and well-being from the corona lockdowns. The University Post met up with Esben — at a bar.
It's tough to complete a PhD without a disability. But what’s life like as a young researcher if you are dyslexic, have an intestinal disease, or use a wheelchair?
The rector remains the highest-paid employee at the University of Copenhagen. See a list of the University of Copenhagen’s ten best paid researchers and what top management earned in 2020.
Salaries ranged between DKK 158,479 (EUR 21,312) and DKK 17,205 (EUR 2,314) a month at the University of Copenhagen at the end of 2020. Here is the full list of job functions and their aggregated pay.
University lecturers were hard hit by the switch to online teaching in 2020. International survey points to higher workloads for teaching staff, and a perception that online teaching is not sustainable.
Two sociology students left their comfort zone and did fieldwork in an internet forum for pedophiles that is against the abuse of children.
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.
