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Danish pop icon Medina to headline biggest party at UCPH

Don't forget to block off Friday 23 May for the university’s big annual bash

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Øresund Aquarium under threat of closure — again

The Øresund Aquarium has to fight for its very survival again. This in spite of its most successful years ever

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Mould crisis escalates at UCPH: Staff told to work from home

South Campus staff have to, once again, leave their workplaces due to mould. The university does not yet know how long it will take, but promises a solution.

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Chinese surveillance cameras to be removed from University of Copenhagen after criticism

University denies there is a security risk, but will still replace all Chinese surveillance cameras on campus.

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Mould found on South Campus

Staff relocated during investigations. The findings could delay the planned move of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

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A year of conflict and protests: But there were no angry students at key UCPH ceremony

»The university is a cornerstone of democracy. At the core is academic freedom, which guarantees the university a value that money cannot buy,« the rector said at the University of Copenhagen's annual Commemoration Ceremony, which this year took place without protests.

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Niels Bohr Building inaugurated by Danish King Frederik

From the outside, it has looked finished for years. But the housewarming had to wait until October of 2024, with the building now finally ready after an eight-year delay and a budget overrun of more than DKK 3 billion.

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The University of Copenhagen: From the Middle Ages to a modern public university

There are stories hidden behind these ageing facades: Social revolutions, violent entrance exams, intellectual duels, and an institution that threw its students into a dungeon if they did not obey the rules.

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Øresund Aquarium: Surfing a wave of success on the back of a giant tuna

Once threatened with closure, the University of Copenhagen's aquarium unit in Helsingør is now a popular favourite. Everyone wants to sail out on to the Øresund to see the monster-sized tunas jumping around. The University Post was on a tuna safari.

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University of Copenhagen called in the police: »We were not treated like students, but like terrorists«

The police have now twice been involved in protests by the student organization Students Against the Occupation. This is »completely outside normal standards,« students say. But the University of Copenhagen management says that at a university, you are free to speak, but with responsibility – and without masks.