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Freedom of research is under pressure in several countries, and it is forcing academics to flee. And the problem is moving closer to Denmark, according to two employees at the University of Copenhagen who help international academics who are in difficulties.
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.
UCPH finally puts the 2016 debacle behind it and bounces back up the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking
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.
Forced to stay put in Denmark, international academics have made compromises on travelling, home life and jobs. And learned some life lessons.
International students who stayed in Copenhagen during the shutdown had lots of worries, a survey shows. Their well-being should be a joint responsibility, says the head of the Department of Anthropology.
While Duncan, in Copenhagen, is willing to go anywhere to pursue a career and a life, his partner Pete in Edinburgh has, so far, preferred to stay put
Now Javiera Aravena-Calvo is, like her husband, a scientist in Copenhagen. This is after career twists that included volunteering in a lab in Israel.
She was an only child and felt the need to return to China after finishing her PhD in Barcelona. But her family urged her to focus on her science.
Ricardo now has a job as an engineer after following his wife to Copenhagen for her academic career
