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Comment: Yes. Informal employment does exist in Denmark

Freelancers, researchers, creative talents and others lead a precarious existence, also in Denmark, spending their limited paid time filling out applications for further funding and part time work

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Comment: Europe's universities can be great again

We need to get the spirit – the Weltgeist – back into Europe and European universities, argues Lykke Friis, Prorector for Education at the University of Copenhagen

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Comment: A Paris in hiding

Madhura, a former University Post reporter, was hidden in a cellar, only a few hundred metres from the Paris attacks. Here is her story

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Comment: You have got to be strong to be weak

Young people aren’t sick. Only old people are. That is what our government seems to think. But Signe is young, yet she is sick. This is her story

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Comment: World Suicide Prevention Day

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds worldwide. And it is not just a problem in the West, Featured comment by UCPH global health researcher

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Comment: Look beyond the end of your own nose

New students should be aware of all the other things that a university has to offer, say Rector and Prorector in this featured comment for the University Post

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Comment: First days at uni are always tough

What if they do not like me? What if I do something stupid? Am I the only one feeling nervous and uncomfortable? First days at university were a trial, but also a revelation for Camilla

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Comment: Embracing technology, exploiting Copenhagen's tourists

The new travel card Rejsekort is making a visit to Copenhagen much more expensive for tourists

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Speech: Kirsten Hastrup at UCPH anthropology's 70 year anniversary

The Department of Anthropology celebrated 70 years with a talk from Professor Kirsten Hastrup. Here is her full speech

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Social lessons from football: A just-for-fun manifesto

It is just amateur soccer, but Şafak reckons that important lessons can be learned from the pitch

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