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Comment: Self-citations and the case of Milena Penkowa

Why did Milena Penkowa make it so far? The answer is that she published a lot and was heavily cited, argues geologist Peter Riisager. But most of the citations were self-citations

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Anonymous student evaluations and their discontents

ANALYSIS - Lecturer in sociology at the Universtity of Copenhagen Leopold Galicki unpacks what anonymous student evaluations say, and don't say, about the quality of a course at university

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Comment: Where have all the women gone?

There are many women PhDs, but the numbers dwindle at the top of the Danish academic hierarchy, with an embarrassingly thin presence of women professors, writes Anamaria Dutceac Segesten

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Comment: Danes are difficult to question

American student Winnon Brunson Jr. was surprised to be considered »sensitive« when he questioned the Danish interpretation of freedom of speech

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Analysis: Death of US public enemy no. 1

Osama Bin Laden is dead. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, a postdoc at the Center for Modern European Studies, University of Copenhagen offers her immediate thoughts on the implications of this death for the United States and the world

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Comment: Is it better to pay for your education?

Danish Sara Sjölin is studying Economics and Journalism at New York University. Originally sceptical about the high tuition fees, she now wonders if the American system is better than the Danish one

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Comment: Wanna Meet Danes? Volunteer!

American student Winnon Brunson Jr. went through many a party before he found a better way to meet Danish people

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Comment: Just give us a call beforehand

University Post / Universitetsavisen write that I had a confrontation with the press, and attempted to prevent press coverage of the police search of Milena Penkowa's former office today. I think that this is a tad over-dramatised

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Editorial: ESN should sober up

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is supposed to be about meeting new people. But instead the network organises events with discounted alcohol prices for hard-drinking party-goers

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Comment: University! Stop working with G4S

University of Copenhagen measures to stop working with Israel-linked and controversial security firm G4S are just rhetoric, argues Vivian Ochanda

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