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Faculty of Science braces for tough choices as budget gap widens

The faculty has an annual structural deficit of DKK 100 million due to costly new buildings and deliberate overspending over several years. Added to this is a round of cuts from the administration reform. While the dean hopes to avoid layoffs, he cannot make any promises.

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Politics

Research is global, but security is key, says minister

Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund used the Royal Danish Academy’s annual meeting to warn against both naivety and isolation in international research.

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Politics

Police remove students over flag protest

Three students tried to mark the anniversary of University of Copenhagen protests on CSS campus with a Palestinian flag — but police intervened

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Politics

Danish law now protects university students from harassment

A wide political majority in Danish parliament has amended legislation so that university students are now guaranteed protection against discrimination, sexual harassment and other forms of abuse.

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Politics

Prayer rooms emptied at the University of Copenhagen — before and after

All personal effects — apparently also including whiteboards and room dividers — were removed from UCPH prayer rooms on 3 April. What remains is something that resembles a stark monastic cell — and that may well be the point.

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Politics

Heading to the US? Check your devices, says rector

Trump administration’s policies cause uncertainty over funding, collaboration and travel. Rector outlines how University of Copenhagen staff should respond.

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Politics

Danish universities are missing climate targets — the University of Copenhagen included

Emission cuts are stagnating — University of Copenhagen may have to reconsider its climate target, says dean.

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Politics

Expensive IT project leaves Danish universities in limbo

A new IT system that is to transform study programme administration at Danish universities will finally begin its rollout in the summer of 2026. Until then, the University of Copenhagen manages with 1990s-era technology.

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Politics

UCPH holds firm on Hebrew University partnership despite minister's concerns

The Minister for Higher Education and Science urges Danish universities not to collaborate with Israeli institutions located outside Israel’s borders. UCPH to reconsider its partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem — at some point

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Politics

Danish government puts new restrictions on Chinese research co-operation

The new agreement restricts Danish-Chinese collaboration in sensitive research areas

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