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UCPH quits ‘dirty’ energy assets

University of Copenhagen will no longer make money on fossil fuel energy investments following a board decision Tuesday

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Human resources at UCPH to cut DKK 15m

As part of a major costs overhaul, HR staff at the University of Copenhagen are to be merged into three centres starting June 2017. Management says it will try to redeploy staff, but says there could be layoffs

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Who will be the new Rector? The guessing game

The University Post has set off on a search for Rector Ralf Hemmingsen's successor to head the University of Copenhagen.

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UCPH students acquitted on human trafficking charges

Four young people acquitted for sailing refugees from Denmark to Sweden. The court could not determine whether the defendants’ claim of having helped refugees was just a publicity stunt

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UCPH student fighting xenophobia with ... shoes

Vince Libasci, a student at the University of Copenhagen wants to fight what he perceives as a xenophobic agenda in Denmark. He is collecting shoes for the Danish People’s Party (DF) politician Marlene Harpsøe

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Resigned Maersk Oil CEO will carry on as UCPH board member

STATUS QUO – UCPH chairman Niels Strandberg Pedersen guarantees that board member Jakob Thomasen will not see his place affected by the fact that he is no longer the CEO of Maersk Oil.

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UCPH pays out DKK 2bn a year on administrator salaries

The University of Copenhagen’s salary bill for administration has grown by half a billion Danish kroner since 2007. This is according to a response to the minister from Liberal Alliance’s ‘against bureaucracy’ spokesman Henrik Dahl. However, the number of administrators per researcher at UCPH has dropped

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UCPH nosedive on international rankings – consequence of government cuts

The University of Copenhagen drops from number 82 to number 120 in the world on Times Higher Education’s new ranking – surpassed by Aarhus as Denmark's best university. The explanation: UCPH reputation has been hit by cuts to research and education

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Report criticised for politically appointed boards proposal

New report by a consultancy for the Ministry for Education and Research recommends politically appointed boards for higher education institutions. But critics don’t like the report's methodology and conclusions

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UCPH wants to make money in the stock market - invests DKK 170m

The University of Copenhagen is to invest ten percent of its cash holdings in shares. An incredibly bad idea, says financial expert Finn Østrup. Evidence suggests stock prices are too high, and if interest rates rise, things can go horribly wrong

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