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Cleaners stressed, depressed as they now lose their jobs

26 cleaning assistants have been fired after the Faculty of Health and Medicine Sciences has terminated its contract with cleaning company Alliance+. Some of them have been working at the Panum building for 30 years

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Stand-off over Danish language at meetings

One professor pulled his weight and insisted on speaking Danish at a staff meeting. Disrespect to non-Danish staff and scientists, a PhD student protested. But a language compromise seems impossible

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New report: Terror threat remains high

Denmark is still a preferred target for Islamist terrorists: Report shows that the number of terror-related incidents is more now than in the aftermath of the Mohammed cartoon crisis

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Companies’ tax details laid bare on internet today

Danish companies angered by disclosure of their corporate taxes, or lack of them

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University looking for a new Rector

University of Copenhagen's governing board has started the search for a new Rector, to start November 2013

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Rector may re-apply for his job

Rector will neither confirm, nor deny that he is a candidate for his own job from November 2013

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Taking a risk to save the oceans

Greenpeace activist says people should stop complaining from the couch

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Copenhagen to hire 300 new scientists

The University of Copenhagen is to take on 300 new research staff, international and Danish, and spend approximately DKK 700 million of its net worth until 2015

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Culture minister accused of nepotism, abuse of power

Accused of breaking the law and misusing thousands of kroner in public money

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Doha blog: Live from COP18

Copenhagen student Maria Nitzsch Hastrup is a 'Girl Guide'. She is also a delegate at the UN Climate Change Conference COP 18 in Doha right now. And she is blogging for the University Post

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