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Four months in Copenhagen: An exchange student reflects

The Canadian exchange student Landon Hildebrandt looks back on four months in Copenhagen. He shares three pieces of advice for future exchange students — and thinks UCPH could do more to help them get started.

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Student life

Poetry slam champ from UCPH: »If one guy relates, it’s worth it«

Valdemar Brobæk won the 2025 Danish poetry slam championship. With a bachelor’s in Classical Archaeology and a debut album on the way, he hopes his music will get more men talking about their feelings — something he’s struggled with himself.

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Student life

Students are juggling Zoom classes, exams — and mould risk

Humanities teaching at the University of Copenhagen has been affected by the discovery of mould in several South Campus buildings with online classes and extensive room relocations. We talked to students

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Student life

Textbook piracy is a crime — and half of students are guilty

Students’ use of illegal copies is more widespread than ever — here are the consequences.

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Student life

Students don't seem to care if it's theft: »Textbooks are ridiculously expensive«

More than half of all students have had illegal pirated copies of textbooks. In the end, they risk fines and a criminal record. But that doesn’t stop students from engaging in the illegal practice.

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Academic life

Bikes, bars, and big discoveries: An exchange student in Copenhagen

Landon Hildebrandt has traded Vancouver for a semester in Copenhagen, where he’s embracing city life — one bike ride at a time.

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Student life

Greenlandic Studies caught up in geopolitical tensions: »It makes me anxious«

At one of the smallest study programmes at the University of Copenhagen they feel the great power rivalry up close — both academically and personally.

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Student life

Save more, live more: Student budget hacks for Copenhagen

Housing benefits, bike hacks, and a mountain of cheap french fries. You can do many things to get your meagre funds to last that little bit longer. Here are a few University Post life hacks that will get you by until you finally just give up and get that student job.

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Student life

One in every four students faces discrimination

Especially gender minorities and non-heterosexual students suffer from some kind of discrimination in their student lives. This is according to a new analysis from the trade union DM, which points to neurodivergent groups as particularly vulnerable

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Student life

Students want to take part in the university elections — but they need information

University Post student reporters went out on campus to talk to students about the University of Copenhagen elections. Most students had no idea what is at stake, but would like to know.

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