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21/01-10 kl. 11:43 Debate / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Social Science

University of Copenhagen, constantly in the red?

For the second year in a row, the University of Copenhagen has had to let staff go because of a bad economy. Leif Søndergaard, staff representative for academic employees at the university, comments on the effects of repeated rounds of cutbacks

See also:: 50 jobs axed at Faculty of Life Sciences; Forest and Landscape faces drastic cutbacks

09/12-09 kl. 11:16 Research / Social Science

Modern politics is a stifling consensus

The battle between left and right has been called off, according to leftist political intellectual Chantal Mouffe, and she does not like it

02/03-10 kl. 11:09

Beer and boardgames at political science camp

The last weekend of February saw the Cabin Trip, for all international students studying Political Science at the University of Copenhagen.

Around 50 students and Danish mentors took part in the weekend away in the countryside of Northwest Zealand.

The Cabin Trip is held each year and is quite popular among students who get the chance to meet most of their fellow classmates and have a great time.

This year was no exception: beer was abundant, laughs were omnipresent and great friendships were established.

Photos by Yang-Shen Lim

12/11-09 kl. 12:20 World / Social Science

Upcoming lecture: ´Quo Vadis, Europa?´

The world famous political theorist and European thinker, Chantal Mouffe, is visiting the University of Copenhagen to give a lecture in December

05/11-09 kl. 12:00 World / Humanities / Social Science

Humanities and social sciences are self-obsessed

Scholars sound the alarm at Brussels conference, saying that the arts and social sciences are on the road to destruction due to self-promotion and lack of academic substance

03/11-09 kl. 06:00 Campus / Social Science

Social sciences score in rankings

Students’ opinions were taken into consideration as Political Science and Economics graduate courses at the University of Copenhagen are awarded a place in European ‘excellence group’

21/10-09 kl. 12:00 Debate / Social Science

Neo-liberalism, socialism: Never the same again

Governments of the US and UK have grown continuously for the past decades. What exactly is happening here and what can we expect in the future? The University Post sought out an answer from the political theorist Noel Parker

Studerende med handicap_Isabella Leandri Hansen_2

15/10-09 kl. 15:00 Campus / Social Science

Copenhagen not good for the disabled

University facilities not good enough, say students with handicap

15/10-09 kl. 05:01 World / Social Science

Nobel Prize for Economics explained

Two University of Copenhagen professors explain why this year's Nobel Prize in Economics was given to Williamson and Ostrom: They gave us a deeper understanding of the reach of markets and the pros and cons of alternative economic organizations

08/09-09 kl. 05:00 World / Social Science

Minorities´ cultural background not important

European study shows that cultural background is not an important factor in the successful integration of minorities

See also:: EU hot potatoes on Copenhagen menu this week

26/08-09 kl. 12:26 Research / Social Science

As the ice melts under your feet

With anthropologist Kirsten Hastrup, we find a surprising link between modern climate change and medieval Iceland

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25/08-09 kl. 11:48 World / Social Science

Productivity slumps when lightning strikes

Lightning strikes cause havoc as our dependence on technology grows, say University of Copenhagen economists in US study

11/08-09 kl. 13:47 Campus / Social Science

Student outrage over canteen monopoly

The canteen’s exclusive right to sell food and beverages might mean the closing of student run cafés at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Students are furious and demand that the contract be changed

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