Politics

Intranet to be named KUnet

Voters turned down the humourous suggestions, but also the blandest of bland options

Dorms and shops to liven up the campus

Science minister Charlotte Sahl-Madsen argues that a new campus law creates a more lively environment for the universities and attract international students and researchers. But the University of Copenhagen remains sceptical

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No place to call home in Copenhagen

Bloggers ridicule Novo ethics tool

A University of Copenhagen / Novo Nordisk ethics guide faces criticism from sharp tongued bloggers. Novo has a cheek to be talking about ethics, they say

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Click your way to sound ethics

Students block entrances and occupy CSS (updated)

CSS Campus at the University of Copenhagen is right now under blockade by around 100 students. They fear that announced cutbacks will hit the Social Sciences hard

Head of Studies plays ´Der Führer´ in comedy

Department of Computer Sciences is a wartime Berlin headquarters in a new video, with the Head of Studies in a starring role as a dictator screaming: »It was an order!«

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Computer scientists shoved around the campus

Life Sciences fear subjects will be slashed

Hard hit at the beginning of the year, the Faculty of Life Sciences now fears that it could again bear the brunt in the latest round of layoffs

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Few internationals at cutbacks demo

Student demo vents cuts frustration

Frue Plads was the stage for student protests against a government plan that they say turns an ‘economic crisis into education crisis’.

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Read about the demo here.

Photos and text by Anine Dedekam Moldskred.

Angry student protests in Copenhagen

Frue Plads packed with frustration, as students said a government plan is turning an ‘economic crisis into education crisis’

Computer scientists shoved around the campus

A series of splits, new addresses, and planned moves threatens to isolate Copenhagen’s computer science staff and students

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Head of Studies plays ´Der Führer´ in comedy

Students draw up protest plans

Student Council will use online media to encourage students to join a demonstration against University of Copenhagen job losses, Tuesday 8 June

Cutbacks are not drastic, insists minister

The university has painted too bleak a picture of the austerity package, says science minister

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Rector: University faces cuts of 4-700 staff

One in four PhDs to be wiped out in Copenhagen

University was aware of cuts

The University of Copenhagen was informed of plans to cut budgets over the next few years, says Danish Minister of Science. This is in response to a letter in which Ralf Hemmingsen, rector of the university, claims otherwise

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One in four PhDs to be wiped out in Copenhagen

Rector: University faces cuts of 4-700 staff

Cutbacks threaten Europe’s universities

We still like you, says US envoy

At the University of Copenhagen, a US top diplomat allays Europe’s fears of isolation

Young voters turned on by X-factor

UK election debate was inspired by popular TV series. New ‘social’ media marketing, important in recent US election, can't win elections single-handedly, says political marketing expert

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UK election on the big screen

Lobbying in Copenhagen for EU membership

Former Balkan enemies buried the hatchet at Bosnian student initiative

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Bosnia-network converges on the study of drugs