Roskilde Universitet | |
Motto | In tranquillo mors - in fluctu vita (Latin) |
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Motto in English | In silence, death; in the surge, life |
Type | Public |
Established | 1972 |
Budget | DKK 774,956,000 ($ 117,100,005) (2014) [1] |
Rector | Hanne Leth Andersen |
Academic staff | 538 (2014) [1] |
Administrative staff | 402 (2014) [1] |
Students | 8,045 (2014)[1][2] |
Undergraduates | 4,751 (2014) [1] |
Postgraduates | 3,294 (2014) [1] |
299 (2014) [1] | |
Location | , Denmark 55°39′10″N 12°08′25″E / 55.65278°N 12.14028°E |
Campus | Trekroner, Roskilde |
Affiliations | EUA, UArctic |
Website | ruc.dk |
Roskilde University (Danish: Roskilde Universitet, abbreviated RUC or RU) is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences.