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She has persistently fought against the theft of research and for more research freedom. First with the 'Please don’t steal my work' campaign and later with the 'Set research free' campaign, both of which received widespread support from Danish researchers. Now Maria Toft has resigned and will leave the University of Copenhagen. And she is happy to slam the door on her way out.
Guests turning up at the Commemoration Ceremony at the University of Copenhagen Friday were met with protesters calling for the dismissal of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Head of Studies Ayo Wahlberg to become acting head at the Department of Anthropology after management turmoil. This was decided shortly before a dialogue meeting organized by students.
The science adventurer Eske Willerslev went to Cambridge as a high-profile, yet browbeaten Copenhagener. Now he returns with a clarion call: We should bring the pride back to UCPH. And it starts with ceremonies, rituals and gilded diplomas.
Denmark lags behind its Nordic neighbours in terms of academic freedom. Think tank proposes minimum standards for academic freedom enshrined in Danish university legislation.
The much-criticised Danish university legislation from 2003 is to be evaluated within the coming year. This is according to researcher Maria Toft after meeting the Minister for Higher Education and Science Jesper Petersen.
Can you safeguard critical international research while collaborating with NATO? Some employees at the Niels Bohr Institute are critical of the new co-operation with the defence alliance. But their arguments are rejected by management.
New workplace assessment shows a major decrease in trust in the Office of the Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Employees speak of a poor working environment, and several researchers have left the Department of Political Science because of poor management.
She inherited the Faculty of Humanities when her predecessor quit. With her one hand she has to restore trust within the faculty. With the other she has to cut 300 student places. What on earth does the dean Kirsten Busch Nielsen actually intend to do?
