Politics

Soon-to-be-mergered departments are hotbeds of deep staff and student frustration. This is according to staff and student-elected board members of the University of Copenhagen at last week's board meeting. Rector Ralf Hemmingsen, on the other hand, points to a fruitful academic dialogue

The new Minister of Science and Education will continue his predecessor's supervision of the University of Copenhagen after the Penkowa-scandal. In the meantime, staff and students are invited to an open hearing on Thursday

Every time a young scientist takes time off to have a baby, another employee may lose their job. This is the consequence of a University of Copenhagen policy, that critics say is damaging to morale, and damaging to equality

Nine out of 37 cleaning staff have lost their jobs at the Faculty of Health Sciences. This is after management outsourced them to a private cleaning company. The original staff had offered to do a better job for less, but to no avail

Newly appointed Minister of Science will have real power. Something new for a minister representing the universities

The planned Niels Bohr Science Park will now cost more than DKK 1.5 billion, as costs spiral. New projections point to a nine per cent space increase and more expensive facilities

The new Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt presented her new ministers today Monday. There was no, separate, Minister of Integration among them (updated)

At a Student Council brainstorm, students were urged to see the merger as an opportunity, not a threat

At the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rector and Dean spoke of the merger strengthening, not weakening, pharmaceutical study and research

At the Faculty of Health Sciences, staff and students were interested, though sceptical, when Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and Dean Ulla Wewer introduced the proposed merger on Tuesday 20 September. Unlike at the morning meetings, staff and students seemed to be more receptive