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Budget shock: Science park needs extra DKK 265m

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

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Politics

Thorning presents new governing coalition

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

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Politics

Student Council: Let us hear your merger ideas

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

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Politics

Dean: I hope we can all stand together

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

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Politics

Merger controversy addressed head on

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

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Politics

Rector, Dean hit by shower of questions

At the Faculty of Science, top university management tried to explain why a new Science - Life Sciences faculty merger would work

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Politics

Rector: This is not a 'coup'

Merger proposal defended in front of hundreds of angry staff and students at a packed Faculty of Life Sciences

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Politics

Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning

Staff and students frustrated by short, sharp, shocker invitation for key faculty meetings. They will be broadcast two days later, for those that miss them, says vice director for communication

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Politics

Rector proposes merger into two super faculties

In a shock move, University of Copenhagen board and management now propose merging Life Science and Science; Health and Pharma into two larger faculties

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Politics

Prognosis: Social Democrat Thorning to win

Red bloc will get 91 mandates, blue bloc 84, making Helle Thorning-Schmidt of the Social Democrats the new Prime Minister, according to a prognosis now out on national TV DR

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