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Minister: University managers still in control

The University of Copenhagen has been put under supervision. But this does not mean that the management is no longer running the University of Copenhagen, says Minister after a turbulent week

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Penkowa head of fake department

Controversial neuroscientist promoted herself as head of a department that didn’t exist

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Penkowa handpicked her opponents

Penkowa managed to change the make-up of the scientific committee set down to re-examine her dissertation

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Low turnout for Penkowa briefing

Only an estimated 200 people turned out for the management briefing on the Penkowa case late Tuesday. This was in spite of an e-mail circular sent out to all staff and students. Subsequent comments suggest that staff and students were at work, and that the message did not get out to everyone

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Minister lashes out at University in Penkowa-case

The Minister of Science has put the University of Copenhagen under close government supervision, after the University's own board cleared its own management of responsibility in Penkowa case Tuesday

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Rector Ralf Hemmingsen off the hook

University of Copenhagen management did nothing that was not in line with standard procedure, says Board chairman

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No notes from call to Spanish company

Board believes Rector Ralf Hemmingsen's claim that he made the call to the laboratory to check up on it. He didn’t take notes

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Report: Rector's actions were legal

The University's legal advisors, 'Kammeradvokaten', conclude that Rector Ralf Hemmingsen did not break the law at any point during the Penkowa case

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E-mail circular: To brief students, staff at 15.00

Chairman of the Board sends e-mail to all students and staff: Open invitation to briefing on the Penkowa case at the Panum Institute at 15.00

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Penkowa: Offices changed, paperwork put in boxes

Her department looked »like a ghost town« said Milena Penkowa, as she came out of her former offices at the Faculty of Health Sciences after her search with lawyers and police from the fraud squad. She is now formally charged by police

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