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Students to block humanities buildings Monday

English, German and Romance studies department will be blocked by student protesters Monday. Frustrated by cutbacks on teaching hours, they say

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Critics: Students left to fend for themselves

Students have been let down in the Penkowa case, say Student Council and student assistants' union

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Rector: Penkowa student should have been helped

New procedures are needed, says Ralf Hemmingsen on KUnet, after student assistant was victimised in Penkowa case

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Media: Penkowa framing of student was known by uni

In the latest of several fraud cases related to neuro-scientist Milena Penkowa, she tried to set up her student assistant as the fall guy for her fraud. The University of Copenhagen may have known about this case for quite some time, media write

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Penkowa accepts sentence for forgery, fraud

Brain scientist recalls her appeal to a higher court in one of the fraud cases, and accepts a suspended sentence

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Board of Executives: Wait and see legal report

No independent inquiry into University's role in fraud claims: At least not until result of legal advisers' report is released in March

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260 scientists sign petition for new Penkowa probe

Pressure is mounting on Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and the University of Copenhagen Board of Executives as they today Monday receive a petition from hundreds of researchers calling for a new, independent, Penkowa inquest. They are backed by the Student Council

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Documentation: Letter to Board calling for new Penkowa-probe

Letter (in Danish) by five professors calling for a new independent inquest into the Milena Penkowa fraud case, and the University of Copenhagen's role in it

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Media: Rector threatened critic with dismissal

University of Copenhagen managers tried to attach responsibility to a critical professor, say media. Rector's office denies charges, saying no 'staff member will be persecuted'

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International Office fends off exchange cuts

University of Copenhagen breathes a collective sigh of relief after standoff with the Ministry of Science over exchange student numbers: Two to three years reprieve

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