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Nature: Sacking of Thybo the result of a harmful UCPH corporate culture

The good news is that University of Copenhagen is in the journal Nature again. The bad news is that it is in the form of a leading article that slams UCPH for the sacking of Professor Hans Thybo

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More than a thousand scientists sign Thybo protest

Scientists from throughout the world are signing a protest against the sacking of Hans Thybo, which they call a 'threat to academic freedom'. Controversies like the Thybo case may affect the University's ranking position, says THE-ranking editor

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Postdoc: "Thybo did not put pressure on me”

Nature magazine quotes Egyptian post doc researcher that he did not feel pressured by the geologist Hans Thybo, contradicting what UCPH otherwise states as the main reason to fire Thybo

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The morning view of a polar researcher

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016 - View from the University of Copenhagen's Arctic Station in West Greenland. Can you see what it is on the beach? See the photos and follow the Greenland trip in the days up to Christmas Eve

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The Arctic mission

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016 - Off the west coast of Greenland is a research station called the Arctic Station. The University Post visited it in late October. How is research done here where the northern lights are all just part of the job? See the photos and read our stories from Greenland in the days up to Christmas Eve

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UCPH joins exclusive association of research universities

The University of Copenhagen secures better opportunities to help inform European politicians and decision-makers about the significance of research-focused universities for society.

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The University’s latest prize challenges

We present UCPH’s newly released prize challenges

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International support for fired professor Hans Thybo

Professors from around the world have issued a joint statement protesting the dismissal of Hans Thybo, professor of geology at the University of Copenhagen. They are threatening to hinder the university’s international reputation.

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UCPH stood firm: Sacks top geologist

Professor of Geology Hans Thybo has now been dismissed from UCPH after management accused him of putting undue pressure on a young researcher. At the same time, Thybo now files a complaint to the university rector. He says he expects to be reinstated

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Fired UCPH lecturer wins the Humboldt Prize

Tibetologist Jan-Ulrich Sobisch was fired by the University of Copenhagen when Tibetology was shut down this year. He is now being honored in Germany for his work.

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