Rector, Dean hit by shower of questions

20/09-11 kl. 14:50 Politics / Science

Photo: Hallie Barrows Student asks a question to top university managers after their presentation of the new faculty organisation

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

by Hallie Barrows

The auditorium was filled to capacity when today Tuesday Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and Dean Nils O. Andersen presented their plan to merge the Science and Life Science faculties.

Standing, sitting, or kneeling, the students and staff quizzed the top University managers with questions.

Most of those present seemed disappointed by the renewal plan and the way it has been announced.

No time to digest

Information meetings about the merger were announced Monday, only one day before they took place. This gave students little time to figure out how the changes would affect them.

»It’s too early to say how things will change. Right now some people are happy. But most are annoyed with such late notice about the meetings,« states a student, Marc Garner.

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New Science faculty, what is included?
According to Rector Ralf Hemmingsen's merger plan the new Faculty of Science will be made up of the following:

Department of Biology
Brønsted Institute of Chemistry
Department of Food Science
Department of Geology and Material Resource Management
Department of Math, Statistics and Computers
Natural History Museum of Denmark Niels Bohr Institute
Department of Exercise and Nutrition, Department of Plants and Environment, Department of Resource Economics