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02/03-12 kl. 10:23 Research / Pharma / Health Science

Chinese centre to analyze Danish DNA

Research reputation of University of Copenhagen and Denmark's large pharmaceutical industry attracts Chinese research corporation as the first in Europe. In a new centre they will help Danes solve hereditary problems

See also:: Copenhagen facility to map Danish genome

22/12-11 kl. 09:37 Research / Pharma

Danish mushroom kills cancer cells

Active ingredients in a poisonous mushroom found in Denmark are also toxic to cancer cells, according to research at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The exact species is being withheld, scientist explains to University Post

09/12-11 kl. 14:08 Politics / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Staff reject merger plan in key committee

Rector's plan to merge Science and Life; Pharma and Health faculties not supported by staff in advisory body HSU

09/12-11 kl. 08:33 Campus / Pharma

Nawin from Nepal: I was homesick

Our Mr. Average from the the University Post's 'Your Typical Day' survey is from Nepal. He spends time with family and friends at home via Skype, Facebook

See also:: Here is your typical day; Out the door in fifteen minutes; Gallery: Your typical day. The graphs

26/11-11 kl. 07:00 Campus / Pharma

Study environment prize goes to Pharma

It is all about getting graduates to stay in Denmark. This year’s International Study Environment Award goes to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

02/11-11 kl. 09:11 Politics / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Staff, student reps clash with Rector over merger

Soon-to-be-mergered departments are hotbeds of deep staff and student frustration. This is according to staff and student-elected board members of the University of Copenhagen at last week's board meeting. Rector Ralf Hemmingsen, on the other hand, points to a fruitful academic dialogue

See also:: Rector proposes merger into two super faculties; Merger controversy addressed head on; Dean: Merger will destroy my Faculty

28/09-11 kl. 11:46 Politics / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

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

See also:: Rector proposes merger into two super faculties; Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning; Rector: This is not a 'coup'; Dean: I hope we can all stand together; Merger controversy addressed head on; Rector, Dean hit by shower of questions; Comment: We need new statute for selecting leaders; Comment: Explain why we need the merger, please

Rector Ralf Hemmingsen and Dean Sven Frøkjær

21/09-11 kl. 11:50 Politics / Pharma / Health Science

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

See also:: Rector proposes merger into two super faculties; Merger controversy addressed head on; Rector, Dean hit by shower of questions; Rector: This is not a 'coup'; Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning; Comment: Explain why we need the merger, please

21/09-11 kl. 08:09 Politics / Pharma / Health Science

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

See also:: Rector: This is not a 'coup'; Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning; Comment: Explain why we need the merger, please; Rector proposes merger into two super faculties

20/09-11 kl. 08:29 Politics / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

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

See also:: Rector: This is not a 'coup'; Rector proposes merger into two super faculties

19/09-11 kl. 17:01 Politics / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

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

See also:: Rector: This is not a 'coup'; Staff, students angered by 24 hr warning

12/05-11 kl. 09:08 Research / Pharma

Dean: Merger will destroy my Faculty

While the Department of Chemistry welcomes the prospect of being merged with chemisty research at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharma's Dean Sven Frøkjær thinks otherwise. The merger would simply destroy a well-functioning research environment, he says

See also:: Pharma calls meeting, as disputed report breaks

06/05-11 kl. 11:54 Education / Pharma / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Pharma calls meeting, as disputed report breaks

Proposed merger of University of Copenhagen's Chemistry Departments has faculties jockeying for position. Dean Sven Frøkjær has called in Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences' staff and students for a briefing, and students express fears

12/03-11 kl. 07:00 Research / Pharma

'Nano'-drugs are bad news for diseases

Nanoparticles can get the drugs exactly to the place where they are needed. This means patients need less medicine, and get fewer side effects.

05/08-10 kl. 06:00 World / Pharma

Copenhagen obesity guru pushes up share prices

The effects of an editorial by University of Copenhagen weight-loss researcher Arne Astrup can be felt on the US stock market

See also:: Weight loss hero or sweet-toothed villain?

20/07-10 kl. 14:24 World / Pharma

Philosopher fights for fair drug prices

The University Post meets Thomas Pogge, a philosopher with a utopian yet pragmatic plan to make life-saving drugs against the »diseases of poverty« available to all, at the lowest possible price