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27/04-12 kl. 08:21 Research / Health Science

Health Faculty: We messed up, but no harm was done

More details have emerged surrounding the sudden appearance of scientific samples in the Milena Penkowa fraud case. Faculty director admits to minor mistakes: It was the Faculty that delayed. And Penkowa's name was, in fact, on the freezer

See also:: Oops... a freezer with new Penkowa evidence

18/04-12 kl. 09:35 Politics / Health Science

Health staff anger as four new managers are hired

The Faculty of Health Sciences is advertising for four new jobs in management, three of them new positions. This is after a widely publicised hiring freeze, and a cull of 66 staff positions in the New Year

See also:: Fired staff now notified at Health faculty

17/04-12 kl. 09:48 Politics / Health Science

Oops... a freezer with new Penkowa evidence

A 400 litre chest freezer with tissue samples belonging to the research fraud-accused Milena Penkowa has suddenly materialised. This happens after the Faculty of Health Sciences director stated that all material had been properly registered and catalogued

See also:: Faculty: Penkowa's research is safe; Penkowa for dummies

20/03-12 kl. 13:00 Politics / Health Science

Faculty rejects Penkowa's chaos claims

Milena Penkowa’s claim that unauthorised persons have had access to her archives is not correct, says faculty director

See also:: Penkowa: They messed up my archive; Penkowa's archive is a mess

20/03-12 kl. 10:45 Politics / Health Science

Penkowa: They messed up my archive

Brain scientist Milena Penkowa isn't surprised that it's difficult to suss out her personal archive of research data. According to her, no one has kept track of who has had access to it, and where everything has ended up

See also:: Penkowa's archive is a mess

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

25/02-12 kl. 07:05 Research / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Photo story: Out on the farm

Pigs bred to show genetic variations at one facility. Horses treated at another one

See also:: Australian scientist gets DKK 19m for obesity work; Scientists hunt for elusive obesity genes; Gallery: Tour of animal research farm

24/02-12 kl. 12:00 Research / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Australian scientist gets DKK 19m for obesity work

Genomics scientist from the University of Copenhagen sets off a whirlwind of funding for his projects on obesity and diabetes

See also:: Scientists hunt for elusive obesity genes

23/02-12 kl. 14:59 Research / Life Science / Science / Health Science

Scientists hunt for elusive obesity genes

The search for the causes of obesity has scientists trawling through millions of genetic sequences. A University of Copenhagen team uses pigs to narrow down this search

See also:: Australian scientist gets DKK 19m for obesity work

05/02-12 kl. 14:01 Research / Health Science

Photo story: Down in the animal laboratories

There are between 30,000 and 50,000 animals at the Faculty of Health Sciences, all used for experiments. Our Danish colleagues in the Universitetsavisen were given an exclusive tour of the facilities

12/12-11 kl. 15:09 Campus / Health Science

Corpse examinations too expensive, say police

The Department of Forensic Medicine is to shed 20 members of staff. Why? The government and police reckon it costs too much to do autopsies

See also:: Knocking on death's door; The world of Forensic Medicine

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

07/12-11 kl. 15:44 Politics / Health Science

Fired staff now notified at Health faculty

The Faculty of Health has decided who it will dismiss, and employees have now been notified. This is according to information released from the Board meeting Tuesday. 50 jobs lost

See also:: No uni meltdown in 2012, says director; University made DKK 275 million in 2011

25/11-11 kl. 09:16 Campus / Health Science

Allianceplus: Cleaners will not be fired

Cleaning staff at the Faculty of Health Sciences lost their battle against the University of Copenhagen's outsourcing drive. But for now, their jobs are secured, says service company Allianceplus to University Post

See also:: University cleaning staff fired after outsourcing; University freed of cleaning staff charges

16/11-11 kl. 14:18 Campus / Health Science

University freed of cleaning staff charges

The University of Copenhagen violates no rules in hiring a new cleaning company at Panum, says complaints board

See also:: University cleaning staff fired after outsourcing

10/11-11 kl. 07:00 Politics / Life Science / Health Science

Ethics courses to prevent future Penkowa scandals

University of Copenhagen to set up mandatory ethics courses for PhD students in the wake of scientific fraud scandal. Deans support the initiative, but PhD student says the course may not be completely necessary

See also:: Penkowa hearing: Avoiding the P-word; Students get complaints officer; Penkowa for dummies

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

02/11-11 kl. 07:00 Campus / Health Science

Health staff attempt to lift language barrier

Faculty members struggle to comprehend Danes and Danish, and make themselves understood in English. A new network at the Faculty of Health Sciences will try to confront the issue of being lost in translation

18/10-11 kl. 13:30 Research / Health Science

Blood, phlegm and bile at Medical Museion

Would you think of your body in the same way if you lived in the 19th century? According to the Medical Museion, the answer is No.

See also:: Gallery: Medical Museion has some weeeeiiiird stuff

18/10-11 kl. 06:00 Politics / Health Science

University cleaning staff fired after outsourcing

Nine out of 37 cleaning staff have lost their jobs at the Faculty of Health Sciences. This is after management outsourced them to a private cleaning company. The original staff had offered to do a better job for less, but to no avail

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