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
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
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
It is all about getting graduates to stay in Denmark. This year’s International Study Environment Award goes to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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
At a Student Council brainstorm, students were urged to see the merger as an opportunity, not a threat
At the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rector and Dean spoke of the merger strengthening, not weakening, pharmaceutical study and research
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
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
In a shock move, University of Copenhagen board and management now propose merging Life Science and Science; Health and Pharma into two larger faculties
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
Nanoparticles can get the drugs exactly to the place where they are needed. This means patients need less medicine, and get fewer side effects.
Lab coat or shabby-chic fur? Vote for the faculty with the most fashion sense
The effects of an editorial by University of Copenhagen weight-loss researcher Arne Astrup can be felt on the US stock market
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
A Health Impact Fund would encourage research into neglected diseases such as malaria, by making cures for the diseases of the poor as lucrative as new hair loss remedies, writes philosopher Thomas Pogge
Internationals flock to new pharma MSc
Almost half the students starting on the new MSc in Pharmaceutical Science are from abroad
A large group of students from Bosnia have made the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences their home