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14/06-10 kl. 09:47 Politics / Social Science

Students block entrances and occupy CSS (updated)

CSS Campus at the University of Copenhagen is right now under blockade by around 100 students. They fear that announced cutbacks will hit the Social Sciences hard

11/06-10 kl. 11:16 Politics / Life Science

Life Sciences fear subjects will be slashed

Hard hit at the beginning of the year, the Faculty of Life Sciences now fears that it could again bear the brunt in the latest round of layoffs

See also:: Few internationals at cutbacks demo

Alexandersalen_debat studerende_Lizette Kabré

05/06-10 kl. 06:00 Politics

Students draw up protest plans

Student Council will use online media to encourage students to join a demonstration against University of Copenhagen job losses, Tuesday 8 June

03/06-10 kl. 06:00 Politics

Cutbacks are not drastic, insists minister

The university has painted too bleak a picture of the austerity package, says science minister

See also:: Rector: University faces cuts of 4-700 staff; One in four PhDs to be wiped out in Copenhagen

26/05-10 kl. 15:57 Politics

Rector: University faces cuts of 4-700 staff

The University of Copenhagen faces cutbacks totalling at least DKK 200-300 million or 400-700 positions in the coming years. This is after a politicial agreement yesterday

See also:: Cutbacks threaten Europe’s universities

18/04-10 kl. 12:14 Politics

Bleak outlook for university finances

Stark warning from the Rector. Next two years will see drops in revenue and possibly further job cuts

11/06-10 kl. 12:46 Politics / Life Science

Few internationals at cutbacks demo

While there are about 800 international students at the Faculty of Life Sciences, few take part in student protests

See also:: Life Sciences fear subjects will be slashed

01/06-10 kl. 09:02 Politics

Coming up: Rector to confront Minister over budget

The Danish Minister of Science is right now getting ready to make her way to the University of Copenhagen. She will defend dramatic budget cuts at an open meeting in the Ceremonial Hall at 14.30

18/02-10 kl. 07:00 World

EU wants education to be growth engine

While education in Europe has seen layoffs, cutbacks and declining teaching standards, the EU paradoxically wishes to boost its economy by focussing on university funding in 2010

15/02-10 kl. 13:15 Politics

Staff reps play hard ball

No new prorector while university employees are being fired, insist staff representatives on the University of Copenhagen's General Collaboration Committee. Defying management plans, they refuse to nominate a candidate for the job