The sacking of a scientist at the University of Copenhagen threatens freedom of research

Hvad er der nu galt med at bruge personlig email? Må man heller ikke ringe til kolleger hjemmefra? Må man ikke snakke fag over en frokost eller i bussen? Må man ikke linke til en fagligt relevant artikel på facebook? Hvad hvis man har en deadline og universitets mail har et "servicevindue"? Det er jo absurd og uanvendeligt for folk, der reelt forsker.

Niels Bohr must be turning in his grave about University treatment of Hans Thybo

A shameful affair

Such an extraordinary action can only be justified by extraordinary evidence.

Begrundelsen er ikke værdig og så tynd, at man må tage Stig til hovedet

i can't believe this kind of conduct take place in Denmark in 2016, it is shocking.

Chilling abuse ifacademic freedom. I thought it was only America going through this kind of intimidation.

A brilliant world renowned scientist sacked by a petty vengeful manager. There seem to be no checks and balances. This does not bode well for the future of Copenhagen university.

Not reasonable and unfair decision, must be changed.

It is shocking that we hear such story from Denmark ...

France

Dismissal of Prof. Thybo presents the University of Copenhagen in extremely unfavorable light, and will undoubtedly impact its position as a well-regarded institution of higher learning and research excellence. The self-inflicted damage the university is incurring is unnecessary and should be mitigated as soon as possible by the full disclosure of the reasons behind this decision, and, optimally, by the re-assessment of the decision itself.

I wonder if there's anything behind this. The reasons listed seem trivial.

Tak

I was absolutely stunned by the news of dismissal of Hans Thybo by University of Copenhagen. Hans is a world class scientist and a real gentlemen. This sounds as bad as the US presidential election campaign!

Poor reasons for firing a an eminent geoscientist

Another example of authoritarianism from corporations (called "management" these days) that are kidnapping public Universities around the globe. Around 1000 (or more) colleagues have been fired from Danish universities under similar circunstances. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11024-015-9270-9

You will note that I signed this petition using my private email address. Or should I have used my work one? I get confused...

Had him as professor and guidance counselor on my bachelor thesis. And KU will loose a highly skilled teacher as well as researcher.

I find another interesting thing about the Danish Philosophy of the Law of Jante, that you will be kicked out since you are too excellent to live together with other common people.