The sacking of a scientist at the University of Copenhagen threatens freedom of research
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Susan Wright
9 years ago
As the institution of 'tenure' does not exist to protect academic freedom in Denmark, it is very worrying if management's power to 'fire' colleagues is used for anything but the most serious breaches of professional misbehaviour. Whereas, from the information available, the accusations against Prof Thybo seem extremely trivial.
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Bengt Oxelman
9 years ago
Professor
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Augusto Rapalini
9 years ago
The reasons invoked by the authorities of the University of Copenhagen are too trivial for the dismissal of a well-known and reputed scientists. It tells a lot on the way that university is governed.
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Troels Engberg-Pedersen
9 years ago
Transparency is a must in an academic institution when it sacks members of staff. That principle has not been adhered to in the sacking of Professor Thybo.
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Philippe Courtial
9 years ago
Incredible and worrying to how the university of Copenhagen deals with a top employee
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Jingao Liu
9 years ago
Nowadays it seems everyone in the community uses both private and institute emails to communicate. The reasons for sacking of Prof. Thybo are really trivial and the dismissal should be retracted.
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Sascha Brune
9 years ago
If the official arguments are the only reasons, the dismissal is absolutely not understandable.
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Peter Koch Jensen
9 years ago
Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum!
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Jose A Pelaez
9 years ago
From the University of Jaén. Spain
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Juan Li
9 years ago
Why do honest thing is not encouraged but been punished in Uni. of Copenhagen? Why a highly esteemed professor cannot go to his office? Such things cann't be imaged even in an undeveloped country. Science need people like Hans Thybo. Please respect science and people who do science.
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Xiaofeng Liang
9 years ago
I would like to say Prof. Thybo is a real good scientist and a good supporter for the geological society and young scientists based on my experience to work with him. I say University of Copenhagen is doing something wrong.
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Lin Chen
9 years ago
As I know, Thybo is a gentleman and a renowned geoscientist. I believe he is innocent.
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Andrew Ranicki
9 years ago
Looks like Copenhagen University has scored an own goal.
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Henry Halls
9 years ago
The stated reasons sound trivial... surely there must be something else involved. If so it must be stated by the University.
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Christian Berg
9 years ago
Professor emeritus, Univ. of Copenhagen
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Jesper Grodal
9 years ago
Firing professors for reasons that you agree are trivialities, but asking people to trust you that the real reasons are too terrible to be revealed, seems more consistent with a banana republic than a university aspiring to be among the best in Europe. It will seriously harm our brand and recruiting.
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Kenneth Halberg
9 years ago
This is a question of truth and solidarity
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Erik Hviid Larsen
9 years ago
Professor emeritus, dr. scient., UCPH
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Claus Bundesen
9 years ago
prof emer, UCPH
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Michael Schmitz
9 years ago
Professor Thybo is a well respected member of the seismological community for decades. The reasons for the sacking are really weak, every scientist uses a mix of private and institutional communications. Completely unjustified would this be an enormous loss for the University of Copenhagen.
As the institution of 'tenure' does not exist to protect academic freedom in Denmark, it is very worrying if management's power to 'fire' colleagues is used for anything but the most serious breaches of professional misbehaviour. Whereas, from the information available, the accusations against Prof Thybo seem extremely trivial.
Professor
The reasons invoked by the authorities of the University of Copenhagen are too trivial for the dismissal of a well-known and reputed scientists. It tells a lot on the way that university is governed.
Transparency is a must in an academic institution when it sacks members of staff. That principle has not been adhered to in the sacking of Professor Thybo.
Incredible and worrying to how the university of Copenhagen deals with a top employee
Nowadays it seems everyone in the community uses both private and institute emails to communicate. The reasons for sacking of Prof. Thybo are really trivial and the dismissal should be retracted.
If the official arguments are the only reasons, the dismissal is absolutely not understandable.
Errare humanum est, ignoscere divinum!
From the University of Jaén. Spain
Why do honest thing is not encouraged but been punished in Uni. of Copenhagen? Why a highly esteemed professor cannot go to his office? Such things cann't be imaged even in an undeveloped country. Science need people like Hans Thybo. Please respect science and people who do science.
I would like to say Prof. Thybo is a real good scientist and a good supporter for the geological society and young scientists based on my experience to work with him. I say University of Copenhagen is doing something wrong.
As I know, Thybo is a gentleman and a renowned geoscientist. I believe he is innocent.
Looks like Copenhagen University has scored an own goal.
The stated reasons sound trivial... surely there must be something else involved. If so it must be stated by the University.
Professor emeritus, Univ. of Copenhagen
Firing professors for reasons that you agree are trivialities, but asking people to trust you that the real reasons are too terrible to be revealed, seems more consistent with a banana republic than a university aspiring to be among the best in Europe. It will seriously harm our brand and recruiting.
This is a question of truth and solidarity
Professor emeritus, dr. scient., UCPH
prof emer, UCPH
Professor Thybo is a well respected member of the seismological community for decades. The reasons for the sacking are really weak, every scientist uses a mix of private and institutional communications. Completely unjustified would this be an enormous loss for the University of Copenhagen.