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

This is preposterous. All my support for a worldwide well-know scientist.

The dismissal from professorship is totally disproportional to the supposed 'offences' that prof. Hans Thybo has done. Has he had the right to appeal? I have known him for decades and he has always been a totally correct and professional scientist. Should his dismissal be confirmed it would be a great loss for the University of Copenhagen and a permanent blame to this respected institution.

I know Prof. Thybo for more than 10 years as a nice person, good colleague and prominent scientist. It is very worrying that such community members can be fired based on non-convincing reasons.

If these are reasons to fire somebody then I think the rest of the academic world is fearful for their jobs as most of us have used a private email for work related matters on occasions. These are not grounds for dismissal.

We don't know what we don't know. But when a prestigious colleague who is much appreciated is being fired, transparency is of the utmost importance. Such transparency seems to be lacking.

Why?

The Dean of Science and the involved Chairman must step down.

Very bad decision!

Unacceptable and high-handed.

If the reasons being cited are the only grounds then it is hard to see how this draconian action can be justified.

I am shocked at the University of Copenhagen decision. It completely undermines the notion of academic freedom.

This case, sadly, undercuts core values of the UCPH community: transparency, academic independence and freedom.

Unacceptable behaviour from the University management

The intransparent process and rumors surrounding this dismissal hangs as a dark shadow over KU. At the very least, the KU leadership needs to argue more convincingly - and publicly so - for this dismissal, and if it cannot, retract it. Also, the leadership needs to signal much stronger that it wishes to protect the academic freedom of its employees.

I can not believe this happens in Copenhagen University. The management of Copenhagen University must give convinced reasons, otherwise it's the shame on them and they has to cancel the dismissal decision and apology to Prof. Thybo.

The reason given for sacking are weak and unconvincing.

The reasons are unbelievable for a modern and democratic country like Denmark

I don"t find the reasons mentioned provide sufficient grounds for sacking a scientist at any level.

For the freedom of research, I support the protest against the dismissal of a highly esteemed professor at the University of Copenhagen. Professor Hans Thybo, geologist and geophysicist, Nasrrddine Youbi, Prof. Dr Head of the Geology Department & Director of 3 GeoLab Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech 40000, Morocco. Phone : + 212 - (524) 43 46 49. Extension 516 GSM (Home): + 212 - (665) 78 21 61. GSM (Office): + 212 (0670) 099 287. Fax: + 212- (524) - 43 74 08/212- (524) - 43 67 69 E-Mail: [email protected] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nasrrddine_Youbi/ Nasrrddine Youbi,

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