A new exhibition in the Stakladen bookshop’s foyer combines natural and cultural history in a micro-exhibition that pays tribute to both the old and the new campus. It also serves as a mini-monument to the magnificent oak tree that was felled in order to connect the university’s two campus areas, says archaeologist behind the idea for ‘A Slice Through History’.

Not since 2022 has the number of first-choice applications to AU decreased. 11.399 applicants chose a degree programme at AU as their first choice, which is a decrease of four per cent compared to last year. In total, AU has received 31.043 applications.

As students shut their books at the end of June and relax in the summer sun, researchers remain at their desks. Summer is not only holiday time, but it is also a time to work on all the things that have been put on hold during the semester – and this includes everything from researching football clubs and Neanderthals to proton projects at the world's largest physics laboratory.

The oak processionary moths, known by the rather unflattering nickname “the caterpillar from hell”, may mar the appearance of the protected oak trees in the University Park, but they are unlikely to do much more than that, assures entomologist.

The senior management team has discussed how prominent a role commercial companies should be allowed to play on campus. After the summer holidays, a dialogue will begin with the student associations.

The Minister for Science, Higher Education, and Digital Affairs calls the situation serious after the termination of the contract for a new joint studies administration programme for the universities. Aarhus University is outside the collaboration and is not directly affected.