OPINION: Proposals for new exam formats are either driven by anxiety at best or by efficiency at worst

24 March 2026 Opinion

The Dean and Vice-Dean's proposals for new exam formats that must take into account the challenge from GAI are at best anxious and at worst a streamlining of our degree programmes, writes the students Mathilde Vadsager Andresen, Julie Marie Vedel Spottag, Maya Fedder Williams, Malene Flensted Dideriksen and Bálint Márk Sosovicska on behalf of the Classical Studies Council.

24 March 2026 Article

Almost no change in quota 2 application numbers

Medicine has slipped to fourth place in terms of first-choice applications. However, appearances can be misleading, and there is news from Herning.

24 March 2026 Opinion

COLUMN: So, AI writes better assignments than students? But what about columns?

Dean of Arts Maja Horst and Vice-Dean Niels Lehmann believe that AI is better at writing texts than students. They recently wrote about this in Politiken and Omnibus. Is that true? And is AI also better at writing columns than columnist and associate professor of linguistics Peter Bakker? He investigates this in his latest column.

23 March 2026 Article

Conservative students get a new chairman – the key issues are the same

Christoffer Hagen Pedersen is the new chairman of the cross-liberal student association, Conservative Students, but the key issues are the same: More power outlets, the ability to record lectures, anonymisation of dispensation applications in the board of studies, and opposition to the AU Exam Hall. Although his values are conservative, he prefers Doc Martens over suits.

23 March 2026 Article

See who your student social committee will compete against at the Regatta

The distribution of the three preliminary heats for this year's race has been decided. Read here who your student social committee will have to meet to reach the final.

23 March 2026 Article

Pro-rector: "Delivering high-quality degree programmes is not enough"

90 percent of students believe there is a high academic level in their education. However, according to Pro-Rector Berit Eika, academic well-being cannot be separated from students’ social and personal well-being.

23 March 2026 Article

New AU professor and head coach of the Danish cyber team: Cybersecurity is like solving an escape room

After almost 25 years at Aalborg University, Jens Myrup Pedersen is moving to Aarhus University. In this role, the professor of cybersecurity will help develop AU’s DKK 300 million initiative in research, education and innovation within cybersecurity, alongside his role as head coach of the Danish cyber team.