The early morning has rook cries in its mouth
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The residents of halls 2 and 3 are still being disturbed by noise from the rook colony in the oak trees of University Park. Aarhus University tried to regulate the rook population in the spring by culling the young, but after the end of the regulation period, the rook colony continues to disturb the residents, which is especially critical during the exam period.
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Applying for a US exchange? Make sure your Instagram isn’t private
In the future, students applying for exchange in the US must make their social media accounts public, so that American authorities can use it for background checks. Every visa adjudication is a national security decision, the U.S. State Department writes.
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Faculty Management at Natural Sciences wants to phase-out iNANO as a department-like centre: "The way it has operated has been dysfunctional"
The Faculty Management at Faculty of Natural Sciences wants to phase-out iNANO as a department-like centre. It is primarily an organisational restructuring – research and the nanoscience degree programme will continue, the dean and vice-dean emphasise. Staff and students at iNANO are concerned about the decision.
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Open letter: No real opportunity for staff to object to management's decision to phase out iNANO
The decision to phase-out iNANO as an independent administrative unit – without involving staff or students in the process – gives rise to serious concern, confusion, and uncertainty, write nine professors affiliated with iNANO in an open letter to the Faculty Management at Natural Sciences. They call for an overall plan and, not least, a professional assessment of the value created by iNANO and encourage further development rather than phasing it out.
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Reply: Nanoscience is ready to continue at departmental level
Nine professors affiliated with iNANO criticise the Faculty Management of Natural Sciences in an open letter in Omnibus for deciding to close iNANO as a department-like centre. The Dean's Office responds to the criticism in this reply.
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Research group in biomedicine receives award for Research Environment of the Year
The Davis Lab at the Department of Biomedicine has received the Young Academy's Research Environment of the Year award. The research group focuses on creating an inclusive, welcoming and cohesive group, two of the researchers explain.
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The European Commission's visit to AU leads to sealed off roads, closed buildings and telework
The European Commission's visit to Aarhus University will lead to increased security measures. On 2 and 3 July, a number of staff and students will be working from home. Lockers in locked buildings must be left unlocked for the sake of police security checks, AU informs.