Friday bars, dorm parties, and lectures. The energy drink Red Bull is appearing everywhere on campus, and the massive exposure during the Regatta helps to connect the mega-brand to the university, according to two experts. The university director will now discuss with the senior management team whether the limit has been reached – the director has also contacted Red Bull directly.

Red Bull is as close as it can get to owning the largest student-run event in the Nordic region without actually owning it, according to expert. The student social committee Umbilicus, which organises the Regatta, maintains that it is their event, but acknowledges that it definitely wouldn’t be the same without the expertise and financial contribution of their major partner.

AU is exploring options for a new joint parental leave fund model, under which expenses related to employees’ parental leave would, to a greater extent, be shared collectively. At present, the faculties use different models.

Several new Master’s degree programmes have just been approved by Christina Egelund (M), Minister for Science, Higher Education and Digital Affairs. New work-integrated Master’s programmes are being established at Aarhus University and will be taught in English. Three new short Master’s degree programmes and five Bachelor’s degree programmes have also been approved.

Is AU really being forced under Microsoft’s control, as the AU management claims? Now that the City of Aarhus is exploring the possibilities for alternative, open solutions, AU might as well do the same, writes Søren Pold, a professor of digital design and information studies.

Since 2024, Aarhus University has carried out background checks on 945 applicants from countries including China, Iran and Russia. Of these, 89 applicants have been rejected. Across faculties, there is a big difference in how many applicants are screened. And AU is now also introducing stricter guidelines at certain departments.