A researcher from the School of Culture and Society first received threats and was later physically assaulted on university premises at the end of May. "An incident that challenged everything we stand for as a university," says Head of School Marie Vejrup Nielsen.

Only two students sit on the two boards of studies at the Faculty of Technical Sciences. One on each board. Six seats, three on each board, that student representatives could have filled, have remained vacant for a long time, says the chair of one of the boards, Associate Professor Keld Lars Bak.

You already have opinions about your degree programme, so stand for election and make your voice heard by the people who have the power to do something about it. And no, it doesn't require a lot of time or special qualifications, says Kasper Atzen Gade.

A proposed amendment to the law would allow universities to conduct background checks on, and reject, international students from selected countries. AU welcomes the proposed change to the law. We have called for this option ourselves, says Vice-Dean Brian Vinter. The goal is to protect critical research.

As university people, we should take an interest in which skills, academic practices, and human relationships are too valuable to be replaced by technology, while also being willing to use it where it teaches us something and where it can enhance the quality of what we do, writes Arts Dean Maja Horst in her column.

Former Vice-Chair Julie Olesen has moved up a step and now serves as chair of the Student Council. She will remain in the role for the rest of the year while considering whether to run for the position again.