More PhD students experience serious stress symptoms

10 December 2025 Article

Overall, there is a high level of satisfaction with the PhD programmes at Aarhus University, but almost one in four PhD students at AU often or almost always experience severe stress symptoms such as heart palpitations, stomach ache and memory loss. This is reflected in AU's survey on the quality of the PhD programme, which is conducted every four years.

08 December 2025 Article

Next year's Regatta will be with (relatively) fresh water under the keel

It has been more than 17 years since the northern lake in University Park was last cleaned. But now the lake has been drained of water, and the muddy bottom reveals remnants from previous years' Regattas. The renovation of the lake will continue into 2026, but the lake will be ready for this year's Regatta, the constructing engineer assures.

02 December 2025 Article

Yes, you can be a PhD student with a mental health diagnosis – but it is vulnerable

Educational anthropologist Sine Lysdahl Jensen is a PhD student at Arts, where she researches how the physical environments of universities affect students with psychological vulnerability. A subject she knows first-hand, as she herself has a mental health diagnosis. A position that makes her both proud - and vulnerable.

01 December 2025 Article

Artificial intelligence forces several degree programmes at Aarhus University to change exams

A round of questions among the university's boards of studies shows that quite a number of exams have been adapted to reduce the risk of cheating using generative artificial intelligence. In many cases, take-home assignments are being replaced by on-site exams and oral exams. AU is working on a new position regarding GAI.

01 December 2025 Article

AU STUDENTS WITH DIAGNOSES MEET IN DROP-IN GROUPS AND EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES: “I USED TO FEEL THAT I’M THE ONLY ONE STRUGGLING”

Students from the Cognitive Science and Linguistics programmes have started a drop-in group for students with mental or physical disabilities. They meet twice a semester and share experiences of being a student with a diagnosis. Both initiator Sabrina Zaki Hansen and department head Joshua Skewes encourage other education programmes to embrace the idea.

01 December 2025 Article

Aarhus University takes over the special education support scheme, but criticises the conditions: “We feel run over”

Universities are to take over much of the administration of the special education support (SPS) from 2027. This is a wish from the universities themselves, but now it turns out that the conditions are so poor that Aarhus University sees it as a deterioration. AU is campaigning for the ministry to find a new solution, the deputy director says.

01 December 2025 Article

Souhaitez-vous mejorar en idiomas? – Jetzt geht’s los!

Would you like to brush up on your German, French or Spanish? Registration for Aarhus University's free language courses for students is now open. The deadline for applications is 18 January.