DEBATE: “It Hurts to See My University Prioritise in a Way That Makes Me Actively Explore the Possibility of Transferring to the University of Copenhagen”

21 January 2026 Opinion

In smaller language programmes, you wouldn’t know that AU has had a large financial surplus over the past three years, writes Leah Buchwald, who studies Japanese Studies at the Faculty of Arts. According to her, the reality is fewer teaching hours, fewer permanent teachers, and ultimately lower academic quality. When discussing financial responsibility and the university of the future, we should also consider what knowledge we are willing to lose, she points out.

15 January 2026 Article

Director Of Enterprise And Innovation: With More Funding For Innovation Come Higher Expectations

AU's innovation and entrepreneurial house The Kitchen is now changing both its name and address. According to Aarhus University's director of Enterprise and Innovation, Lone Ryg Olsen, it marks “a huge shift” from being a small offshoot of the university to now being part of the university's mission. Innovation and collaboration must be a natural part of the culture at the university, she says.

15 January 2026 Article

AU Invests DKK 300 Million In Strengthening Cyber Security

In its own words, Aarhus University wants to be the epicentre for research, education and innovation in cyber security and is investing DKK 300 million in this strategic initiative, which includes the opening of a new research centre, AU Cyber, which will collaborate with the business and industry, the Danish Armed Forces and other authorities.

13 January 2026 Article

BSS' New Facilities Are Taking Shape: One Department Has Moved In – Soon Another Will Follow, Along With Thousands of Students

With a carefully thought-out colour palette, an eye for the past and present – and an overview of more than 17,000 pieces of furniture, architect Nanna Calmar Andersen has been responsible for coordinating Aarhus BSS's move from Fuglesangs Allé to the University City for the past four years. A process that is currently culminating towards the start of the semester.

13 January 2026 Article

Arts has Appointed a New Administrative Centre Manager

Ulla Gjørling took up her role as the new administrative centre manager at the Faculty of Arts on 1 January. She previously held the position of head of secretariat and chief adviser in the Dean’s Secretariat at Arts.

12 January 2026 Article

Department of Clinical Medicine Gets New Head of Department in May

On 1 May 2026, Professor Christian Fynbo Christiansen will take up the position as head of department at the Department of Clinical Medicine. He is a professor of the epidemiology of kidney disease at the department and a senior physician at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital.

09 January 2026 Article

Great Britain Once Again Part Of European Cooperation On Exchange: “It Benefits A Lot Of Students”

From 2027, Great Britain will once again be part of the joint European exchange programme Erasmus+, which the British countries left because of Brexit. We had hoped for this and are really happy, says international manager Rikke Nielsen. For Danish students, this provides better opportunities for financial support in connection with exchanges to the United Kingdom.