Preben Clausen watches birds and does research into the optimal management of wetlands.

Politicians in the Danish Parliament have really been on their toes this year. Perhaps a little too much. Everyone is talking about fake news, which…

A lot can be said about the the second half of 2017 at AU. However, 'boring' or 'dull' is not a suitable description.

The traditional Christmas Eve at AU was hanging by a thread until last Tuesday. Studenterhus Aarhus, who hold the event, could not get permission to…

In his office he has a whiteboard where he draws timelines, a filing cabinet where he keeps all his papers, and a large mirror in front of which he…

The newly established AU Junior Researcher Association at Aarhus University will work to improve working conditions for junior researchers. One of the…

Frustrated professors, the resignation of a department head and a temporary management set-up. This is the provisional result of long-term…

If you are going to survive the 200 rainy days in Denmark, you need the right gear. International students on their first encounter with the weird…

Need a break from swotting for exams? Then you’re in luck, as there is plenty of Christmas spirit to be found at AU, whether you want to buy Christmas…

A career as a laboratory mouse or rat is short and ends abruptly in a yellow bucket labelled 'hazardous waste'. But before they get to that point, the…

When Tobias Sandfeld graduated from AU as a biologist in the summer, he already had a signed contract to become a PhD student in a research group at…

In future, all prospective students must have a minimum average mark of 7 to be admitted directly through quota 1 to a natural sciences degree…

Who would guess that the hyped Danish concept of hygge would be elegantly expressed in the office of an associate professor who spends most of his…

Researchers from the Department of Bioscience have won a contract for the monitoring of wolves in Denmark which the Danish Environmental Agency sent…

You’ve probably noticed that something has happened at AU after the autumn holidays: Most of the corridors and cafeterias have been decorated – or…

November offers traditional Christmas beer on tap, skiing without snow, culture meetings between Bollywood Big Band and jazz, political debate about…

Aarhus University's research vessel Aurora has helped the police in Copenhagen make a breakthrough in the case in which submariner Peter Madsen has…

You might think that the prospect of having your own bathroom would be a source of happiness among students in the halls of residence who have shared…

Her nearest neighbour is the Sirius Patrol, the Summer temperature is below zero and a rifle is a permanent companion when associate professor at the…

Aarhus Municipality will give cyclists priority in the University Park. AU finds the decision positive, but encourages the municipality to improve…

After three days’ work, five AU students have today completed the assembly of the Delphini-1 satellite, which will be launched into space next year.…

During October you can see young researchers compete in three-minute lectures, get into your running gear for a good cause and take part in the Beat…

The international students who visited the Omnibus stand at this year's study fair have passed judgment on Danes. We’re friendly and good looking -…

Aarhus University is big: 42,000 students, 8,000 employees and campuses in Aarhus, Herning and Emdrup near Copenhagen. If AU was a cake, it would be a…

Where can you find good coffee and cheap beer, and how do you get involved in student life at AU? A pair of seasoned AU students give some tips and…

AU's campus area extends beyond the borders of the University Park and all the way to Herning with around 1,200 students studying here. But where do…

Some of AU's students live their student life in Emdrup outside Copenhagen. An Emdrup student gives you the best tips for surviving in the suburbs –…

Get a taste of beer enthusiasm and new Danish music. Find out whether the world is worth living in without the humanities. And celebrate AU's birthday…

On 1 September 1977, a hopeful young man from Holstebro began his degree programme at the Department of Physics at AU. Today, forty years later, he is…

There are some deadlines you just don't want to miss. And there are events you’re really going to regret missing out on. There are also days where you…

Niels Wium Olesen is associate professor of history at the School of Culture and Society. At the end of June he, his wife and two of their three…

Jette Broeng Ohrt is a receptionist at the Department of Agroecology in Slagelse and

spent five days of her holiday together with her husband in the…

Thirty years have passed since Dirk Leonhardt came to Denmark from Germany to work as a technician at the central laboratory at what was then the…

Associate professor of classical archaeology Birte Poulsen has an office in the Nobel Park, but travels as often as she can to excavations in…

Exams will shortly make way for the summer holidays, and the association for the halls of residence will celebrate this by with a bonfire, grill and…

When should you include a reference to a source? And when is it okay not to? Question that leaves many students in doubt. But not knowing the rules…