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Eleven researchers from China, Iran, and Russia who applied for positions at Aarhus University have been rejected because they were deemed potential…
On Thursday, Aarhus University hosted the official opening of the Danish EU Presidency. On Thursday morning, the entire Danish government and the…
A herd of wild animals from the savannah in Africa – made from recycled materials – will come to Aarhus on 18-19 July as part of “The Herds,” an art…
The residents of halls 2 and 3 are still being disturbed by noise from the rook colony in the oak trees of University Park. Aarhus University tried to…
In the future, students applying for exchange in the US must make their social media accounts public, so that American authorities can use it for…
The Faculty Management at Faculty of Natural Sciences wants to phase-out iNANO as a department-like centre. It is primarily an organisational…
The decision to phase-out iNANO as an independent administrative unit – without involving staff or students in the process – gives rise to serious…
Nine professors affiliated with iNANO criticise the Faculty Management of Natural Sciences in an open letter in Omnibus for deciding to close iNANO as…
The Davis Lab at the Department of Biomedicine has received the Young Academy's Research Environment of the Year award. The research group focuses on…
The European Commission's visit to Aarhus University will lead to increased security measures. On 2 and 3 July, a number of staff and students will be…
Imagine that the power stops flowing from the sockets. As was the case recently with the major power outage in Spain. Associate Professor Peter Bakker…
Researchers from the faculties of Natural Sciences, Arts, and Aarhus BSS have each received grants of up to DKK 20 million for their research over the…
Anton le Fèvre, a student at Aarhus University, has been on exchange in Jerusalem and is currently unable to return home because all Israeli airports…
As per tradition, the residents' council will light up both the bonfire and the festivities when Midsummer is celebrated in the University Park on…
When the university allows the use of AI for exams, it should also ensure that assessors have a real opportunity to assess the extent to which the…
The government doesn't want prayer rooms at the country's universities, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated on Danish Constitution Day. However,…
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit Aarhus University in connection with the official opening of Denmark's EU…
The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, a liaison body and meeting place for selected researchers, has gained ten new members. One of them is…
The Danish preference for silence felt like a cold rejection at first, even anxiety-provoking, coming from a culture where salsa, laughter and vivid…
Back in March, PhD student at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Uffe Kjærgaard, won the Three Minute Thesis at Aarhus University. On Thursday…
With the new exam hall in Lisbjerg, the board of studies have re-evaluated exemptions for special exam conditions, such as the option to sit in a…
The first exam season at the new AU Exam Hall in Lisbjerg is well underway. Students’ initial impressions highlight a contrast: while the building’s…
On Friday, 23 May, Siffos – the student social committee for Public Health Sciences – was laid to rest at the semester’s final Friday bar. The degree…
With the new exam hall, AU is disregarding fundamental rights and prioritising logistics and finances over the students' legal security, writes Daniel…
Of course, it's a huge shame that the exam hall hasn’t lived up to everyone's expectations, but it’s important that we get feedback from the students,…
Stefan Boldsen Hansen, team leader of AU’s Parks and Gardens Section, donned hearing protection and a silenced rifle in the early hours to free the…
A small group of students and other young people from Aarhus organised a protest outside the rector’s office building at Aarhus University on Friday.…
It would have been nice if Aarhus University had used Aarhus Pride as its primary source, instead of basing its decision on something 'supposed', Sara…
It’s disappointing and a cause for concern that Aarhus University has chosen not to support Aarhus Pride this year, citing what they describe as the…
Students at the Faculty of Arts are concerned that AU has now put all its eggs in one basket by relying entirely on Microsoft, and they have raised…
Stricter eligibility rules under the reformed social assistance regulations could impact Danish researchers returning from abroad – as well as their…
Politicisation of Aarhus Pride has led Aarhus University to distance itself from the event. Unlike last year, AU staff can’t represent AU at this…
The AU Dolphins racing team is approaching the culmination of nearly three years of work. This summer, after a few bumps along the way, they will…
Thomas G. Jensen, Head of the Department of Biomedicine, has had his term extended by a further three years.
The University of Copenhagen is no longer the only place where you can earn a doctorate in veterinary medicine. Aarhus University now also offers…
Agnete Larsen is an associate professor of biomedicine and the new union representative for academic staff at Aarhus University. She wants to work for…
Researchers can no longer publish reports on their own initiative at DCA and DCE under the Faculty of Technical Sciences. The decision was made by the…
Too many people experience unwanted sexual attention at university. Although the legal framework is clear, there is a need for better communication to…
This year, AU RUN takes place on Saturday 31 May, and the organisers report that 560 participants have already signed up. A total of 800 tickets are…
UCPH’s rector has announced that staff should consider bringing a clean computer when travelling to the US. AU is following the situation in the US,…
Trump’s actions targeting American universities and the uncertainty surrounding entry into the US have caused concern among a few students preparing…
On Monday, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters held its annual research policy meeting on the internationalisation of academia and the…
The physical environment for written on-site exams has not always been optimal. Aarhus University has tackled this with the new exam hall in Lisbjerg.…
Julia Choma devotes nearly all her waking hours to cultural life – alongside her studies in Aesthetics and Culture at AU, she’s actively working on…
Uffe Kjærgaard, who won the 3 Minute Thesis PhD competition at AU in March, has qualified for the international final in Bologna in June. This is the…
The Villum Foundation has just awarded over 300 million DKK to 11 researchers within technical and scientific research at Danish universities. Four of…
The Independent Research Fund Denmark has just awarded DKK 318 million to 52 Danish research projects through its Research Project2 pool. 11 research…
The Master's reform isn’t going anywhere, so rather than resisting it, we should channel our energy into shaping high-quality new degree programmes.…
Professor Lene Aarøe receives the new Holst-Knudsen Research Talent Award for her research on political opinion formation. The awards comes with DKK…
Five new PhDs at Aarhus University have received the AU Research Foundation's annual PhD prize and DKK 40,000 each. The talent prize is given to young…
A now former postdoc at the Department of Agroecology has rightly experienced it as pressure on his academic freedom that the department head, Jørgen…
Shortly before Easter, the government party and its coalition partners introduced a reform of the university colleges, allowing for new Master’s…
Nanna Møller Jensen, PhD and postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Biomedicine at AU, won Forskerfesten – formerly known as the PhD Cup – on…
Professor Jesper Givskov Sørensen is the new Head of the Department of Biology. He has experience from both Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences.
Professor Birgit Liin is the new head of the Department of Law. She brings leadership experience from her time as Deputy Head of the department and,…
Starting a new life abroad is frightening and exciting at the same time. It’s the thrill of exploring, while missing your loved ones terribly. In her…
I must honestly say, it has been a difficult period. That’s how Henry Churchill Henson, a PhD student at the Department of Ecoscience, describes…
Beerceps Maximus, FUT, Apollonia and Profus competed for the Golden Bedpan at the 2025 Regatta in the University Park.
Were elephants and dromedaries once part of the opening procession? Does sailing on the University Park Lake make you sick? And are the gardeners…
AU had budgeted for a surplus of DKK 48 million in 2024 but ended up with a significantly larger surplus of DKK 184 million. This was largely due to…
The majority of staff at Aarhus University are satisfied with their jobs. But the latest workplace assessment (WPA) also shows an increase in the…
The two comedians Thomas Warberg and Mark le Fêvre will host this year's Regatta on April 25th.
Aarhus is the Erasmus Destination of the Year 2025. Studenterhus Aarhus and its international volunteer group Erasmus Student Network Aarhus (ESN…
If we fail to seize the opportunity to turn research into solutions for the future, we risk, at worst, missing the chance to make a meaningful…
The exams in Aarhus University's new exam hall in Lisbjerg will start one hour later than originally planned. This decision has been made by AU…
Danish universities agree that quiet rooms should be kept neutral and not used for religious preaching, according to a statement from the interest…
Aarhus University has completed its investigation into the cause of the gas leak that led to the evacuation of a building and the closure of several…
Minister for Digital Government, Caroline Stage Olsen (Moderates), visited Aarhus University on Monday for a debate on artificial intelligence, the…
Two AU students on exchange in Bangkok, Amalie Overgaard Stevnhøj and Amalie Girard, experienced the earthquake first-hand.
Minister for Immigration and Integration Kaare Dybvad Bek (Social Democrats) thinks another quiet room at Aarhus University sounds like a bad idea. He…
An unpleasant odour suddenly developed during a chemistry course at the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, which caused the teacher to…
At home, we’ve been sorting our waste into ten different categories for years. However, at several locations atAU, all the rubbish still goes into the…
At last Friday’s Udtrækningsfest, the party for the Regatta draw, the three preliminary heats for the 35th edition were set. The race takes place on…
Arriving in Denmark during winter is challenging, especially coming from the warm and sunny Costa Rican pura vida way of living. Sofia Pereira, an…
Olav W. Bertelsen raises an important issue in his opinion piece about how IT systems affect our work lives. This is what University Director Kristian…
From May, AU students' emails will move to Outlook, which will grant access to Teams, among other features.
IT systems pose a genuine challenge to the work environment. Despite this, they are absent from the workplace assessment (WPA) conducted by the…
In the future, the Faculty of Arts will have five fewer Bachelor's degree programmes and 14 fewer Master's degree programmes. This is part of the…
Alex Umbi Bolding Loesch and Bjarke Bruun Lauritzen from the party committee Umbilicus have dedicated seven months of their lives to organising an…
While SDU has temporarily closed its so-called reflection room, and several quiet rooms at University of Copenhagen have faced criticism for gender…
Aarhus is competing with four other European cities for the title of Erasmus Destination of the Year. Each year, the European student organisation,…
Gender equity, diversity and inclusion are the foundation of an inclusive workplace. These are values that are more important than ever to uphold and…
Søren Michael Sindbæk, Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Culture and Society, begins his new position as vice-dean for research at Arts on…
On Monday, March 3rd, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with students at Aarhus University for a serious debate on security policy and the future…
Louise Møller Haase from Aalborg University is the new vice-dean for education at Faculty of Technical Sciences. She takes over from Finn Borchsenius,…
Medical student Jacob Simonsen is now also the fastest Dane in history to run a half marathon. On Sunday, he ran a half marathon in Barcelona in one…
On Friday evening, 400 people gathered at AU to witness a dialogue between Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and UN Special Rapporteur on the…
The completion rates of the many degree programmes at Aarhus University vary greatly. Psychology, Medicine, Odontology, Dental Hygiene, and Media…
All faculties at Aarhus University have managed to reduce the dropout rate among first-year students, according to an overview of dropout rates by…
A modern university is more than just research and education. Knowledge exchange with the surrounding society plays an increasingly important role –…
Within the past two years, the University of Southern Denmark and Roskilde University have admitted significantly more students from Bangladesh,…
Nine researchers from Aarhus University are among the 50 most cited expert sources in the media in 2024. For the third consecutive year, Professor…
The number of Bangladeshi applicants to international Master’s degree programmes at Aarhus University has exploded. Processing the many applications…
Applications to Aarhus University from students in Bangladesh have doubled in a year, making them the largest group of international students at AU.…
At the turn of the year, the three-year fund that a unanimous Danish Parliament granted in 2021 to strengthen university language programmes, which…
A gas cylinder with dangerous contents from Biological and Chemical Engineering was reported missing to the police in December, but it turns out it…
The Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering at AU has lost a gas cylinder filled with toxic contents and reported it to the police. The…
The government and the coalition parties behind the Master's reform have reached an addendum that eases the financial framework and opens up for more…
To the sounds of Smash Mouth's 'All Star' hit, swamp water and magic dust shots were served over the counter at Kasernebaren – in collaboration with…
With four shared principles for an anti-harassment policy at the country's universities, the Ministry of Higher Education and Science aims to…
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