Three major universities have been attacked by hackers in October. Why? Why right now? And are universities particularly vulnerable? Omnibus has asked…

A cyberattack on the University of Copenhagen gave hackers access to information relating to 525,000 people. This includes information such as full…

Aarhus University has set itself the ambitious goal to be “leading the way in the transition to sustainability” in its 'Strategy 2030'. Yet the…

We are told that the humanities must deliver ‘solutions’. The processes of the humanities are essential to the ‘solutions’ that we can provide. Having…

Aarhus University is under attack 24 hours a day, all year round. The latest weapon in hackers' arsenal is AI, which has fuelled a rise in the number,…

Aarhus University has been hit by the most serious cyberattack yet, states Deputy Director of AU IT, Peter Bruun Nielsen. In the attack, the hacker…

In 2025, 56 students were suspended for one semester for cheating on exams. This is the highest number of suspensions in 10 years. Omnibus has…

Emilie Muusmann Rindom lost her twin sister to cancer. Mads Rahbæk has had leukaemia. The two students share what helped them when cancer became a…

It was a terrible day for the handful of researchers in Foulum who, after years of work calculating nitrogen emissions, had to concede that an error…

The Red-Green Alliance's research spokesperson, Leila Stockmarr (EL), has asked for an account of the case involving the assault on a young researcher…

A 70-year-old who dances cancan, performs Saint Lucia’s Day processions wearing short, white robes and tin foil, and distributes quirky, typewritten…

Joint Union Representative at Aarhus University, Agnete Larsen, and Brian Arly Jakobsen, Chair of DM University, strongly condemn the assault on an…

A researcher from the School of Culture and Society first received threats and was later physically assaulted on university premises at the end of…

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…

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…

A proposed amendment to the law would allow universities to conduct background checks on, and reject, international students from selected countries.…

As university people, we should take an interest in which skills, academic practices, and human relationships are too valuable to be replaced by…

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…

It is problematic that the university now offers all students software that can read course texts aloud to them. Because we risk weakening students'…

Up to 200,000 current and former students, staff, and guests may have been affected. The data includes civil registration numbers (CPR numbers) and…

History student Asger Stavsholm Tonsberg feels his supplementary subject in German leaves too little room for critical engagement with the syllabus.…

In education, we often use static products such as written exams as evidence of a dynamic learning process. But it is time to rethink assessment in a…

Police will not bring charges over a UV installation that left 23 students seeking treatment for pain and other symptoms in 2024. Following the police…

More AU students are once again opting to study abroad, according to new figures from Aarhus University. This is a really positive development, says…

Researcher at the Department of Political Science, Amalie Trangbæk, receives the Danish National Teaching Award 2026 (Undervisningsprisen). She is the…

Do you love drinking beer at AU's Friday bars, but hate keeping track of which bars are open? Or do you want help planning the perfect route? AU…

We talk about technology and innovation as though a scientific finding published in a journal somehow magically turns into a production line in Brande…

Ella Paldam will take over as director of the Science Museums following Bent Lorenzen's retirement. Since 2022, Ella Paldam has served as the museums’…

Stakbogladen bookshop has gone bankrupt and is currently holding a closing-down sale, but students will still be able to buy books on campus. Aarhus…

For the second year running, Junior Researcher Association at Aarhus University facilitate a local edition of the international celebration of junior…

There are no old student association names or annual celebrations here. At AU Viborg, everything is starting from scratch, and traditions are created…

Dean Maja Horst sat in the front row when the Union of Danish Upper Secondary School Students held its first AI summit at Aarhus University. She…

Aarhus University celebrated its 98th birthday on Friday, and Rector Brian Bech Nielsen brought a wish list for the minister, who sat in the front row…

A former city councillor in Lemvig argues that Aarhus University's Research Foundation exploited the local community, channelled billions of kroner to…

After completing her master’s thesis on freeze tolerance in earthworms, Stine Slotsbo went on to write a PhD dissertation on the behaviour and…

Five students will receive HM Queen Margrethe II's travel grant of DKK 25,000, which will be awarded at the university's annual celebration in…

Sune Bové will take up the position of new head of communication and press at Aarhus University on 15 October. He previously served as head of…

Denmark’s Largest Friday Bar and Sports Day takes place on Friday 11 September, offering everything from sports tournaments and drinking games to live…

Aarhus University owes it to new generations of students to clarify how AI should not be used in learning, as this is a challenge that upper secondary…

The association behind Tuesday's tractor demonstration in the University Park criticises AU researchers for being in politicians’ pockets. "Completely…

“Swapping one dream job for another,” Anne Skorkjær Binderkrantz writes of the transition from professor and researcher at Aarhus University to…

Unknown perpetrators broke into two offices at the School of Culture and Society. There, they stole keys providing access to all other offices across…

The senior management team has decided to convert the English-taught bachelor's degree programme in Cognitive Science into a Danish-language…

The renovation of the BSS canteen has disrupted the usual routines of the student associations. According to two associations, the consequences could…

The five researchers who will receive honorary doctorates from Aarhus University this year join an 80-year tradition dating back to 1946, when the…

Two AU researchers are on the list of the 100 most powerful IT people in Denmark, published by the IT media Computerworld. Professor of Cybersecurity…

Aarhus Try Out is once again offering free extracurricular activities to students. The aim is to encourage more students to get involved in clubs and…

If you’ve come to study at AU from abroad, in addition to getting used to the climate, the food and biking up and down all those hills, you also need…

How do we prevent our students, the former upper-secondary pupils, from taking the GAI shortcut, bypassing the hard work of learning and leaving our…

How do students make ends meet on SU? Omnibus spoke to several students about how they get by on SU, and, for once, good advice does in fact come…

Students and alumni at Cognitive Science urge the Senior Management Team to reopen the decision to convert the Bachelor’s programme in Cognitive…

After 4 years, AU's rector Brian Bech Nielsen is stepping down as chair of Universities Denmark. SDU rector Jens Ringsmose will take over the…

Perhaps our most important task should not, first and foremost, be to communicate the latest knowledge. Perhaps it should be teaching people to…

Aarhus University had a strong presence this year at Denmark’s political festival, Folkemødet on Bornholm. The total costs are approaching DKK 2…

The provider admits that the latest version of WISEflow’s assessment tool has failed to meet expectations and promises urgent improvements to the exam…

The Aarhus University Teaching Prize is changing its name and will be known as the Vibeke Borchsenius Prize from now on. It will be presented…

The PARK knowledge festival returns to the University Park this year with an expanded two-day programme on 22 and 23 August.

Three junior researchers and one student from AU have spent a week of their summer in the exclusive company of no fewer than 70 Nobel laureates.

A total of 6.763 applicants have been offered a place at Aarhus University this year. That’s 9 per cent fewer than last year. The reduction in the…

The newly created position of Pro-Rector for Research and Innovation at AU has now been advertised.

Naive. People bury their heads in the sand, turn the other cheek, or pretend that evil dictators do not exist. That is the caricature often drawn of…

Abstract philosophy can be difficult to grasp if not illustrated by the right example. Philosophy PhD student Sune With Christensen uses cycling to…

The chair of Universities Denmark, Brian Bech Nielsen, does not want to answer questions from Omnibus about the issue, despite serious criticism.

A new exhibition in the Stakladen bookshop’s foyer combines natural and cultural history in a micro-exhibition that pays tribute to both the old and…

Not since 2022 has the number of first-choice applications to AU decreased. 11.399 applicants chose a degree programme at AU as their first choice,…

As students shut their books at the end of June and relax in the summer sun, researchers remain at their desks. Summer is not only holiday time, but…

The oak processionary moths, known by the rather unflattering nickname “the caterpillar from hell”, may mar the appearance of the protected oak trees…

The senior management team has discussed how prominent a role commercial companies should be allowed to play on campus. After the summer holidays, a…

The Minister for Science, Higher Education, and Digital Affairs calls the situation serious after the termination of the contract for a new joint…

With a grant of 2.5 million EUR, Anders Møller can continue his research into securing the supply chains of open-source software. For the next five…

New students at the Department of Political Science will be introduced to how they can use AI in their studies without cheating themselves out of what…

Friday bars, dorm parties, and lectures. The energy drink Red Bull is appearing everywhere on campus, and the massive exposure during the Regatta…

Red Bull is as close as it can get to owning the largest student-run event in the Nordic region without actually owning it, according to expert. The…

AU is exploring options for a new joint parental leave fund model, under which expenses related to employees’ parental leave would, to a greater…

Several new Master’s degree programmes have just been approved by Christina Egelund (M), Minister for Science, Higher Education and Digital Affairs.…

There is neither much 'wise' nor 'flow' about the process of entering grades into the exam system WISEflow. But nothing unites people quite like a…

A new exhibition at the Steno Museum blends crochet, statistics, and organs as it explores why the biologically female body has been overlooked in…

Just a few years ago, chatbots failed exam assignments. Now they can produce answers worthy of top grades. AU Associate Professor Carsten Bergenholtz…

Is AU really being forced under Microsoft’s control, as the AU management claims? Now that the City of Aarhus is exploring the possibilities for…

Since 2024, Aarhus University has carried out background checks on 945 applicants from countries including China, Iran and Russia. Of these, 89…

Cristina Bojesen isn't like most students. She is 41 years old and teaches at VIA alongside her own university studies at AU. From an academic…

After 16 years with the name Health, the Victor Albeck building now says Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet once again. The senior management team…

A drama is currently unfolding across species near the amphitheatre in the University Park, as the rook colony has returned, cawing loudly early in…

The government platform for Denmark's new government calls for changes to the criticised Master's reform, a new national AI strategy for the…

The opening of the University City was the culmination of a project that has lasted more than a decade. It was a manifestation of Aarhus University's…

When management puts forward decisions in a way that obscures who made said decision, it prevents dialogue between the decision-maker and those…

Students complain about limited parking at the AU Exam Hall in Lisbjerg, which hosts up to 1,100 students during exam periods. But no additional…

Christina Egelund will continue as minister for higher education and research in the new government. She will assume responsibility for digitalisation…

Students have avoided drinking for an entire day or have medically delayed their periods to avoid toilet visits on field trips. A new field kit and…

Artificial intelligence is making inroads at Aarhus University with virtually no opposition. This naivety regarding AI is unacceptable, writes PhD…

Only one out of 1,000 mentions universities when asked to explain in a single sentence what science is, and this comes as a surprise to Simon…

The Norwegian rector from the University of Oslo, Ragnhild Hennum, will become a new external member of Aarhus University's board from 1 July. She…

During this summer’s exam period, Midttrafik will be running extra morning buses on days when many students have written exams at the exam hall in…

On Thursday, King Frederik officially inaugurated the University City at a closed event. On Friday, however, the entire city was invited in for a big…

On Thursday, King Frederik took a stroll from the University Park and through the University City, much to the surprise of several passers-by. Before…

Fewer AU students are going on exchange, and according to the students themselves, barriers such as time, finances, unclear communication, and the…

As Rector, Niels Christian Sidenius planted many of the seeds that have since grown into key strategic priorities for Aarhus University, according to…

At the moment, business administration student Theis Andersen appears on screen three days a week as he and 16 other men vie for the attention of the…