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…

AU plans to concentrate its activities in Aarhus around the University Park, the University City, and Katrinebjerg over the next ten years. The plan…

Minister Christina Egelund no longer believes that all legal forms of expression and protest are necessarily acceptable at a university. The…

Since the beginning of the semester, the use of GAI tools has generally been allowed for students during exams – unless the academic regulations or…

Enough is enough, says Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund about the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of…

Fysisk Fredagsbar is a haven for references and a home for alumni. It's the place where bar staff and guests enjoy a wide selection of craft beers,…

In one year, AU must have reduced the university's total CO2 emissions by 35 percent compared to 2018. In his column, university director Kristian…

We won’t be able to supply the desired number of graduates from work-integrated Master’s degree programmes unless the reform framework is extended.…

Once again, the Student Council's two lead candidates secured the two seats on the AU board in this year’s election. Despite this, the challengers…

Seven researchers have been appointed as the first AU Distinguished Senior Innovators, who will dedicate their time to combining research and…

The distance between Denmark and America brings a sense of calm to American Ciel Floden, who has already voted by mail in the presidential election.…

The large Bachelor’s programmes Law and Economics and Business Administration won’t face resizing measures, according to the faculty’s plan. But the…

Danish universities should be bolder in promoting research output, and leading researchers (especially professors and senior scientists) should seek…

In September, Jacob Sommer Simonsen knocked almost two minutes off the Danish marathon record, which had been untouched for 39 years. Besides running…

On Wednesday, Anders Winnerskjold was appointed as the next mayor of Aarhus, set to succeed Jacob Bundsgaard when he steps down on 6 November. Omnibus…

It's not just Americans who will be heading to the polls in November - as a student at Aarhus University, you’ll be doing the same.

Following an inspection at Aarhus University, the Danish Data Protection Agency has criticised the university’s processing of personal data in a…

The disinfection system that caused skin and eye irritation among students hasn’t been in use since the COVID pandemic, and there’s no indication it…

Students at Global Studies are frustrated with Arts management’s plans to shut down their Bachelor’s degree programmes and feel excluded from…

As a 15-year veteran of the U.S. academic system, having gone through the full trajectory from assistant to associate to full professor at Purdue…

Almost all degree programmes at the Faculty of Natural Sciences will have fewer students as a result of enrolment caps, but the faculty will also open…

To fulfil its sector resizing obligations, Arts has proposed closing six language and area studies degree programmes and combining them into a new…

Students have criticised the exam procedure in the final semester of their dentistry degree after the failure rate surged. Students who failed missed…

Minister for Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund attended Aarhus University's annual celebration on Friday, and Chair of the Board Birgitte…

It’s easy to lose track of the many communities available at AU. There are countless Friday bars, student associations, and other activities. A new…

Generative AI (GAI) tools are here to stay, according to AU. Therefore, you’re allowed to use GAI in your exams, unless the academic regulations or…

Now we know how enrolment caps will be distributed across the faculties, but there are still many unanswered questions regarding how sector resizing…

AU has adopted seven principles for using generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to help staff and managers use these tools responsibly. The…

After the chaos last year, when Johnson’s concert was cut short after just a few songs, the Student Council has decided to reduce the number of…

The sector resizing will affect the five faculties at AU very differently. Arts has to reduce its number of student places by nearly 18 per cent,…

Like all universities in Denmark, Aarhus University will have to educate fewer young people from 2025. This is a result of the political agreement…

Compass Group has won the tender to run canteens at Nobel Park, the Aarhus School of Dentistry, Aarhus BSS in the University Park, and Stakladen/the…

The academic publishing house Taylor & Francis has sold access to its research articles to tech companies for AI development. Researchers who have…

The universities do not believe that converting 20 per cent of admissions to Master's degree programmes for working professionals is attainable. As a…

At the Faculty of Health, gendered terms such as formand, talsmand or mandskab are going to be a thing of the past. The faculty has introduced…

AU’s decision to ban collaboration with researchers working in the area of genome sequencing in China affects many researchers at the Department of…

A recent report from the research and analysis center VIVE documents that sexism and unwanted sexual behavior are a sad reality for many PhD students…

As a result of strained finances, the school management team at the School of Culture and Society has decided to hand over danmarkshistorien.dk to…

We need to show that AU is a place for everybody, regardless of our background, gender identity or sexual orientation, says Caroline Adolphsen, who is…

A new researcher movement with over 100 researchers from universities across Denmark has been formed to promote academic freedom. AU researcher Steen…

The selection and service at the canteens in the Nobel Park and at the School of Dentistry and the Social Sciences canteen at Aarhus BSS will be…

Simon Kærslund Terp’s positions as deputy judge in Aalborg and senior consultant on the SKAT inquiry commission meant he was well on his way to…

There seem to be several parallels between research and playing handball when you talk to the future Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences,…

Following a deficit of DKK 292 million in 2022, Aarhus University has recovered its financial health and came out of 2023 with a surplus of DKK 262…

PhD student Emaan Ghias has many times packed her bags and moved to a new country to pursue her academic ambitions. She was born in Pakistan, grew up…

Thirty-seven per cent of female PhD students have been exposed to gender-related offensive behaviour at Danish universities, according to a new…

At the beginning of March, 345 researchers – including editors, reviewers, contributors and readers – ended their collaboration with the journal…

Aarhus University has received more than 19,000 quota 2 applications. And 12 per cent more applicants than last year have listed an AU degree…

We must do everything we can to prevent adversary states gaining access to the research and advice on which the Danish government and parliament base…

PhD student Eva Kjærgaard won over both the jury and the audience with her engaging and articulate presentation about her research into plastic air…

Three AU researchers find the latest campaign by PET on “research security” quite troubling, and are also disappointed in seeing that it has received…

Peter Dalsgaard conducts research into people’s use of technology in creative processes. A field that for many years has remained somewhat niche. Now…

The number of students at Aarhus University who need special educational support (SPS) continues to increase, year after year. Most of the students…

Background checks on new staff members from selected countries in certain fields and more control over who can access what are some of the measures AU…

The threat of espionage from adversary states is high and persistent, according to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, who has recently…

Over 600 AU students couldn’t get the help they needed in the autumn semester because of unusually slow case processing at the agency that approves…

42-year-old PhD student Sune With Christensen has just started his research project on the ethics of war and autonomous weapons, which he has worked…

Camilla Lønborg Nielsen started her BSc in nanoscience at AU when she was just 17. Just eight disciplined years later, she had her PhD. But now she’s…

Aarhus University doesn’t currently have a contingency plan for conducting exams when normal operations are disrupted – by unusually bad weather, for…

Was the Viking Age in reality as portrayed in 'Vikings'? How did Denmark end up ceding Sweden and Norway? Has there been nothing but progress since…

A now former employee of the Aarhus School of Dentistry at Aarhus University has been convicted of corpse desecration and given a seven-day suspended…

Both Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik have studied at Aarhus University. Queen Margrethe lived in the park dormitories while studying at the…

Det Særlige Bygningssyn has proposed to list a number of Aarhus University buildings and a large part of the University Park for preservation again.…

939 researchers and members of academic staff from the Nordic countries have declared their solidarity with the Palestinian people in a declaration of…

The three current staff representatives on the Aarhus University Board all wanted to serve another four years in the post. But only Peter Balling and…

A new energy community at AU wants to install solar panels on the roofs of three buildings. Students, staff and residents of Aarhus can get a share of…

We need a safe space to talk about diversity in the curriculum, says the Arts Council, who have helped put the topic on the agenda at the faculty.…

As part of AU’s action plan on gender equality, diversity and inclusion, Arts is keen to discuss incorporating more diversity into the curriculum.…

Can it really be true that Aarhus University had to lay off staff because the stock markets fell? No, because the university’s financial reserves…

In July, Winnie Soon received a major international award for her three-part work Unerasable Characters Series, which explores the politics of…

Since it was launched last October, AU’s carpooling club – which enables staff and students to share lifts to and from work – has been used for around…

Associate professor Jacob Hesselvig Fredsøe did not only run the DHL Relay Run. Because he's a data scientist, he couldn't resist downloading the…

Where do you find the best coffee, the cheapest beers and the coolest study spaces? Here are three seasoned students' tips for navigating student life…

Where do you find the best coffee, the cheapest beers, and the coolest study spaces? Here are some tips from two seasoned students to help you feel at…

AU increased the number of student places available in this year’s round of admissions, and has seen an increase in applications to programmes taught…

Hasse Hansen has a Master’s degree in astronomy from Aarhus University and was part of the team behind AU’s first student satellite, Delphini-1.…

Sophus Helle – Assyriologist, translator and cultural historian – is one of the four early-career researchers from AU who has received an…

With the recent reform agreement, what started out as a radical and drastic intervention in the university sector has ended up being a more realistic…

Professor Michael Bang has put together the team that will lead the new and updated study of democracy and power in Denmark. The project will run for…

Two degree programmes will be paused at the Danish School of Education (DPU), which will also merge the two smallest departments with other…

Until recently, Aarhus University’s new campus, University City, was a hospital. This means that some staff and students have had to say goodbye to…

AU’s space adventure now involves several satellites, almost 50 students, and quite a few sleepless nights. The objective of the space programme is to…

Professor Michael Bang Pedersen from Aarhus University has been selected to head a major research project on power and democracy in Denmark. He…

The local newspaper Aarhus Stiftstidende, in collaboration with the Tivoli Friheden amusement park, will soon announce the winners of the 17th annual…

On 1 June, Ida Cecilie Jensen, who is a PhD student at the Department of Ecoscience, won the international final of this year’s research communication…