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It’s a myth that science programmes are more demanding than humanities programmes. But according to experts from both Arts and ST, Arts needs to do a…
Steffen Krogh, associate professor of Germanic linguistics, reads a lot of his books backwards – from right to left – and is a frequent guest in…
Lockout? As in locked out? No, the rector isn’t going to lock the doors to all the departments, the administration, the libraries, the labs and all…
What in the world is going on with all this talk about labour disputes, lockouts, failed negotiations and collective agreements?
In a number of cases, the lockout – if it happens – will not apply to PhD students who are studying abroad.
The unions involved in the OK18 collective agreement negotiations received an official lockout notice from the Agency for the Modernisation of Public…
While the conciliation board attempts to negotiate a collective agreement for public sector employees, the trade unions have announced a demonstration…
The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) club at AU, whose members are the AC union representatives, is hosting information meetings…
Will I be compensated for the time I lose as a consequence of the lockout? Will I be called home from research abroad? And what about my students’…
Under a new law which comes into force on 1 July 2018, international students at employees at AU will have to pay up to 12,000 kr. for Danish courses…
For universities to continue to educate critical, competent and creative graduates, students must have greater access to researcher-based – not just…
Dorte Hagen Jensen is a teaching associate professor of musicology at the Department of Dramaturgy and Musicology, and her desk is covered in classic…
Within a month, Aarhus University will establish a new independent body to handle abuse and harassment complaints from students.
One December evening, Sophie was sexually harassed by a teacher. Help was not easy to find.
The dust has finally settled after a three-year, 11 million kroner renovation of the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus.
Generally speaking, AU’s PhD students are satisfied with their degree programmes, and they are strongly committed to their research projects. But the…
Not all attempts to influence on researchers come from political interests. Sometimes the pressure comes from within the university: researchers…
Dorte Laustsen has a been a labware cleaning assistant at AU for over 20 years. She makes sure that the glass beakers and flasks used in the labs in…
Guide to seven unique (and affordable) travel destinations handpicked for students based in Aarhus where cheap flights are hard to find.
Michelle Briganza is a history buff. Last year, she brought a good friend to Aarhus University to show her the buildings which were bombed during…
You will still be able to drive your car in the University Park. But drivers will have to give cyclists first priority: the speed limit will be…
Researchers who feel that their academic integrity or freedom of research are under threat should not expect much sympathy from Søren Pind, Danish…
Anna Louise Dolan Plaskett is leader of the Faculty of Arts graduate school administration team and a member of AU’s board. She’s also hardcore fan of…
Simple, yet impressive – Aarhus University holds not only the status as one of the top universities in Europe but is also famous for its unique…
Is dumpster-diving a great way to stretch your food budget – or is it just really gross? Maris Pedaja, an international student at AU originally from…
A threat to Malmö University on Monday 8 January shut down the university. Aarhus University has received three threats in the past five years. In…
Aarhus BSS is introducing anonymous exams to ensure that students aren’t assessed on the basis of their gender or ethnicity. Arts is still considering…
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…
The Accreditation Council has granted Aarhus University a 'conditional positive' accreditation. The council's reasons include that AU has issues with…
For the past seven years, Associate Professor Niels Olof Bouvin has been hooked on pastel-coloured ponies, though that’s not difficult to guess when…
Previously, PhD graduates simply received their diploma in the post. But a new ceremony at Health will add some glamour to the achievement that…
PhD student at the Department of Economics and Business Economics, Søren Kærgaard Slipsager, is the new chair of the AU PhD Association AUPA. He will…
The Danish Council for Independent Research has given just over DKK 138 million to 41 AU researchers. Two of them tell us what their share of the…
The two systems administrators Thomas Ehler and Karsten Nymann Pedersen have shared an office for the last five years. Though they have different…
Inger Anneberg from the Department of Animal Science in Foulum has not followed the typical academic path. In 1981, she completed an education as a…
Despite being only sixty pages long, it can take up to nine months to write a book for the Reflections series. It is not uncommon for the manuscript…
Dane Anton Steinø is studying at Oxford University, with one-on-one lessons with his professors three times a week and everyday student life that is…
In the future, cases of scientific dishonesty will be settled by a central committee, whereas cases of questionable research practice will be dealt…
Due to his ability to explain complex material in a comprehensible manner, EU researcher Derek Beach is often used as an expert by journalists who…
The coffee, cake and fresh cabbage were pluses for the Moesgaard Cafeteria on a day where the hot dish was cold and the lack of herbs and spices…
At its meeting on 5 April, AU's board adopted the proposal to make AU Library part of the Royal Library.
AU's PhD association, AUPA, yesterday participated in a national PhD conference that took a comprehensive analysis of the Danish PhD programme as its…
Universities Denmark, the National Union of Students in Denmark, the Danish Association of Masters and PhDs, Djøf (the union for lawyers and…
87 per cent of AU’s students generally feel comfortable as students at Aarhus University. But the number of stressed students has increased again…
On 22 April, researchers, students and worried citizens around the world will take to the streets to demonstrate their support for scientific research…
This month, you can join trips to Ebeltoft and Skagen, get to know other students at a conversation cafe, and not least experience the legendary…
Imagine a researcher at AU needs a telescope, a Mars tank or to get a particle accelerator fine-tuned. What should he or she do? The answer is to…
The Gendering in Research network took shape after Lea Skewes began her PhD and discovered that she lacked a professional community with other gender…
You need to be early and not be too hungry, if you want to have lunch in the Kaserne Cafeteria. The sandwiches are already sold out by 12:30, and the…
Aarhus University’s board meeting on the Thursday before last was the first meeting with Connie Hedegaard sat at the head of the table. Although she…
The Student Council's new chair Emil Outzen was in his own words very goal-orientated when he chose to study marketing after graduating from business…
This year, 52-year-old Lars Bo Nielsen could have celebrated 30 years at Rigshospitalet. That is, if he had not applied for the position of dean at…
A mixture of inclination and need was what led Lars Bo Nielsen towards a career in research while studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen…
The State and University Library, which is incidentally now called the Royal Library – Aarhus University, has opened its doors to an 800 m2 study…
Being a student and entrepreneur at the same time is often associated with pressure. Especially when the company really starts to gain momentum. IT…
The Centre for Cyber Security (CFCS) under the Danish Defence Intelligence Service assesses that there is a high-level threat of cyber spying against…
While other state employees are saying goodbye to three employer-paid days of holiday, the senior management team at AU has no plans to cancel the…
In February you can be winner of the best costume at AU, see civilised civil war unfold in the Super Bowl, meet cool women in research – and not least…
If the university board adopts the plan at its meeting on 5 April, this summer AU Library will be transferred to the Royal Library. The librarians are…
A consultancy team led by AART architects from Aarhus will advise Aarhus University’s research foundation’s real-estate company (Forskningsfondens…
Each year, thousands of students from abroad come to AU for shorter or longer study periods. The International Office at AU recently invited four…
A bill which will limit Danish students from taking more than one post-secondary degree is being me by massive protests from students all over the…
After an eighteen-month long tug of war between the dean, students and employees, the future of the Department of Business Communication has finally…
Are you staying in Denmark over the holidays? Why not try a traditional Danish Christmas along with other Danish and international students, when the…
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Debate for students and employees at Aarhus University
