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Opinion

COLUMN: NAT AIMS TO BRIDGE THE GAP FROM LABORATORY TO SOLUTION WITH A NEW UNIT

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When curiosity drives research, discoveries can radically change the world. But we must acknowledge that valuable knowledge far too often gets lost instead of reaching those who could benefit from it. That is why we are establishing a new unit at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, which will translate the potential of basic research into benefits for society.

OPINION: GAI IS FORCING US TO DEVELOP NEW TYPES OF EXAMINATION

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As students can now generate top-grade exam papers with artificial intelligence, universities are being forced to change their type of examination. The obvious solution is more oral examinations. However, there is a need to develop new formats that don’t put pressure on the individual examiner or on the departmental resources, writes Jens Bennedsen, Senior Professor of Engineering.

OPINION: AU'S GAI RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A YEAR OLD – BUT HAVE ALREADY BEEN OVERRIDDEN BY TECHNOLOGY

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Since the end of 2022, associate professor of mathematics Niels Lauritzen has integrated GAI into his teaching and allowed the technology for exams. He has been involved in the development of AU's guidelines for the use of GAI. But now he has doubts about whether the use of GAI should be allowed in the first place. Because he has learned how the latest models can create perfect answers and solve tasks with flawless references to the syllabus.

COLUMN: KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH ARE ESSENTIAL SOURCES OF INNOVATION, GIVING UNIVERSITIES AN IMPORTANT TASK

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AU already makes a significant contribution to society through pioneering research, as well as top-quality education and guidance. In addition, we can make an even greater contribution through groundbreaking entrepreneurship and innovation. With the Delphinus venture fund, AU gains a new and powerful tool to take on that task, writes Rector Brian Bech Nielsen in his column.

OPINION: A BAN ON ALL RELIGIOUS BODIES ON CAMPUS IS OVERKILL

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In an opinion piece, Habibe Holzkamp states that the church and the university should be kept separate. However, a university is not only an institution for higher learning and a place for academic discussion and growth, but also a place for personal growth. A blanket exclusion of religious bodies from the university limits this growth, writes Faisal Zaman Iftakhar, student at the Erasmus Mundus Master in Journalism at Aarhus University.

OPINION: Is secularism official policy at AU?

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If religious organisations are not appropriate at a "neutral event" like a student fair, as international director Rikke Nielsen recently put it in a response to a debate post by Habibe Holzkamp, ​​then how will this affect representatives of the Church of Denmark at the university? And what about organizations like the Christian Students' Union and the Muslim Student Union, asks Anton le Fèvre, a international studies student at AU.

This year’s student speaker: EMPTY BUZZWORDS WON’T CONTRIBUTE TO A MEANINGFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, BUT REAL VALUES WILL

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Students are not passive recipients of knowledge, but active participants in the educational process – and should be treated accordingly. However, a market-driven approach often means that education is viewed as a commodity to be sold to students, who are then resold – as graduates – to business and industry as the actual product. These were the words from this year's student speaker, Bálint Márk Sosovicska, who studies classical philology (MA) and is a member of the Arts Council and of the Academic Council of the Arts.

OPINION: A student organisation fair is not the right place for a church to recruit new members

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AU student Habibe Holzkamp was shocked to see the international megachurch Hillsong represented at the International Student Organisation Fair at the Aarhus University campus earlier this week. The church and the university should be kept seperate, she argues in this opinion piece.

COLUMN: Bakker's guide for students – cheat well

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Several media outlets recently reported on exam cheating at Aarhus University. Several students had been caught cheating, and some had even been expelled for a semester. How do you avoid it? As an experienced assignment assessor, associate professor of linguistics Peter Bakker is a black belt at spotting plagiarism – here, he guides you on how to avoid being caught plagiarising.

OPINION: Climate change is a health crisis – medical education at Aarhus University must not lag behind

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Medical students call for more comprehensive climate change teaching in Aarhus University’s medical programme. We, faculty and researchers working in this domain, agree and are ready to act. Building on AU’s strengths in education, research, and collaboration, we see this as both a societal and clinical necessity in training future medical doctors in climate change and health.