News from Aarhus University
Significant increase in applicants for master's degree programmes
2013.05.06 | Education
The influx of applicants for the graduate programmes at Aarhus University has increased significantly. This is the initial conclusion after application deadline for the majority of the university's master's programmes.
Prominent alumnus returns
2013.04.08 | Events
17 years ago, the Defense Minister of Latvia Artis Pabriks received his PhD degree in political science at Aarhus University. This week, he returns to give a guest lecture on 'Global and Regional Challenges to the Baltic Sea Region'.
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2013.04.02 | Research
AUFF rewards bright ideas
The Aarhus University Research Foundation invites researchers to the second round of the AU IDEAS programme, which exists to help AU researchers realise particularly innovative research ideas.
2013.03.22 | Grants
Super maize can put sustainable food on the table
A new research project financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation should pave the way towards a cheap and sustainable solution to some of Africa’s food problems. Researchers at Aarhus University are involved in the efforts to develop maize that can create its own fertiliser. On a global scale, this could lead to a reduction in the use of…
2013.03.06 | Administrative conditions
Dean Brian Bech Nielsen named new rector of Aarhus University
The Aarhus University Board has decided to appoint Dr Brian Bech Nielsen as rector of Aarhus University as of August 2013 for a six-year term. Dr Bech Nielsen is currently dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Aarhus University.
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2013.03.06 | Administrative conditions
Rector Holm-Nielsen: Brian Bech Nielsen is the right man for the job
‘Brian Bech Nielsen is an excellent candidate and the right man for the job. I am proud that the Board has found the best candidate within the university’s own ranks.’
2013.03.06 | Administrative conditions
THE NEW RECTOR: A lifelong fascination with knowledge
The newly appointed rector of Aarhus University, Brian Bech Nielsen, is looking forward to engaging employees in dialogue about the university that holds such a central place in his heart. He describes himself as a listening manager who prefers to get things out in the open - and he describes the recent WPA as a warning cry from dedicated…
2013.03.05 | Research
New research centre to reveal the mysteries of the brain
EMBL – Europe’s flagship for basic research in the life sciences – now includes Aarhus University as its Danish partner. On the initiative of the Lundbeck Foundation, a new elite research centre – DANDRITE – will provide the prestigious framework for top international research into neuroscience.
2013.02.22 | Research
Can the internet be used to ease psychological complications following treatment for cancer?
The TrygFonden foundation has made DKK 9.8 million of funding available for new research at Aarhus University intended to establish whether internet-based computer programs can be used to help people who have received treatment for cancer overcome subsequent psychological complications such as anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
2013.02.20 | Science and Technology
New SARS virus put scientists on alert
A new SARS-like virus has been found in the Middle East, and an international team of researchers with Danish participation has found that the new virus is growing just as fast as a cold virus, and the disease is more severe. The disease could potentially be cured with a treatment that stimulates the immune system
2013.01.22 | Research
China’s future president personally honours Danish researcher
On Friday 18 January, future President Xi Jinping is bestowing the highest Chinese honour in the natural sciences, the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China, on Flemming Besenbacher, professor of nanoscience at Aarhus University and chairman of the Board of Directors of Carlsberg A/S and the…
2013.01.15 | News from the management
Strong field of applicants for the position of rector at Aarhus University
On 9 January, the chairman of the Board of Aarhus University was satisfied with the field of applicants for the position of university rector.
Upcoming events
- Mon 24 Jun
- 09:00-17:00 | The Lakeside Lecture Theatre, Aarhus University
11th European Conference on Atoms, Molecules and Protons 2013 (ECAMP11)
The triennial ECAMP conference series, launched in 1981, is the major conference of the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division (AMOPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS). This series of conferences seeks to promote the dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge in the field of AMO physics.
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