News archive
2011.05.27 | Reseach policy
Are we winning the race?
Talent, money and appointing the right management – these are the basic ingredients of a “World Class University”, as presented by Dr. Jamil Salmi from the World Bank at an open debate on the future of universities.
2011.05.18 | Research
Observatory on the sea bed reveals life
Microbiologists have carried out experiments in an advanced observatory 3190 metres below sea level. The results show that life exists even in the rocky subsurface of the world’s oceans.
2011.05.17 | Research
Scientists reveal new basic knowledge of cell membranes
Following an interdisciplinary collaboration, scientists at Aarhus University have presented a ground-breaking method to study cell membranes.
2011.05.16 | Research
Scientists show that particles from space create cloud cover
Scientists have directly demonstrated in a new experiment that cosmic radiation can create small floating particles – so-called aerosols – in the atmosphere. By doing so, they substantiate the connection between the Sun’s magnetic activity and the Earth’s climate.
2011.05.13 | Events
True democracy demands more than the right to vote
The political analyst Francis Fukuyama is convinced that the Arab Spring is going to disappoint the West – at least in the short term. Because even though people gain the right to vote, states can still be rotten.
2011.05.11 | Research
Fish suffer in rising sea temperatures
Rapidly rising temperatures in global marine environments are exerting pressure on many species of fish. This is shown in a new Danish–Australian research project in the Tasman Sea.
2011.05.05 | Events
Democratization - was Fukuyama right after all?
American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, known for his ‘end of history’ thesis, re-states his argument from 1989 in the light of recent developments in the Arabic world, and discusses it with the famous writer and journalist Fareed Zakaria at a public seminar at Aarhus University, Denmark.
2011.05.02 | Talent development
Successful recruitment of foreign PhD students
The molecular biosciences departments at Aarhus University have been successful in recruiting talented foreign PhD students who contribute with extensive knowledge, new ideas and methods, exciting foreign culture and, above all, a contagious motivation.