News archive
2012.11.27 | Research
New method for diagnosing malaria
Danish researchers have developed a new and sensitive method that makes it possible to diagnose malaria from a single drop of blood or saliva. The method might eventually be used in low-resource areas without the need for specially trained personnel, expensive equipment, clean water or electricity. With the development of this method, the…
2012.11.26 | Research
Developing healthy snacks. Is it possible?
New research from Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences shows that healthy snacks may outcompete unhealthy alternatives if the products are cool and combine the healthy with the unhealthy.
2012.11.19 | Research
Greenland's viking settlers gorged on seals
Greenland's viking settlers, the Norse, disappeared suddenly and mysteriously from Greenland about 500 years ago. Natural disasters, climate change and the inability to adapt have all been proposed as theories to explain their disappearance. But now a Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an…
2012.11.15 | Research
The genetic code of the pig has been broken
Researchers at Aarhus University have played an important role in the mapping of the pig genome. The results have far-reaching practical implications for pig research and breeding and are an important building block for research into human diseases.
2012.11.14 | Research
Mercury poisoning ruled out as cause of Tycho Brahe's death
In 2010, Tycho Brahe was exhumed from his grave in Prague, an event which received extensive international media coverage. Since then, a Danish-Czech team of researchers has been working to elucidate the cause of Tycho Brahe's death. The results of this intensive work now make it possible to rule out mercury poisoning as a cause of death.
2012.11.13 | Research
Brief mindfulness improves brains ability to focus
Aarhus University study finds brief mindfulness improves brains ability to focus while greater practice required to train emotion.
2012.11.12 | Public
Democracy version 2.0
Aarhus will be in focus this weekend when the international worlds of architecture and art join forces with world-leading scientists and top names in the technology industry. The aim is to push democracy into the next century.
2012.11.14 | Awards
AU research wins engineering publisher's top prize
A crop storage sensor that can assist in the reduction of losses in warehouses has won publishing house Ingeniøren's main prize, the “product prize 2012”. The sensor stems from the research environment at Aarhus University.
2012.11.02 | Research
Size of biceps influences men's political attitudes
Physically strong men are more likely to act in their own financial self-interest than physically weaker men when it comes to redistribution of wealth. This is the finding of new, extensive study by Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences.
2012.11.01 | Research
Plants recognise pathogenic and beneficial microorganisms
In collaboration with national and international experts, researchers from Aarhus University have revealed new fundamental features of biomolecular interactions that enable plants to identify and respond appropriately to microorganisms. This could have implications for future sustainable agriculture, where useful microorganisms are increasingly…
2012.10.31 | Media
Campus Fuglesangs Allé back to normal
On Saturday 27 October, it was back to normal for Campus Fuglesangs Allé after all teaching and exam activities were cancelled on Friday morning because of a bomb threat which later turned out to be a hoax. The police are still investigating the threat letter.
2012.10.30 | Research
Marketing researcher explains organic boom
Danish supermarkets are among the very best in Europe when it comes to the sale of organic food. Healthy and sustainable products have become so accessible that even chocolate and coffee have become green, although consumers are not very loyal to organic brands. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University, Business and Social…
2012.10.26 | School of Business and Social Sciences
No explosives found after bomb threat at Campus Fuglesangs Allé
Aarhus University received a letter on friday morning containing a bomb threat against Campus Fuglesangs Allé. The area was searched by the police and nothing suspicious was found.
2012.10.26 | Knowledge exchange
New growth model to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Denmark now have the opportunity to participate in a new and growth-centred project. PwC, Nykredit and Aarhus University, which are behind the project, have undertaken to strengthen SMEs and their competitiveness.
2012.10.29 | Research
Living cables explain enigmatic electric currents
The enigma of electric currents in the seabed is solved. Scientists from Aarhus University have sensationally discovered bacteria that function as living electrical cables. Each of the centimetre-long ‘cable bacteria’ contains a bundle of insulated wires leading an electric current from one end to the other.
2012.10.23 | Knowledge exchange
Partners from all over Europe to share knowledge about the international university
On 24–26 October, partners from 38 universities and 28 countries will be assembling at Aarhus University to share knowledge and experience about what it means to be an international university.
2012.10.22 | Research
Danish researchers release ground-breaking knowledge about calcium pumps in cells
Danish researchers release ground-breaking knowledge about calcium pumps in cells When animals and plants are exposed to influences such as bacterial attack, odour and cold, calcium ions flow into the cells. The calcium provides the cells with a signal about what is going on outside, but as high concentrations of calcium are toxic to the cells,…
2012.10.22 | Research
Effective treatment helps Danes with personality disorders
A study conducted by Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences and the Clinic for Personality Disorders at Aarhus University Hospital shows that modern psychoanalytic therapy has a good effect on patients with severe personality disorders. The treatment enables a number of patients to start working or start an education.
2012.10.16 | Research
Aggregation of proteins in cells may result in diseases
Changes in the structure of proteins can lead to various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes and corneal dystrophy. A research team from Aarhus University has now discovered how a particular protein can damage cells. These results may lead to the development of drugs to treat corneal dystrophy in the future.
2012.10.11 | Students
Students win Financial Times MBA tournament
Students from Aarhus University, School of Business and Social Sciences have just won the prestigious final in Financial Times annual MBA Challenge. Through games, the students wish to change the attitude to wearing glasses in India.
2012.10.10 | Media
Climate change is here
A new book describes in a clear and pertinent manner the effects that climate changes will have, and what we can do to mitigate these and adapt to them. Professor Jørgen E. Olesen, Aarhus University, is one of the book’s two authors.
2012.10.04 | News from the management
Aarhus University moves up the THE rankings
Aarhus University has advanced nine places to number 116 in the new THE World University Rankings.
2012.10.02 | Research
Can health claims and symbols lead to healthier eating habits?
Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences participates in a new EU-funded project that aims to investigate how consumers interpret food labels, and how it affects their shopping and consumer behaviour.
2012.10.02 | Grants
Two AU professors win top research grants from Sapere Aude
The two AU professors Bjørk Hammer and Søren Riis Paludan, from iNANO and the Department of Biomedicine respectively, have received a total of DKK 24 million under the Sapere Aude programme run by the Danish Council for Independent Research. A total of ten AU researchers have been awarded a sizeable sum of money to kick start new, pioneering…
2012.10.02 | Research
Length matters in gene expression
A research team at Aarhus University reveals a surprising interplay between the ends of human genes: If a protein-coding gene is too short it becomes inactive! The findings also explain how some short genes have adapted to circumvent this handicap.